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The Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) evaluates advanced-level English language competence of adult nonnative speakers of English such as:
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Students applying to United States, Canadian, British, and other educational institutions where the language of instruction is English.
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Professionals who need English for work or training purposes.
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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.
Examinees Can Now Take the MELAB Every Other Month
As of March 1, 2009, examinees can sit for the MELAB up to six times annually. This new policy allows a candidate to retake the test every other month, if necessary.
The MELAB cannot be retaken in consecutive months. For example, a candidate who takes the test in June will have to wait until early August or later to take the MELAB again.
For more information about this change in policy, contact us at melabelium@umich.edu.
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.
Notice for test takers in Ann Arbor: MELAB tests are no longer administered at the University of Michigan. They are given at Washtenaw Community College. Address and contact information available here.
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)
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