The Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) evaluates advanced-level English language competence of adult nonnative speakers of English such as:

• Students applying to United States, Canadian, British, and other educational institutions where the language of instruction is English.
• Professionals who need English for work or training purposes.
• Anyone interested in obtaining a general assessment of their English language proficiency for educational or employment opportunities.

The MELAB is a secure test battery and is administered only by the ELI-UM and ELI-UM authorized official examiners in the United States and Canada. The MELAB consists of three parts: a composition, a listening test, and a written test containing grammar, cloze, vocabulary, and reading comprehension problems. An optional speaking test is also available. Many educational institutions in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and other countries accept the MELAB as an alternative to the TOEFL.

Note: Beginning in November 2008 at some test centers, and at all centers in 2009, the MELAB test forms will be slightly longer: 60 questions in the listening section and 110 questions in the GCVR section. The scoring scale will remain the same.

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MELAB Contact Information

English Language Institute
MELAB Office
University of Michigan
500 East Washington Street
Ann Arbor, MI  48104-2028

phone: 1.866.MYMELAB
(toll free) (1.866.696.3522)
fax: 734.615.6586
melabelium@umich.edu

MELAB Office Hours
Monday - Friday
9 a.m. - 4 p.m. (Eastern standard time)