EALTS Handbook 2016

Introduction
The purpose of this Handbook is to outline the key features and administrative procedures of the English
for Aviation Language Testing System (EALTS) for test-takers, language trainers, administrators and other
Testing System users, including national regulatory/licensing authorities, professional registration bodies, air
navigation service providers, aircraft operators and air traffic control and flight training institutions.
The Handbook provides an overview of the EALTS and its two key components, the ICAO Expert Level 6
Language Assessment (ICAO ELSA) and the English for Aviation Language Test (EALT). It describes in
further details the component tests of the EALT and includes brief test specifications.
NOTE: This Handbook contains only incomplete samples of the components of the tests. Fuller samples of
the test components and additional information on all aspects of the EALTS are available through the
EALTS website, www.ealts.com, or on request through EALTS Test Centres.
What is the English for Aviation Language Testing System?

The English for Aviation Language Testing System (EALTS) is a multi-level, English for Aviation language
testing system designed to assess the language proficiency of commercial flight crew, recreational pilots
and air traffic controllers for ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements compliance. The EALTS measures
and reports proficiency in the skills of speaking and listening across the levels of the ICAO Language
Proficiency Rating Scale from Pre-Elementary Level 1 to Expert Level 6.
The EALTS is managed by Language Testing and Assessment Services Ltd. (LTAS). LTAS has been
approved and certificated by UK CAA as complying in all respects with the Test Service Provider
requirements contained in ICAO Doc. 9835 Manual on the implementation of the ICAO Language
Proficiency Requirements. Additionally, the UK CAA approves and certificates LTAS as complying in full
with the JAR-FCL 1.010 requirements (EASA Part-FCL) relating to the establishment of a Language
Assessment Body. LTAS is empowered by UK CAA and other ICAO Member States to operate in the
capacity of assessor of Aviation English Language Proficiency.
The components of the EALTS

The EALTS comprises the ICAO Expert Level 6 Assessment (ICAO ELSA) for native or near-native speakers
of the language and the English for Aviation Language Test (EALT) for non-native speakers of English.
(1) c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 2nd
Both components offer appropriate, direct assessments of communicative competence in listening and ed. 6.2.8 Aviation Specific
Language Testing Issues
speaking to the aviation industry allowing organisations to determine the extent to which commercial
and ICAO Doc 9835 1st ed.
flight crew, recreational pilots and air traffic controllers are able to meet the ICAO Language Proficiency Ch.6 Aviation Language
Standards. (1) Testing 6.7.10
EALTS candidature
The EALTS is a test suitable for the assessment of language of both pilots and air traffic controllers. The
range of EALT test items and tasks and their lack of cultural or procedural specificity mean that the test is
sufficiently adaptable in its delivery to be appropriate internationally to the professional and/or
recreational aviation operations environments of the various candidate populations (pilots: commercial
or private, fixed wing or rotary wing; air traffic controllers: ground & tower, approach & area). (2) (2) While EALTS
assessments are
In order to ensure that an appropriate version of the EALTS is scheduled and provided, it is the customised for the
responsibility of the candidate at the point of enrolment to inform the Test Centre of his/her area of individual test-takers in
aviation-related activity to confirm which of the tests of the EALTS (ELSA or EALT) he/she wishes to take. order to provide them with
a familiar aviation-related
Although a test of language and not a test of procedure per se, the EALT is not recommended for ab- context, these possible
adaptations should be
initio aviation profession trainees or candidates unfamiliar with commercial or general aviation. seen as being in the
interest of the comfort of
the test taker; they are not,
Test administration in themselves, specialised
tests of distinct varieties of
The EALTS is deliverable at Central EALTS Administration approved and certificated EALTS Local Test language proficiency. The
Centres. Local Test Centres may be established within national licensing authorities, aircraft operator and assessment criteria remain
the same throughout.
air navigation service provider organisations, professional or general aviation training institutions and
language training academies, subject to demand. c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 2nd ed.
Recommended Criteria
Central EALTS Administration approves and certifies Local Test Centres to undertake the local For Aviation Language
Testing / Test Design and
administration and delivery of the EALTS. These centres supervise the local administration of the tests, Construct 6.3.2.10
including candidate enrolment, the organisation of test locations, facilities and equipment, the provision
of trained and qualified examiners, the local management of assessment data, the distribution of the test
results and Candidate and Group Test Reports, and all local EALTS enquiries.
Local Test Centres run regular test administrations subject to local need and local scheduling
arrangements with applying candidates. Test results are typically available within ten working days of the
completion of the test. Candidates receive a single copy of their Test Report certificate.
1 EALTS Handbook 2016

EALTS Overview
English for Aviation Language Testing System
Native or near-native speakers of English Non-native Speakers of English
ICAO ELSA EALT

Expert Level 6 Assessment English for Aviation Language Test
ICAO Expert Level 6 Assessment (3) EALT Test of Listening

Duration: not applicable Duration: Approximately 40 minutes
The ICAO ELSA is non-intrusive assessment of language that does not in The EALT Test of Listening is a computer mediated adaptive test of
the first instance require candidates to undertake a formal voice-only aural comprehension. Test-takers listen to a number of
examination. Designed to be as non-disruptive to work or training recorded communications. The recordings feature a range
schedules as possible, the ELSA is more a language assessment event announcements and talk-back exchanges typical of aeronautical
than a test, assessing language proficiency while candidates interact in communications. The communications concern routine and non-
the typical communications required in their normal aviation-related routine situations and include a variety of English accents, both native
tasks or training activities or in the course of an informal but structured and non-native speaker.
interview.
Test-takers demonstrate the extent of their proficiency in the non-
Two trained and certificated EALTS Examiners assess the language collaborative comprehension of the communications through their
proficiency of each candidate and determine if the assessment criteria responses to aural prompts accompanying the communications.
contained at Expert Level 6 in the ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Unless otherwise selected by the test-takers, the communications and
Scale and those contained in the ICAO Holistic Descriptors of their accompanying prompts are heard once only.
operational language proficiency have been satisfied to allow
A test-taker’s proficiency in understanding discourse in non-interactive
confirmation of ICAO Expert Level 6 competency.
situations is measured against the criteria for the assessment of aural
In cases where the ELSA is unable to confirm a candidate’s proficiency comprehension contained in the descriptors for Comprehension in the
at ICAO Expert Level 6, that candidate may be referred to the EALT. ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale. (4)
EALT Test of Speaking

Duration: 17-20 minutes
The EALT Test of Speaking is a direct interview between test-takers and
an interlocutor in which the test-takers’ language proficiency is
(3) c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 2nd ed.
6.2.8 Aviation Specific Language assessed across a range of tasks involving both face-to-face and voice
Testing Issues and ICAO Doc 9835 only communications
1st ed. Ch.6 Aviation Language Test-takers and examiners are paired for the purposes of the interview.
Testing 6.7.10
One examiner acts as an interlocutor/assessor and manages the
(4) In adherence with ICAO interaction either by asking questions and providing the task cues for
guidance, elements of the test-takers. The other examiner acts as an observer/assessor and
comprehension are evaluated from does not take part in the interaction.
complementary perspectives in
both the EALT Test of Listening and The test contains both individual and collaborative tasks, requiring test-
the EALT Test of Speaking. c.f. ICAO takers to exchange information, to explain, discuss and describe
Doc 9835 2nd ed. Recommended situations procedures and events, to monitor, check, confirm, clarify
Criteria For Aviation Language and report, to negotiate meaning and understanding and to produce
Testing 6.3.2.6
extended speech – all within the context of aviation communications
and related topics and scenarios.
NOTE: The focus of this Handbook is
Test-takers are assessed on their performance throughout the test
the English for Aviation Language
Test (EALT). For further information against the assessment criteria contained in the ICAO Language
concerning the ICAO ELSA, please Proficiency Rating Scale and the ICAO Holistic Descriptors of
contact: [email protected] operational language proficiency.

Preparing for the EALT
Test-takers should familiarise themselves with the ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements and of the
testing methodology of the EALT. While it may not be necessary for all candidates to attend formal
programmes of EALT preparation, candidates will be expected to undertake and declare some form of
preparation for the test.
General and specific advice for language trainers on how to prepare candidates for the EALT is given in
the Preparing EALT Candidates Guide. This guide is available through the Test Centres and by contacting
[email protected]. Sample and demonstration material for the EALT Test of Listening and EALT Test of
Speaking is available through the EALTS website. Before taking the EALT, as a minimum, all candidates
should familiarise themselves with the formats of its two tests.
The EALT assesses a candidate’s ability to use plain English in the context of aviation and aeronautical
communications and addresses specifically each of the critical skills of communicative competence
defined in the ICAO Holistic Descriptors. In this sense, the most appropriate way for candidates to prepare
for the EALT is to practise using English in realistic aviation-related situations.
For advice relating to a wider range of teaching resources for language trainers involved in English for
Aviation language training or who may be helping candidates to prepare for the EALT please contact
the Local Test Centre.
Also available commercially through bookshops are a range of published, non-test specific English for
Aviation teaching and learning materials.
The ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements

The decision to address language proficiency for pilots and air traffic controllers is long standing and was
first made by the 32nd Session of the ICAO Assembly in September 1998 as a direct response to several
fatal accidents, including one that cost the lives of 349 persons, as well as other previous fatal accidents
in which the lack of proficiency in English was identified as a contributing factor. (5) (5) c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 1st ed.
Ch.1 Introduction 1.1
Subsequently, the Air Navigation Commission initiated the development of language provisions in the
following Annexes of the Convention: (6) Convention on
a) Annex 1: Personnel Licensing; International Civil Aviation
b) Annex 6: Operation of Aircraft; (also known as Chicago
Convention), was signed
c) Annex 10: Aeronautical Telecommunications; and on 7 December 1944 by 52
d) Annex 11: Air Traffic Services (6) States. Pending ratification
of the Convention by 26
In March 2003, the ICAO Council adopted a comprehensive set of Standards and Recommended States, the Provisional
Practices (SARPs) that strengthened the language proficiency requirements for pilots and air traffic International Civil Aviation
Organisation (PICAO) was
controllers involved in international operations. The new language proficiency requirements affirm that established. It functioned
ICAO standardised phraseology should be used whenever possible, but now require that when from 6 June 1945 until 4
phraseology is not applicable, pilots and air traffic controllers should demonstrate a prescribed minimum April 1947. By 5 March 1947
the 26th ratification was
level of proficiency in plain language. The underlying conviction is that effective use of plain language is received. ICAO came into
vital in routine operational situations in which phraseology provides no ready-made form of being on 4 April 1947. In
communication and is especially critical in unusual or emergency situations. October of the same year,
ICAO became a
The critical skills of operational language proficiency are established in the ICAO Holistic Descriptors of specialised agency of the
United Nations linked to
operational language proficiency, with a range of proficiency levels at which proficiency in these critical Economic and Social
skills might be assessed are set out in the ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale. These documents Council (ECOSOC).
appear in the Appendix 1 of Annex 1 and in Attachment A of the Appendix 1 of Annex 1 of the
(7) c.f. ICAO Doc. AUD001
Convention on International Civil Aviation respectively. (7) ICAO Language Proficiency
Requirements – Rated
As of 5 March 2008, the ability to speak and understand the language used for radiotelephony that is Speech Samples
required for pilots, air traffic controllers and aeronautical station operators should be demonstrated in
terms of each of the critical skills established in the ICAO Holistic Descriptors at a minimum level of
proficiency equivalent to Operational Level 4 on the ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale.
Operational Level 4 is considered the minimum level of proficiency to ensure an acceptable level of
safety in communications. Additionally, since November 2003, Annex 10 has required the availability of
English language at all stations on the ground serving designated airports and routes used by (8) c.f. ICAO Cir 318-AN/180
Ch.1 Introduction 2.1
international air services. (8)
EALT Format
Candidates are tested to determine the extent of their proficiency in listening and speaking in the
context of aviation and aeronautical communications. Candidates sit an EALT Test of Listening and an
EALT Test of Speaking. The tests may be taken in either order.
By the nature of its design, each and every EALT Test of Listening and each and every EALT Test of
Speaking is unique; no two candidates will take the same test and no single candidate will take the same
test twice.
The tests of the EALT are designed to elicit evidence of aural comprehension and spoken language
proficiency from candidates of whatever ability on the continuum from ICAO Pre-elementary Level 1 to
ICAO Expert Level 6.
Typically the two tests are completed on the same day and there will be a break between the tests. At
the discretion of the Test Centre the two tests may be scheduled on different days. However, the two tests
must be sat within a seven day period.

EALT Test Results
The marking of the EALT Test of Listening is carried out automatically within the EALTS test administration
system. The score achieved by the candidate in the EALT Test of Listening is not made known to the Test
Centre. The marking of the EALT Test of Speaking is carried out by a minimum of four qualified, trained
and certificated examiners – two at the Test Centre and two independent external verifiers, unknown to
the Test Centre or the candidate. (9) ed. Recommended
Criteria For Aviation
Final results are determined and verified and are typically made available within 10 working days of the Language Testing / Rating
completion of the test. Interim result notifications are forwarded to the Test Centre for onward distribution 6.3.4.2
to the candidates or their sponsors subject to local arrangements. These results are then confirmed by a
formal EALTS Test Report, typically available within 30 days of the completion of the test.
EALT test scores

The EALT provides a profile of the candidate’s proficiency in spoken English in the context of aviation for
the purposes of ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements compliance. The test scores provided can be
used as evidence of language proficiency as may be required for licence endorsement purposes.
Candidates receive level ratings in accordance with the ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale from
Pre-elementary Level 1 to Expert Level 6.
A score is reported for each of the six features of language contained in the Rating Scale. The scores
achieved in each of the individual features are then reviewed, and the lowest score attained from (10) c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 2nd
among the six becomes the Overall Score or Rating awarded to the candidate. (10) The individual ratings ed. Recommended
for each of the six features of language and the Overall Rating is reported as a whole number (i.e. no Criteria For Aviation
Language Testing / Test
fractional or + / - level scores are given) on the EALT Test Report. Design and Construct
6.3.2.11
NOTE: All documentation and records in relation to a candidate’s application, performance and
assessment are stored securely in a centralised location for the full licence endorsement validity period.
Interpretation of EALT test scores

The interpretation of a candidate’s results in the EALT should be considered within the context of the
ICAO 2008 Language Proficiency Requirements, (ICAO Assembly Resolutions A32-16 and A36-11).
ICAO has prescribed the minimum operational language proficiency requirements of flight crew and air
traffic controllers. An EALT result will clearly demonstrate a candidate’s attainment, or otherwise, of this
required minimum. However, additionally the result, both as an Overall Rating and with reference to the
six discrete features of language may also be interpreted as a demonstration of the candidate’s
language proficiency strengths and weaknesses and become a valuable aid in determining where
individual or organisational language training resources may be best placed.
From a human resource perspective, a candidate’s EALT result might also be considered in the context of
a number of wider factors, including professional qualifications and operational experience, instructor
assessments, training performance, on-the job evaluation, age and motivation, educational and cultural (11) c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 1st
background, first language and language learning history. (11) ed. 6.6.2
Appealing an EALT result

A candidate wishing to question the accuracy of an EALTS result may apply for a review of the
assessment. This application must be made to the Local Test Centre at which the test was taken and must
be received within six weeks of the issue of the result (the interim results notification. (12) (12) c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 2nd
ed. Recommended
The review takes the form of an investigation of the original assessment procedure and a re-assessment of Criteria For Aviation
the candidate’s test material (the EALT Test of Listening and the EALT Test of Speaking performances). Administration and
Security 6.3.5.7
An application for a review of an EALT result will incur a fee payable at the time of application, but this
fee is refunded in full in the event of an amendment to the overall rating.
Evaluation sheets and supporting documentation in relation to the EALTS are filed until such time that
rating decisions can no longer be appealed.
Subsequent to this, all records are held at Central EALTS Administration for a pre-determined and
documented period of time.

EALT Test Reports
With the final rating established, the candidate may then be reported. Subject to candidate or
sponsoring organisation requirements, an EALT test result may typically be reported, in one or both of two
forms: the Group Test Report or the Candidate Test Report.
The Group Test Report

The EALT Group Test Report (GTR) can be provided to sponsoring organisations who have entered a
number of candidates for assessment within a single test session. This report lists candidates and their
ratings in each of the six discrete features of language contained in the Rating Scale and their overall
rating.
The Candidate Test Report

Subsequent to their assessment, test-takers typically receive an individual Candidate Test Report ed. Recommended
certificate, which contains a rating of the extent of their proficiency in each of the six areas of linguistic Criteria For Aviation
description contained in the ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale (pronunciation, structure, Design and Construct
vocabulary, fluency, comprehension and interaction) and an overall award. (13) 6.3.2.11
The Candidate Test Report certificate indicates the demonstrated level of

proficiency within the broad levels of the Rating Scale (Pre-Elementary
Level 1 - Expert Level 6); no further indication is given as to whether the
proficiency of the test-taker is in the upper, middle or lower regions of the
assigned level.
For security and information purposes, other details on the Candidate Test Report
(CTR) certificate include:
 Photograph of the test taker
 Surname and first name(s)
 DOB
 Gender
 Nationality (by passport issuing authority)
 First Language
 Local Test Centre identification
 Test date
 Unique CTR number
 CTR certificate date of issue
 CTR certificate period of validity
 CTR certificate date of expiry
In order to ensure the security and integrity of the reporting process, all
EALT Test Reports are prepared and distributed by the Central EALTS Administration
to the Local Test Centre for their further distribution as per local arrangements.
Replacement or additional certificated copies of EALT Test Reports

EALT candidates are provided with a single original of their EALT Test Report certificate. Candidates may
request additional certificated copies of their original EALT Test Report for submission to an employer or
licensing authority or to replace a lost original. Additional certificated copies will incur an administrative
fee.
EALT Test Report certificates whose period of validity has expired will not be re-issued.
Any request for replacement or additional certificated copies of an EALT Test Report should be made
through the Test Centre at which the test was taken.
EALTS Test Report verification and security

The Group Test Report and Candidate Test Report certificate represent summaries of the significantly
more detailed and fully documented candidate data and assessment records held at Central EALTS
Administration. The authenticity of any Test Report can be verified by means of the EALTS Test Report
Verification Service accessible through Central EALTS Administration ([email protected]). (14) ed. Recommended
A completed EALTS Test Report certificate bears an embossed validation stamp and the signature of the Language Testing / Record
authorised EALTS Administration representative. Keeping 6.3.6.3
Central EALTS Administration reserve the right to cancel any Test Report certificate in the event of any
attempt, actual or suspected, to tamper with or misuse the information contained therein.

The period of rating validity
In the standards and recommended practices contained in ICAO Doc 9835 (1), ICAO requires that (15) c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 1st
ed. Ch.2 ICAO SARPs
applicants for air traffic controller or pilot licences or licence-holders involved in international civil concerning Language
aviation, whose English language proficiency level has been assessed at Operational Level 4 or Extended Proficiency Requirements
Level 5 on the ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale, be re-evaluated for continued competence in 2.5.8-2.5.10.
the English language at regular intervals. A Standard in Annex 1 of

the Chicago Convention
ICAO recommends that, for licence-holders who demonstrate language proficiency at Operational Level stipulates recurrent testing
for pilots and air traffic
4, the evaluation shall be carried out at intervals not greater than 3 years and for licence-holders who controllers who
demonstrate competence at Extended Level 5, the evaluation shall be carried out at intervals not demonstrate language
greater than 6 years. (15) proficiency below Expert
Level 6. Although ICAO
ICAO recommends that for licence-holders whose English language proficiency has been assessed at stipulates the requirement
for retesting, at present the
Expert Level 6, no further re-evaluation is required. (16) schedule for re-testing
remains an ICAO
In support of the above recommendations, an EALTS Overall Rating of Operational Level 4 is to be recommended practice.
considered valid for up to 3 years, an Overall Rating of Extended Level 5 is to be considered valid for up
to 6 years, and an Overall Rating of Expert Level 6 is to be considered as having a life-time validity. (17)
(16) c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 1st
The EALTS Candidate Test Report certificates state their period of validity in accordance with the ICAO ed. Ch.2 ICAO SARPs
concerning Language
recommended retesting schedule. The EALTS Test Partners cannot verify language proficiency beyond Proficiency Requirements
these stated validity periods without retesting. 2.5.8-2.5.10
A Standard in Annex 1
Given the number of variables affecting non-native language proficiency, the recommendations of
stipulates recurrent testing
ICAO and the above EALTS Test Report certificate validation periods assume that the holder of an EALTS for pilots and air traffic
certificate will make efforts to either maintain or improve his/her proficiency in English for Aviation controllers who
demonstrate language
language during the certificate’s validity period. Given the 2003 amendments to Annex 6: Operation of
proficiency below Expert
Aircraft and Annex 11: Air Traffic Services placing responsibility for the day-to-day operational oversight Level 6.
of compliance with the ICAO standards on the aircraft operators and service providers, the EALTS Test
Partners strongly recommend that even within the stated period of validity, EALT Test Reports should only
be accepted as evidence of a current level of ability if accompanied by proof that a candidate has ed. Recommended
actively maintained or attempted to improve their English for Aviation language proficiency. Criteria For Aviation
Language Testing / Record
If regulatory/licensing authorities, employers, or training institutions have reason to question the language Keeping 6.3.6.4
proficiency of a pilot or air traffic controller despite the presentation of an apparently valid EALTS Report
Form, it is recommended that the appropriate authority require a re-evaluation of the English language
proficiency of the pilot or air traffic controller concerned in order to ensure the accuracy of the reported
(18) Annexes 6 and 11 of
assessment as a measure of actual language proficiency. (18)
the Chicago Convention
stipulate service provider
ICAO provides for aircraft operator and service provider oversight of on-going personnel compliance with
or aircraft operator
the standards it establishes. It is the responsibility of regulatory/licensing authorities and employers to oversight of personnel
maintain oversight of licence holder language proficiency on a day-to-day basis prior to and between language proficiency.
formal assessments.
The tests of the EALT

Each candidate takes two tests, a Test of Listening and a Test of Speaking.
Each test is customised to provide individual test-takers with familiar aviation-related contexts. Thus, pilots
are able to take tests using or referring to the environments of fixed or rotary wing, heavy or light aircraft,
and controllers are able to take tests using or referring to a tower, approach or en route environment. (19) c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 2nd
ed. 6.3 Recommended
These alternative adaptations are seen as adaptations in the interest of the comfort of the test-taker, not Criteria For Aviation
as specialised tests of distinct varieties of language proficiency. (19) Language Testing / Test
Design and Construct
it is the responsibility of the candidate at the point of enrolment to inform the Test Centre of his/her area 6.3.2.10
of aviation-related activity to confirm which adaptation of the EALT he/she wishes to take.
Typically the two tests of the EALT are scheduled on the same day with a short break between the tests.
At the discretion of the Test Centre the two tests may be scheduled on different days. However, the two
tests must be sat within a seven day period.

English for Aviation Language Test (EALT) Overview
Test / Timing Nature of Task Test Focus
The tasks of the test seek

Section 1 A test of voice-only aural comprehension at ICAO Elementary Level 2.
to elicit evidence of aural
A minimum of 5 and a maximum of 25 short unrelated R/T transmissions of
comprehension in the
aeronautical communications featuring single speakers or exchanges
context of aeronautical
between interacting speakers followed by two 3-option multi-choice tasks.
communications.
Section 2 A test of voice-only aural comprehension at ICAO Pre-Operational Level 3. Candidates are required
A minimum of 5 and a maximum of 20 short unrelated R/T transmissions of to understand each
aeronautical communications featuring single speakers or exchanges aviation-related R/T
between interacting speakers followed by three 3-option multi-choice tasks. communication as a
EALT whole in both gist and
Section 3 A test of voice-only aural comprehension at ICAO Operational Level 4. detail and to demonstrate
Test of A minimum of 5 and a maximum of 15 short unrelated R/T transmissions of their understanding of the
Listening aeronautical communications featuring single speakers or exchanges communication by the
40 minutes between interacting speakers followed by four 3-option multi-choice tasks. correct identification of
(approximate) specific information
Section 4 A test of voice-only aural comprehension at ICAO Extended Level 5. contained in the
A minimum of 5 and a maximum of 10 short unrelated R/T transmissions of communication.
aeronautical communications featuring single speakers or exchanges
The single task type is the
between interacting speakers followed by five 3-option multi-choice tasks.
identification of factual
information and specific
Section 5 A test of voice-only aural comprehension at ICAO Expert Level 6.
detail by means of the
A maximum of 5 extended unrelated R/T transmissions of aeronautical
selection of the correct
communications featuring single speakers or exchanges between
response from a three-
interacting speakers followed by six 3-option multi-choice tasks.
option multi-choice range.
Task 1 In a face to face exchange, the candidates briefly introduce themselves

before moving on to talk about common, concrete and operations-related The EALT Test of Speaking
topics drawn from their own area of aviation-related activity. is typically delivered in the
paired test format; paired
examiners and paired
Task 2 In a voice-only exchange, the candidates interact with each other in
candidates. The paired
sharing their understanding of an aeronautical communication concerning
candidates may know
an unusual circumstance or emergency situation presented as an aural
each other, or they may
prompt. Candidates are required to use appropriate communicative
never have met before.
strategies to exchange understanding and to recognise and resolve mis- or
non-understanding as they work towards the negotiated completion of the The tasks of the test seek
task by checking, confirming and clarifying the information and details to facilitate the elicitation
contained in the communication as preparation for their presentation of an of a sample of oral
accurate and concise report of the incident. language proficiency with
reference to the critical
Task 3 In a face to face exchange, the interlocutor presents each candidate with skills of operational
a scenario of an unusual circumstance or emergency situation. The language proficiency as
scenarios are customised to the candidates’ own areas of operational defined in the ICAO
EALT activity. Following a series of generalised written prompts, the candidates Holistic Descriptors.
Test of are required to give a briefing of approximately two minutes’ duration
Candidates are required
explaining the nature of the scenario and how it may be effectively
Speaking managed. The candidates have one minute to prepare their briefing.
to demonstrate their
spoken language
17-20 minutes proficiency in the context
The briefing allows the candidates to demonstrate the range and accuracy
of the linguistic resource they have to draw upon in the successful of their own aviation-
management of a complication or unexpected turn of events that may related activity.
occur within the context of a routine operations situation or communicative Candidates are asked to
task with which they are otherwise familiar. perform a variety of
spoken tasks requiring the
The listening candidate is instructed to ask one or two rounding-off questions
use of a range of
or to comment further at the end of the speaking candidate’s turn.
communicative language
skills and strategies in the
Task 3 At his/her discretion, the interlocutor may ask the candidates to participate functional language
Extended in a discussion of a more abstract nature, based on verbal questions domains of sharing
thematically linked to their Task 3 scenarios. information, triggering
The questions asked by the interlocutor are not designed to test the actions, managing the
technical knowledge of the candidates, but will examine further the speaker/listener relation
candidates’ ability to express thoughts and opinions in English. This task and managing the
allows the interlocutor flexibility in the use of high- and low-end LPRS interaction.
discriminators.
The Test of Speaking is
Candidates are expected to share the interaction and to initiate and audio-recorded.
respond appropriately.

Test of Listening Overview
GENERAL DESCRIPTION STRUCTURE AND TASK
Candidates are required to understand each aviation-related

Test Format The EALT Test of Listening is an adaptive
radio-telephone communication as a whole in both gist and
internet-mediated test of aural
detail and to demonstrate their understanding of the
comprehension in the context of
communication by the correct identification of specific factual
aeronautical communications.
information contained in the communication.
The communications are drawn randomly from a bank of
recorded listening items appropriate to the candidate’s area of
Timing 40 minutes (approx) aviation operations. At the end of each communication,
candidates will hear between two and six statements relating to
A minimum of 1 that communication and intended to check the candidate’s
№ of sections comprehension of its meaning and content. Each comprehension
A maximum of 5
check statement requires the identification of details or
information that may or may not have been contained in the
№ of recordings 25
communication. The statements are delivered as part of the
recordings heard by the candidates. The statements are heard at
№ of responses A minimum of 50 the conclusion of the communication to which they refer after a
A maximum of 100 pause of 5 seconds. The statements are not presented to the
candidate in written form at any time.
Text Type The recordings used in the EALT Test of
The single task type is the indication of comprehension by the
Listening range from short standard
identification of factual details and specific information
transmissions to longer communications
contained in the communications. Candidates indicate their
and take the form of simulated radio-
comprehension by means of a three-option multi-choice.
telephone and telephone
communications concerning routine and In relation to the communication to which they refer, the
non-routine situations and events (both comprehension check statements require the candidates to
emergency and non-emergency). indicate whether the information contained and/or details are:
a) wholly correct according to the communication (candidates
select the AFFIRM option),
Task Type The identification of factual details or
b) wholly or partly incorrect according to the communication
information contained in the
(candidates select the NEGATIVE option) or
communication and the demonstration
c) not contained in the communication (candidates select the
of understanding by the selection of an
NOT STATED option).
appropriate response from the multiple
choice options provided. After a comprehension check statement has been heard,
candidates have 5 seconds to indicate their response to it by their
selection of a radio button. After the 5 seconds has lapsed, the
Task Focus Understanding specific information and next statement is heard. Candidates are able to review and alter
detail; processing automatically and in any or all of their responses until 5 seconds after the final
real time, samples of realistic spoken statement has been heard. A candidate’s failure to indicate a
language in the context of aeronautical response is seen as an indication of non-comprehension.
communications ranging from short to
The comprehension check statements are presented in the same
extended in length; understanding the
order as the information is presented in the communication.
linguistic information that is unequivocally
and explicitly included in the The communications and statements are played ONCE only
communications; making inferences that unless a candidate selects the SAY AGAIN option. Candidates
are unambiguously implicated by the may select the SAY AGAIN option at any time while the recording
content of the communication. is playing and its selection will cause that recording
(communication and comprehension check statements) to be
repeated in full. The selection of the SAY AGAIN button also voids
Answer format Candidates indicate their response by any responses the candidate may have entered in relation to that
the movement of an on-screen cursor recording.
and selection of a radio button
Candidates are not penalised per se for selecting the SAY AGAIN
corresponding to their choice of answer.
option, but each time the option is selected and a recording is
repeated, the total number of different recordings the candidate
will hear is reduced by one. Dependent on an individual
candidate’s performance, that candidate may be presented
with up to a maximum of five sections. Each consecutive section
exposes the candidates to communications of increased linguistic
complexity and requires the candidates to respond to an
increasing number of comprehension check statements. The
recordings and statements in each of the different sections assess
the candidate’s aural comprehension at a specific level in
accordance with the ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale
allowing the assessment of comprehension to be made across the
six levels of the Scale (Pre-Elementary Level 1– Expert Level 6).
NOTE: For ease of distinction, in all recordings a female voice
represents the voice of an air traffic controller and a male voice
represents the voice of a pilot.

Test of Listening candidate information card
English for Aviation Language Testing System

Test of Listening Candidate Information
Candidate Instructions
You will hear a total of 25 recordings of aeronautical communications. After each communication you will hear a
number of statements. The number of statements is indicated on the screen.
The statements check your understanding of the details of the communication.
Listen to the communication and the statements that follow.
If the information in the statement is wholly correct according to the communication select the AFFIRM option on the
screen for that statement.
If the information in the statement is wholly or partly incorrect according to the communication select the NEGATIVE
option on the screen for that statement.
If some or all of the information in the statement is not contained in the communication select the NOT STATED option
on the screen for that statement.
You may change any or all of your responses up to the point that the question screen refreshes.
The communications and statements are played ONCE only unless you select the SAY AGAIN option. When you
select the SAY AGAIN option the communication you are listening to and all its statements will be repeated.
You may select the SAY AGAIN option at any time during a recording and as many times as you like during the test.
However, each time you select the SAY AGAIN option, the total number of different recordings you will hear during
the test is reduced by one.
For ease of distinction, in all recordings the female voice represents the voice of the air traffic controller and the male
voice represents the voice of the pilot.
You are advised to take notes as you listen.
Additional Information
You will hear the following names and references in the recordings:
Company name Moonfleet
Minster
Wareham
Aerodromes/Airfields/Airports Longford
Keystone
MTR VOR Minster VOR
WHM VOR Wareham VOR
VORs Longford VOR
LFD VOR
KTE VOR Keystone VOR
MINTA (NDB) (Minster NDB)
WAREM (NDB) (Wareham NDB)
Beacons (+ suffix) (Longford NDB)
LOFOD (NDB)
KESTO (NDB) (Keystone NDB)
Minster
Tower (Planner/Ground/Air)
Wareham
Air Traffic Service Units Approach (Departure/Radar)
Longford
Centre (Control/Area/Radar)
Keystone
Flight levels, altitudes, heights and elevations are reported in feet.

Air pressure is reported in hectopascals.
Wind speed is reported in knots.
Other references common in aviation operations such as Gates, Stands, Parking Areas, Taxiways, SIDs (Standard
Instrument Departure Routes), Reporting Points, Waypoints, Airways, STARs (Standard Instrument Arrival Routes),
Military Zones, Danger Areas, Parachute Drop Zones are identified by their function and by some appropriate form of
alpha numeric designation.
Eg. ‘Taxiway C4’; ‘Standard Instrument Departure Route WH27’; ‘Airway T2’; etc.

Test of Listening sample item texts
A sample EALT Test of Listening test item from the series of recordings assessing comprehension
at a level equivalent to ICAO Elementary Level 2. This recording would be appropriate for use
in test adaptations for pilots of rotary-wing aircraft (light or heavy) and tower controllers.
Candidate hears: Candidate sees:

ACFT: Longford Tower. Helicopter BD, at the VIP lounge,
ready for departure.
T-AIR: Helicopter BD, Longford Tower. At the VIP lounge,
cleared for take-off.
ACFT: Cleared for take-off, Helicopter BD.
( 5 second pause)
Comprehension check statements

1 Helicopter BD is on the apron.
2 Helicopter BD is cleared for take off.
( 5 second pause before next recording)
A sample EALT Test of Listening test item from the series of recordings assessing comprehension
at a level equivalent to ICAO Operational Level 4. This recording would be appropriate for use
in test adaptations for pilots of fixed-wing, aircraft (light or heavy) and en route/area controllers.
Candidate hears: Candidate sees:
ACFT: Keystone Centre, Moonfleet 844. We have been
intercepted by a military aircraft…correction, now by
two military aircraft. We have one flying alongside to
starboard. I have lost visual contact with the second.
It could be above or behind us.
ACC: Roger, Moonfleet 844. The aircraft are not
transponding. You are very close to restricted military
airspace at the moment. Suggest you turn north.
ACFT: Moonfleet 844. Roger. The pilot of the military jet to
starboard is pointing to the north also. I am turning
away now
ACC: Roger, Moonfleet 844. Continue turn and confirm new
heading.
Comprehension check statements

1 Moonfleet 844 has been intercepted by three military aircraft.
2 One of the aircraft is flying alongside to starboard.
(5 second pause)
3 Moonfleet 844 has entered restricted military airspace.
4 Moonfleet 844 is turning to the north on heading 010. Sample material of the Test of Listening is available at www.ealts.com
( 5 second pause before next recording)
Test of Listening marking and assessment

The marking of the EALT Test of Listening is carried out in real time as the test is taken and candidates
are assessed on their demonstrated comprehension of the communications they hear.
Credit is awarded for each correct response to a comprehension check statement. Further credit is
awarded as a reflection of the ratio of correct to incorrect responses given. Failure to enter a response is
marked as an incorrect response. The use of the SAY AGAIN option is marked as a neutral response, i.e.
as neither correct nor incorrect. ICAO level scores are created as the candidate demonstrates reliable
comprehension proficiency and progresses in the test.
A candidate’s result and other test performance data are logged and stored within the EALTS
Administration System. The evidence of aural comprehension proficiency obtained through the Test of
Listening is considered alongside the assessments of comprehension obtained through the Test of
(20) c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 2nd ed.
Speaking in the determination of the candidate’s final rating for comprehension. (20) 6.3 Recommended Criteria For
Aviation Language Testing / Test
The candidate’s result in the Test of Listening is not made known to the Local Test Centre. Neither the Design and Construct 6.3.2.6
candidates themselves nor the Local Test Centres receive formal or separate notification of a
candidate’s result in the Test of Listening.

Test of Speaking Overview
GENERAL DESCRIPTION STRUCTURE AND TASKS
Test Format A direct face-to-face interview with elements of Task 1

face-to-face and voice only communications.
Task type The interlocutor leads the interaction with the
and format two candidates with a series of spoken
The interview is audio-recorded. (21)
questions on familiar topic frames drawn from
the candidates’ own environment of aviation
Timing 17-20 minutes activity. The candidates are asked to
demonstrate their language proficiency in short
№ of sections 3 (with a possibly extended final section) exchanges concerning common, concrete
and operations related topics. The topics may
include duties, responsibilities, procedures,
Interaction Two candidates and two examiners. One
activities, career, environment and
pattern examiner takes the part of an interlocutor /
circumstances relevant to the aviation-related
assessor. This examiner facilitates the interaction:
context in which the candidates operate.
asking questions, instructing the candidates and
setting the test tasks. The other examiner acts as Focus Communicating effectively in face-to-face
an observer / assessor and does not take part in situations; communicating on common,
the interaction. concrete and operations-related topics with
accuracy and clarity.
Task Types Short two- and three-way exchanges between Timing 5-6 minutes
the interlocutor and the candidates; a
Task 2
collaborative task between the two candidates;
a speaking turn by each of the candidates of Task type Two-way voice-only problem solving exchange
approximately 2 minutes duration (with the between the candidates.
possibility of a further three-way discussion).
and format
Candidates discuss with each other the nature
and details of a non-routine incident presented
Task Focus Exchanging factual information and describing as a radio-telephone communication in a
and discussing situations, procedures and recorded aural (voice only) prompt. One
environment in an operations-related context; candidate may be nominated to present a
monitoring R/T communications of a non-routine brief report in plain English.
situation, recognising and resolving potential
Focus Communicating effectively in voice-only
misunderstandings and negotiating shared situations; using appropriate communicative
understanding; making a verbal report of a non- strategies to exchange messages and to
routine situation in plain English; producing recognise and resolve misunderstandings (e.g.
extended speech in relation to a complication to check, confirm, or clarify understanding) in a
or unexpected turn of events in the context of general or operational context; reporting
an aviation operations. communications (gist and details); making a
concise oral report.
Marks At the conclusion of the live interview the Timing 5-6 minutes
interlocutor / assessor and the observer /
assessor, dependent upon their area of Task 3
professional expertise (LSE or AOE), and Task type Individual speaking turn followed by questions
independently of each other, award
and format or comments from the listening candidate.
achievement ratings with reference to either the
ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale or the The interlocutor asks each candidate in turn to
ICAO Holistic Descriptors of operational present a briefing of approximately 2 minutes
language proficiency. duration on separate scenarios, each
identifying a specific non-routine situation
The audio-recording of the interview is sent to selected by the interlocutor. The candidate is
two remote assessors for them to provide further given a cue- card listing a series generalised
independent assessments of the candidate’s prompts. The listening candidate is invited to
performance. ask one or two rounding-off questions at the
end of the speaking turn. At his/her discretion,
In the event of significant disparity in the ratings
the interlocutor may extend Task 3 into a
submitted, the system provides for the results to
discussion of a more abstract nature, based on
be referred to a further two independent
verbal questions thematically linked to their
assessors and for the process to be repeated
Task 3 scenarios.
until a series of ratings within a prescribed margin
of tolerance has been obtained. Focus Communicating effectively in face-to-face
situations; managing the linguistic challenges
NOTE: Candidates are assessed on their own presented by a complication or unexpected
individual performance and not in relation to turn of events that occurs within the context of
each other. a routine operational situation or
communicative task with which they are
otherwise familiar;
NOTE: AOE Aviation Operations Expertise
LSE Language Specialist Expertise Timing 7-8 minutes (including 1 minute preparation
time).
(21) c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 2nd ed. 6.3 Recommended Criteria For Aviation Language Testing / Record Keeping 6.3.6.1

Test of Speaking description
NOTE: The EALT Test of Speaking is typically delivered in the paired test format; paired examiners and paired
Format candidates. The paired candidates may know each other, or they may never have met before.
Task Nature of Interaction Timing
The examiner (the interlocutor/assessor) introduces him/herself and his/her non-speaking examiner
Introduction
colleague (the observer/assessor) and confirms the identity of the candidates.
The interlocutor interviews the candidate(s) using verbal questioning

Inform & based on familiar aviation operations related topic frames.
Verbal
describe questions Candidates speak about themselves and are given the opportunity
Giving to discuss common and concrete topics in the context of their areas
Task 1 details of Two- and of aviation-related activity.
5-6
aviation- minutes
three-way A candidate is encouraged to interact both with the interlocutor
operations face-to-face and his/her fellow candidate. There is interlocutor flexibility in the use
environments interaction of low- and high- end ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale
and activities (LPRS) discriminators.
Candidates discuss with each other in voice only interaction the
nature and details of a non-routine situation or event presented as a
recorded aural prompt.
The candidates listen to an R/T communication involving the
development of an aviation related non-routine situation or event.
The candidates have a given time to discuss with one another the
Monitor, details of the communication before one candidate may be
check, nominated to present a concise report in plain English.
clarify, Verbal Candidates are required to use appropriate communicative
confirm & rubrics with strategies to report and exchange understanding and to recognise
recorded and resolve misunderstanding as they work towards the negotiated
report aural prompt completion of the task by checking, clarifying and confirming the
Task 2 information and details contained in the communication as 5-6
Negotiation of minutes
understanding Two-way preparation for the presentation of a report.
voice-only The candidates interact principally with each other but may also ask
turn-taking collaborative the interlocutor to repeat, clarify or confirm any specific detail(s)
making a interaction contained in the communication, with the discussion of the R/T
verbal report allowing for the demonstration of both aural comprehension and
discourse management strategies. On the completion of the
discussion, the interlocutor may ask one or two concluding questions.
More than one R/T communication may be played, discussed and
reported. The number of recorded prompts to be played is at the
discretion of the interlocutor.
Candidates are expected to share the interaction and to initiate
and respond appropriately.
The interlocutor presents each candidate with a scenario of an
unusual circumstance or emergency situation that may occur within
the context of a routine operations situation or communicative task
with which they are otherwise familiar. The scenarios are customised
Explain & to the candidates’ own areas of operational activity.
discuss Following a series of generalised written prompts, the candidates are
7-8
Managing a required to give a briefing of approximately two-minute’s duration
minutes
developing explaining the nature of the scenario and its effective management.
Normal
(incl. 1
non-routine Verbal The candidates have one minute to prepare their briefing. minute
scenario in rubrics and The briefing allows the candidates to demonstrate the range and preparation
aviation stimuli with time)
accuracy of language they are able to draw upon in the successful
extended written management of a complication or unexpected turn of events.
speaking turn prompts
Task 3 During their speaking turn neither the interlocutor nor the listening
Individual & candidate will interrupt. At the end of the speaking turn, the listening
two-way candidate will be required to ask questions about, comment on or
face-to-face add to the discourse given. The interlocutor may then ask one or two
interaction concluding questions. There is interlocutor flexibility in the use of high-
and low-end LPRS discriminators.
At his/her discretion, the interlocutor may ask the candidates to
Discuss participate in a discussion of a more abstract nature, based on
Discussion verbal questions thematically linked to their Task 3 scenarios. The
Extended
related to questions asked by the interlocutor are not designed to test the 3-4
non-routine technical knowledge of the candidates, but will examine further the minutes
scenarios in candidates’ ability to express thoughts and opinions in English. (if applied)
aviation Three-way Candidates are expected to share the interaction and to initiate
face-to-face and respond appropriately. There is interlocutor flexibility in the use of
interaction high- and low-end LPRS discriminators.

Test of Speaking candidate support material
Task 2 support material: Names, references and units of measure

Task 2: Names, references and units of measure
Company name Moonfleet

Minster
Wareham
Aerodromes/Airfields/Airports
Longford
Keystone
MTR VOR Minster VOR
WHM VOR Wareham VOR
VORs
LFD VOR Longford VOR
KTE VOR Keystone VOR
MINTA (NDB) (Minster NDB)
WAREM (NDB) (Wareham NDB)
Beacons (+ suffix)
LOFOD (NDB) (Longford NDB)
KESTO (NDB) (Keystone NDB)
Minster
Tower (Planner/Ground/Air)
Wareham
Air Traffic Service Units Approach (Departure/Radar)
Longford
Centre (Control/Area/Radar)
Keystone
Flight levels, altitudes, heights and elevations are reported in feet.

Air pressure is reported in hectopascals.
Wind speed is reported in knots.
Other references common in aviation operations such as Gates, Stands, Parking Areas, Taxiways, SIDs (Standard Instrument Departure Routes),
Reporting Points, Waypoints, Airways, STARs (Standard Instrument Arrival Routes), Military Zones, Danger Areas, Parachute Drop Zones are identified by
their function and by some appropriate form of alpha numeric designation.
Eg. ‘Taxiway C4’; ‘Standard Instrument Departure Route WH27’; ‘Airway T2’; etc.
Task 3 support material: Task 3 cue-card

Task 3: cue-card
Your response should address each of the following:

 The nature of the scenario
 Pilot communications, information requirements and actions
 Controller communications, information requirements and actions
 Further communications and actions that may be required:
o co-ordination with other aircraft on station
o co-ordination with other aircraft in vicinity
o co-ordination with adjacent sectors
o requests for assistance of other agencies
o co-ordination with the aircraft company
Concluding the Test of Speaking

At the conclusion of the Test of Speaking, candidates are thanked for attending, but are given no
indication of the level of their achievement.

Marking and assessment
Candidate performance in the Test of Speaking are assessed by a minimum of four qualified, trained and
certificated examiners – two at the ‘live’ test event and two independent external verifiers, unknown to
the Test Centre or the candidate. Of the four assessors, the Testing System guarantees that each
candidate will be assessed by a minimum of two assessors with language specialist expertise and one
(22) c.f. ICAO EAN PG48
assessor with aviation operations expertise. (22) ICAO App I J and K
All EALTS examiners have relevant language specialist and/or aviation operations expertise in adherence
with ICAO guidance. (23) Examiners at the ‘live’ test event are recruited by the Local Test Centres and (23) c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 2nd
approved and certificated by LTAS. External verifiers are recruited directly by LTAS. ed. 6.3 Recommended
The Test of Speaking assessors make detailed reference to both the ICAO Holistic Descriptors of Language Testing / Testing
Team Qualifications 6.3.8
operational language proficiency and the ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale. The tests of the
EALTS elicit evidence of language proficiency in each of the five critical skills defined in the Holistic
Descriptors and the extent of this proficiency is then accurately and reliably assessed against the holistic
assessment criteria contained in the Descriptors and the detailed performance descriptors contained in
the Rating Scale. (24) (24) c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 2nd
ed. 6.3 Recommended
Assessment is based on the candidate’s performance in the whole test, and is not specific to individual Criteria For Aviation
tasks. The candidate’s performance in all tasks is of equal weighting in the final results achieved. Language Testing / Test
Candidates are assessed on their own individual performance and not in relation to their partner or any 6.3.2.1
other candidate.
A candidate’s performance is assessed for the extent to which he/she has demonstrated the ability to:
1 communicate effectively in voice-only (telephone/radiotelephone) and in face-to-face
situations;
2 communicate on common, concrete and work-related topics with accuracy and clarity;
3 use appropriate communicative strategies to exchange messages and to recognise and resolve
misunderstandings (e.g. to check, confirm, or clarify information) in a general or work-related
context;
4 handle successfully and with relative ease the linguistic challenges presented by a complication
or unexpected turn of events that occurs within the context of a routine work situation or
communicative task with which they are otherwise familiar, and:
5 use a dialect or accent which is intelligible to the aeronautical community.
Simultaneously, the quality of the language produced by the candidate is assessed against each of the
six areas of linguistic description contained in the ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale:
pronunciation, structure, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension and interaction.
Pronunciation
This criterion refers to the ability to produce intelligible utterances and comprehensible speech to fulfil
the test and task requirements and includes stress and intonation as well as the production of individual
sounds. Key indicators of proficiency in pronunciation are the extent of L1 influence, the degree of strain
caused to the listener; the amount of the speech which is unintelligible, and the extent to which the
pronunciation of the candidate interferes with understanding.
Structure
This criterion refers to the range and accurate use of the candidate’s grammatical resource as
manifested in the candidate’s speech at the level of phrase and discourse and as determined relevant
by language functions appropriate to the task. Key indicators of grammatical range are the length and
complexity of the spoken sentences, the appropriate use of subordinate clauses and the range of
sentence structures, especially to move elements around for information focus. Key indicators of
grammatical accuracy are the control of the grammatical resource, both basic and complex, the
number of grammatical errors in a given amount of speech and the effect of error on communication.
Performance is viewed in terms of the overall effectiveness of the language used in spoken interaction
and the extent to which the range of structures used and the errors in the use of those structures may
impact upon effective communication.
Vocabulary
This criterion refers to the range of vocabulary the candidate uses and the accuracy and
appropriateness of that use in terms of the specified task, including the precision with which meanings
and attitudes can be expressed. Key indicators of lexical proficiency are the variety of words used, the
adequacy and appropriateness of the words used and the ability to circumlocute/paraphrase (get
round a vocabulary gap by using other words) with or without noticeable hesitation. Performance is
viewed in terms of the sufficiency of the candidate’s lexical resource in communicating effectively on
common, concrete and work-related topics and a range of less familiar, non-routine topics, the ability to
paraphrase consistently and effectively, the extent to which vocabulary is idiomatic, nuanced and
sensitive to register and the extent to which the candidate’s lexical resource impacts upon effective
communication.

Fluency
This criterion is concerned with the clarity of the message and refers to the ability to talk with appropriate
levels of continuity, rate and effort and to link ideas and language together to form coherent, cohesive
connected speech. The criterion assesses the candidate’s ability to link utterances together to form
coherent monologue and contributions to dialogue, to produce utterances relevant to preceding
utterances in the discourse, and to arrange utterances logically to develop the themes or output required
by the tasks. Key indicators of fluency are an appropriate speech rate (c. 100 words per minute and
above) and speech continuity without general or undue hesitation or hesitation specifically on transition
from rehearsed or formulaic speech to spontaneous interaction. The key indicators of coherence and
cohesion are logical sequencing of sentences, clear marking of stages in a response, request, instruction,
report or description, and the use of cohesive devices within and between sentences. Performance is
viewed in terms of the extent to which the candidate’s speech rate and continuity, coherence and
cohesion impacts upon effective communication. (25) NOTE: Although
comprehension may
typically be assessed in a
Comprehension (25) test of listening, this may
be an assessment of
This criterion refers to the candidate’s ability to accurately process the spoken language presented in comprehension
independent of the
face-to-face and voice only communications with or without the use of clarification strategies. The key candidate’s ability to
indicators of comprehension are the response time of the listener, the accuracy and appropriateness of interact. A standard test of
the listener’s response and the need for the speaker to repeat, moderate or adapt the spoken language listening is a test of a
candidate’s ability to
input as a response to the requirement of the listener for clarification. Performance is viewed in terms of
understand, but not to
the extent to which the candidate’s comprehension of any given spoken language input impacts upon speak. Unless the test of
effective communication. listening is specifically
designed otherwise, the
communication is only
Interaction one-way and the
candidate does not have
This criterion refers to the candidate’s ability to take an active part in the development of the discourse to participate in the
interaction in the way that
and to provide input that is immediate, appropriate and informative, showing due sensitivity to turn- may be required in
taking. It also refers to the deployment of strategies to maintain and repair interaction at an appropriate operational
level throughout the test so that the tasks can be fulfilled. The criterion therefore requires an ability to communications. The EALT
Test of Speaking allows for
participate in the range of interactive situations in the test and to develop discourse in the range of tasks further assessment of
by initiating and responding appropriately, dealing adequately with apparent misunderstandings by comprehension in
checking, confirming or clarifying as required. combination with an
assessment of interactional
Performance is viewed in terms of the candidate’s overall effectiveness in dealing with the tasks set and ability and the use of a
broader range of
how appropriately, accurately and relevantly the candidate’s contributions fulfil the requirements of the clarification strategies
task. The extent of the contributions should be appropriate, i.e. long or short as required at a particular other than repetition.
point in the dynamic development of the discourse. The contributions should be relevant to the tasks and
c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 2nd ed.
should be arranged logically to develop the themes or stages required by the tasks. 6.3 Recommended Criteria
For Aviation Language
Testing / Test Design and
Varieties of English Construct 6.3.2.6
Candidates’ responses to tasks in the EALT Test of Speaking are acceptable in varieties of English which
would enable candidates to function in the widest range of international operational contexts.
Candidates are expected to use a particular variety with some degree of consistency in areas such as (26) c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 1st
ed. Ch.2 ICAO SARPs
pronunciation, structure and vocabulary. (26) concerning Language
(37) Proficiency Requirements
Irrelevance 2.7.6 & 2.8
The examiner’s first priority is to give credit for the candidate’s efforts at communication. However,
candidates will be penalised for inclusion of content irrelevant to the task or tasks set.
NOTE: A candidate’s failure to adhere to instructions, to carry out the tasks requested as requested or to
provide an adequate gradable language sample will be reflected in that candidate’s rating for
interaction. Candidates are penalised for dealing inadequately with the requirements of the tasks set.
EALT Test of Speaking result

Each of the assessments of the four examiners of the candidate’s performance in the Test of Speaking
and other test performance data are logged and stored within the EALTS Administration System. Test of
Speaking results are reported in the terms of the ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale in each of its six
areas of linguistic description.
The candidate’s result in the Test of Speaking is not made known to the Local Test Centre. Neither the
candidates themselves nor the Local Test Centres receive formal or separate notification of a
candidate’s result in the Test of Speaking.
EALT final ratings and overall award

A candidate’s final ratings in the EALT are determined by a combined consideration of that candidate’s
assessed performances in the Test of Listening and Test of Speaking. (27) c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 2nd
ed. 6.3 Recommended
EALT final ratings are reported as a Level in the ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale in each of its six Criteria For Aviation
areas of linguistic description. Ratings are reported in whole Levels. (27) Language Testing / Test
A candidate’s overall award is considered to be equal to the lowest rating achieved across the six areas. 6.3.2.11

Candidate application and local administration
Central EALTS Administration maintains central management and control of the EALTS but the local
administration and delivery of the test is organised through Test Centres.
Test Centres conduct EALTS testing sessions on behalf of organisations, training institutions or licensing
authorities subject to local requirements and resources. Special test sessions can be arranged for
individuals wishing to sit the test. Interested parties should in the first instance contact the Test Centre
where they wish to take the test. Contact details for EALTS Test Centres can be provided upon enquiry at
[email protected].
The following stages outline the application and administration procedure for the EALT.
Enquiry
Test applicants or their sponsors contact a Test Centre to obtain an application form and to find out
about available test dates. The Test Centre can also provide further details of the EALT as required
including which test (ICAO ELSA or EALT) and which adaptation (pilots: fixed wing or rotary wing, light or
heavy; air traffic controllers: ground & tower, approach or area) may be the most appropriate for a
prospective candidate to take.
Application and enrolment

Applicants complete the application form and send it or take it in person to the Test Centre with the test
fee and appropriate additional documentation. Those taking the completed form in person to the Test
Centre will have a digital photograph taken to prevent the possibility of identity fraud. Those sending the
completed form should include two recent identical passport-sized photographs (not more than six
months old). Further evidence of identity including such details as a unique identifying number,
photograph, date of birth and signature, such as a passport, aviation authority licence or national
Identity card, will also be required. This same document must be presented at the Test Centre on the
day(s) of the test and must be valid, both at registration and on the day(s) the test is taken.
Candidates must enter the number of their chosen identity document on the application form. A copy of
the identity document is to be attached to the application form. Only when all registration procedures
are fully completed, including the receipt of the test fee, will an application be processed.
Confirmation of enrolment
The Test Centre informs the candidate of the dates and times available for them to take the test for which
he/she has enrolled. The Test Centre and candidate schedule a mutually convenient date and time for
the test to be taken and the test is formally booked. The Test Centre confirms the agreed final schedule
for both parts of the EALT to the candidate in writing. It is not necessary for both parts of the EALT to take
place on the same day.
Taking the test

The identity of all candidates is checked before they sit either part of the EALT. Photographs of
candidates may be taken prior, during or after a test has been taken. Each candidate must have the
same evidence of identity as that used to support the application form. No other forms of identification
are acceptable. Paper and pens or pencils will be provided by the Test Centres as required. Candidates
must not take any bags, books, papers, cameras, mobile phones, recording devices, pagers or any other
devices, electronic or otherwise, into the test rooms.
EALT administrative personnel meet the candidates, check identification and ensure all candidates know
where and when to go for their tests. For the EALT Test of Listening, each candidate is assigned a
computer terminal. Candidates are logged in using a unique log-in name and password and are then
approved to begin the test by a member of the Test Centre personnel. For the EALT Test of Speaking,
candidates are assigned a waiting room and an interview room.
Candidates are encouraged to take notes during both tests of the EALT, but notes made during either
part of the test may not be removed from the test rooms. Candidates are not allowed to leave the test
rooms at any time during either test.
The EALT Test of Speaking is recorded.
Receiving results
Results are awarded by Central EALTS Administration and Test Centres are informed typically within 10
working days of the completion of the test. Test Centres are then responsible for notifying their candidates
of these results.
Additional notification of results may be undertaken by Test Centres to organisations, departments or
individuals nominated by the candidate or his/her sponsoring organisation at the time of enrolment.
To reduce the risk of error in the communicating of results, Test Centres are typically recommended to
avoid giving results over the phone or by fax.
Candidates will receive their EALTS Test Reports through the Test Centre where the test was taken.
A Test Report Verification Service is available through Central EALTS Administration.

Special circumstances
It is the aim of the EALTS Test Partners that all EALTS candidates be assessed fairly and objectively, taking (28) c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 1st
ed. Ch.6 Aviation
into consideration special circumstances as required. (28) Special circumstances with reference to the Language Testing 6.7.4
EALT covers five principal areas: special arrangements, special consideration, malpractice, candidates
wishing to cancel or postpone their entry, and candidates’ non-attendance at a scheduled test.
Special arrangements
Special arrangements are available for candidates with permanent or long-term disability or temporary
difficulties such as bone-fractures or various non-contagious infections. Candidates with special needs
should contact their Test Centre to find out the provisions available.
It is the responsibility of the candidates to inform the Test Centre at the time of application of any special
requirements they may have in relation to their taking of the test.
Given the stringent medical certification requirements for pilot and air traffic controller licence holders
and the purpose of the EALT, Central EALTS Administration and Test Centres are only reasonably required
to provide special arrangements for those candidates whose particular disabilities would not otherwise
preclude them from being granted operational licences.
Candidates with hearing difficulties
Candidates suffering from partial hearing loss but able to overcome this condition with the use of
specialised headphones or special amplification equipment ordinarily acceptable in the aviation
environment in which they operate may ask for permission to use this type of equipment when taking the
EALT.
Special consideration
Central EALTS Administration will give special consideration to candidates adversely affected by
circumstances immediately before or during an examination. Special consideration can be given where
an application for such consideration is supported by evidence and is received by the Test Centre at the
time of or immediately after, and certainly no later than ten working days of the examination date.
Examples of reasons that may be accepted in order for special consideration to be made include illness
or other unexpected events. Such consideration may include the requirement that the candidate retake
the test, without fee, at a time of more benign circumstances.
Candidates who are genuinely ill during the test, should bring the matter to the attention of the Test
Centre Administrative personnel (if during the EALT Test of Listening) or the examiners (if during the EALT
Test of Speaking). It is not possible to give retrospective special consideration to candidates who do not
report their illness on the day of the test.
Malpractice
Candidates attempting to impersonate others, candidates found cheating, candidates attempting to
remove, record or otherwise copy the test materials, candidates attempting to influence the assessment
of the examiners by unfair means or candidates disrupting the test in any way will not receive a result and
may be liable to prosecution.
In the event of suspected malpractice discovered after the completion of an assessment, the EALTS Test
Partners reserve the right to require candidates to submit themselves to re-assessment and to re-sit the
EALT before their Test Reports are validated or released.
Sponsoring organisations or companies will be informed of any instances of malpractice involving their
candidates.
Candidates wishing to cancel or postpone their entry

Cancellation or postponement of a test once the test dates have been scheduled and confirmed will
normally only be considered on medical grounds. Typically in such instances a Test Centre will look to
reschedule the test and candidates requesting a cancellation or postponement of their test will receive
no refund of their test fee unless they are able to provide appropriate medical evidence to the Test
Centre in support of their request. Medical evidence must be provided no later than five days after the
test date.
Candidates’ non-attendance at a scheduled test

Candidates failing to attend a scheduled test will normally receive no refund of their test fee unless they
are able to provide appropriate evidence, medical or otherwise, to the Test Centre in support of their
explanation of their absence. Such evidence must be provided no later than five days after the originally
scheduled test date.

Security of the EALTS
The security of all aspects of the EALTS, from test development and item writing to the publication and (29) For discussion of
general issues c.f. ICAO
storage of EALTS test results, is of utmost importance. Every aspect of test construction, administration, Doc 9835 2nd ed. 6.3
logistics, marking, rating, test analysis and communication with stakeholders includes procedures to Recommended Criteria
For Aviation Language
ensure the integrity of the tests and the testing system. Central EALTS Administration does not make public
Testing / Test
details of this aspect of their operations, but the following is an outline of some of the safeguards Administration and
established. (29) Security 6.3.5
Administrators and examiners (30)

 Local EALTS Test Centres, administrators and examiners are provided with and required to follow
a detailed Test Operations Manual, specifying in full all elements of the administration of the ed. 6.3 Recommended
EALTS as it pertains to them and their individual and collective responsibilities. Local Test Centres Criteria For Aviation
are monitored for their adherence to the procedures contained in the Handbook. Failure to Administration and
comply with the procedures risks the loss of Test Centre accreditation. Security 6.3.5
 The multiple live and remote assessment system of the EALT renders the corruption of individual
examiners to be of little or no effect in the awarding of a final rating.
 To combat identity fraud, photographic evidence of a candidate’s identity must be provided
upon submission of the application form and that identity confirmed at all stages of test
administration: upon applying for the EALTS, when the candidate registers at the start of the
each test component and at any time after enrolment when the candidate may wish to make
enquiries concerning any aspect of test administration or personal data held.
Test materials (31)
 Central EALTS Administration holds all test items in confidence. Test items are neither published (31) c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 2nd
ed. 6.3 Recommended
nor provided to test-takers prior to the test event. Criteria For Aviation
 The EALTS places multiple items in item pools reducing the possibility of collusion and of items
Administration and
become known or predicted. Security 6.3.5
 The EALTS ensures that there are adequate numbers of test items and versions to meet the
needs of the candidate populations with respect to its size and diversity.
 The EALT Test of Listening is delivered over a secure server delivery system.
 The EALTS delivery formats and platforms ensure that no two candidates will ever be presented
with the same test and that no single candidate will ever be presented with the same test twice.
Each candidate’s test is unique.
Databases
 The EALTS is administered and the databases protected within a secure administration and data
storage system.
 Paper copies of test results exist alongside computer-stored data.
Certification
 The issuing of the EALTS Group and Candidate Test Reports is centralised and strictly controlled.
 The EALTS Candidate Test Reports certificates are produced on security-enhanced paper and
are authenticated by a validation stamp and the signature of the authorised representatives of
Central EALTS Administration.
 An image of the test-taker is reproduced on every EALTS Candidate Test Report.
Verification
 Central EALTS Administration is able to verify results on request.
 Central EALTS Administration reserve the right to cancel any test report in the event of any
actual or suspected attempt to tamper with or misuse the information contained therein.

EALTS test development, research and support
EALTS continuous monitoring approach
The validity and reliability of the EALTS are supported by a systemised programme of continuous
monitoring of all areas of test development, operations, evaluation, review and research. The data (32) NOTE: The assessment
gained from the monitoring procedures serve to reinforce the quality of the testing system. of the extent of English
language proficiency in
Based on clear theoretical construct of spoken language communicative competence (32), the purpose the context of aviation
and aeronautical
and context of use of the EALTS are transparent and appropriate to both the test-takers and other test- communications through
users alike. the measurement of
candidate performance a
Applying appropriate quality management systems the EALTS test specifications and test materials have variety of authentic tasks
based on authentic input.
been developed by language training specialists, language assessment specialists and subject matter
experts under the supervision of the EALTS Test Partners. This development has taken into account the
expert judgement of external stakeholder groups and internal expert groups and the extensive
assessment data feedback provided by test-takers involved in the trialing and operational use of the test.
Throughout the test development process strict guidelines have been followed in order to ensure that the ed. 6.3 Recommended
materials conform to the test specifications, with procedures in place to determine and ensure the Criteria For Aviation
various components of test validity. Routine procedures are used to review and revise test items and test Validity and Reliability 6.3.3
tasks to ensure the relevance and appropriateness of test content and that the topics or contexts of
NOTE: A description of the
language use included will not introduce a bias against any particular group of candidates. development process
accessible to test stake-
Data collection, analysis and research of test items and test tasks and the system of continuous, test-by- holders is available in the
test monitoring of the EALTS examiners and assessors continue to ensure the on-going integrity, validity EALTS Test Specification
2012.
and reliability of the Testing System and its component parts. (33)
Sample and demonstration materials (34)
In order to allow test stake-holders to make effective evaluations concerning the validity, reliability, (34) c.f. ICAO Doc 9835 2nd
ed. 6.3 Recommended
impact and practicality of the EALT, and in order to help candidates prepare for the test, sample and Criteria For Aviation
demonstration materials EALT Test of Listening and the EALT Test of Speaking are available on the EALTS Language Testing / Test
Administration and
website (www.ealts.com). Security 6.3.3
The demonstration materials provided are intended to reflect the format test item types of the EALT Test of See also Section Preparing
Listening and EALT Test of Speaking. Candidates are advised not to focus unduly on analysing or working for the EALT
though the demonstration material as this in itself is not to be considered as adequate test preparation.
Training materials
An increasing range of English for Aviation teaching and learning resources is becoming commercially
available. For an up-to-date list of materials available please contact Central EALTS Administration.
When selecting course materials it should be taken into consideration that the EALT S assesses a test-
taker’s ability to use English in the context of aviation and aeronautical communications. For this reason,
the most appropriate way of preparing for the EALTS is to practise using English in realistic aviation-related
situations.
Central EALTS Administration does not undertake to advise on specific text books or programmes of study.
E-mail support
Central EALTS Administration provides an e-mail support service for teachers and candidates for the
purpose of enabling these users to gain a better understanding of the various components and
requirements of test and the testing process and so to enable more thorough preparation.
Access to this on-line support may be gained at [email protected].
Further information
Further details of entry procedures, regulations and other matters relating to the EALTS can be obtained
from EALTS Local Test Centres, at www.ealts.com or from Central EALTS Administration at [email protected].

The EALTS around the world
EALTS in use
The EALTS is currently being used internationally by aircraft operators, air navigation service providers,
flight and air traffic control training institutions and language training organisations for the assessment of
plain English in the context of aviation and aeronautical communications for license endorsement
purposes for ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements compliance.
EALTS recognition
Although the EALTS is being recognised by an increasing number of national supervisory bodies and
(35) LTAS Ltd, the
regulating/licensing authorities, the EALTS Test Partners continue to undertake a programme of awareness administrators of the EALTS
raising to ensure the full recognition of the EALTS by professional registration bodies, national licensing has been approved and
authorities, employers and training institutions worldwide. certificated by UK CAA as
complying in all respects
The EALTS Test Partners are the Language Testing and Assessment Services Ltd. (LTAS) (35) and our LTCs (36). with the JAR-FCL 1.010
(now EASA Part FCL
If you would like further details of the Testing System or the EALT itself, or would like a representative LTAS requirements relating to
to present the EALTS to your organisation with a view to the recognition of the assessment means for the establishment of a
licence endorsement purposes, please contact [email protected]. Language Assessment
Body and is empowered
As part of this recognition process, LTAS has been certificated by the UK CAA (the national regulatory by UK CAA to operate in
the capacity as an
authority within whose jurisdiction LTAS falls) as complying in all respects with the requirements published assessor of Aviation English
under ICAO Document 9835 Manual of the Implementation of ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements Language Proficiency. The
and is empowered by the UK CAA to act in the capacity of Assessor of Aviation English Language JAR regulations have since
2013 been superseded by
Proficiency, those of EASA
Additionally, LTAS has been certificated by the UK CAA as complying in all respects with the Joint Aviation (36) Local Test Centres
Requirements relating to the establishment of a Language Assessment Body. Again, under these
requirements (JAR-FCL, now EASA Part FCL), LTAS is empowered to act in the capacity of Assessor of
Aviation English Language Proficiency, These approvals among others help to ensure widespread
recognition of the EALTS.
For further details of authorities and organisations recognising the EALTS as evidence of language
proficiency in accordance with the ICAO Language Proficiency requirements and other test recognition
activities currently in progress please contact [email protected].
EALTS Test Centres

EALTS, the English for Aviation Language Testing System, measures the ability to communicate in English in
the context of aviation and aeronautical communications ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements
compliance. Language proficiency ratings obtained by the measure of the EALTS may be used for
licence endorsement purposes subject to the recognition of EALTS certification by the relevant regulatory
or licensing authority.
The local administration and delivery of the EALTS is carried out through a system of Test Centres. Central
EALTS Administration establishes, manages and oversees Test Centres internationally. Test centres may be
established within the organisations of national regulatory/licensing authorities, aircraft operators, air
navigation service providers, flight and air traffic control training academies and language training
institutions.
EALTS Test Centres are responsible for the local recruitment of EALTS personnel (administrative and
examining staff) and for the local administration and delivery of the tests of the EALTS. All Test Centres
must adhere to a prescribed EALTS Test Centre Agreement and Code of Practice.
The EALTS offers a proven and trusted English for Aviation assessments measuring a test-taker’s true-to-life
ability to communicate in plain English in the context of aviation and aeronautical communications. As a
UK CAA approved testing system, the EALTS provides a secure, authentic and customer-focused
assessment means for ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements compliance.
Expressions of Interest
Organisations or institutions wishing to submit an ‘Expression of Interest’ in joining and supporting the
existing EALTS Local Test Centre network should communicate their interest via e-mail to
[email protected].
In order to facilitate its processing, an Expression of Interest should include brief details of the following:
 History and type of organisation interested in becoming a Centre
 Operational status – a brief overview of current operations undertaken
 Relationship with other regulatory, educational and/or professional organisations
 Information on any applicable accreditations
 Brief description of how the organisation is funded

Useful references
ICAO Doc. 9835 Manual on the Implementation of ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements
(1st ed. 2004 / 2nd ed. 2010)
ICAO Doc. AUD001 ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements – Rated Speech Samples
(Version 1.2 ICAO 2007)
ICAO Cir 318-AN/180 Language Testing Criteria for Global Harmonisation
(July 2008)
ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements – Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
http://www.icao.int/cgi/goto_m-anb.pl?icao/en/trivia/peltrgFAQ.htm
ICAO Implementation Guidelines for aviation language requirements
http://www.icao.int/fsix/lp.cfm
Directive 2006/23/EC of the European Parliament of April 2006 on common air traffic controller licensing
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/site/en/oj/2006/l_114/l_11420060427en00220037.pdf
ICAO Journal Volume 59 Number 1: Effective Radiotelephony Communications (2004)
ICAO Journal Volume 63 Number 1: Language Proficiency (2008)
Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE) www.ALTE.org
ALTE Code of Practice http://www.alte.org/quality_assurance/index.php
Sample and demonstration material of the EALT Test of Listening and EALT Test of Speaking
www.ealts.com
Glossary of English for Aviation Language Testing Terms
www.ealts.com
The following Annexes of the Chicago Convention:
 Annex 1: Personnel Licensing;
 Annex 6: Operation of Aircraft;
 Annex 10: Aeronautical Telecommunications; and
 Annex 11: Air Traffic Services

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What is the purpose of the EALTS?

What is the purpose of the EALTS?

What are the two components of the EALTS?

What are the two components of the EALTS?

Introduction

What is the English for Aviation Language Testing System?

The components of the EALTS

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Native or near-native speakers of English Non-native Speakers of English

ICAO ELSA EALT

ICAO Expert Level 6 Assessment (3) EALT Test of Listening

EALT Test of Speaking

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The ICAO Language Proficiency Requirements

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EALT test scores

Interpretation of EALT test scores

Appealing an EALT result

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The Group Test Report

The Candidate Test Report

The Candidate Test Report certificate indicates the demonstrated level of

Replacement or additional certificated copies of EALT Test Reports

EALTS Test Report verification and security

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the English language at regular intervals. A Standard in Annex 1 of

The tests of the EALT

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The tasks of the test seek

Task 1 In a face to face exchange, the candidates briefly introduce themselves

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Candidates are required to understand each aviation-related

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English for Aviation Language Testing System

Flight levels, altitudes, heights and elevations are reported in feet.

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Candidate hears: Candidate sees:

Comprehension check statements

Comprehension check statements

Test of Listening marking and assessment

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Test Format A direct face-to-face interview with elements of Task 1

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Task Nature of Interaction Timing

The interlocutor interviews the candidate(s) using verbal questioning

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EALT Test of Speaking

Company name Moonfleet

Flight levels, altitudes, heights and elevations are reported in feet.

Task 3 support material: Task 3 cue-card

EALT Test of Speaking

Your response should address each of the following:

Concluding the Test of Speaking

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EALT Test of Speaking result

EALT final ratings and overall award

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Application and enrolment

Taking the test