English B1 (Intermediate)
Summary of the English B1 (Intermediate) test
The English B1 (Intermediate) test evaluates a candidate’s English proficiency at the B1 level of the CEFR framework. This test will help you hire employees who can communicate in English on subjects commonly encountered at work and in everyday life.
Covered skills
Basic grammar and vocabulary
Sentence composition
Reading comprehension
Listening comprehension
Use the English B1 (Intermediate) test to hire
Customer support agents, sales representatives, and other employees that need an intermediate level of English to perform well in their roles.
About the English B1 (Intermediate) test
Employees with the ability to communicate in English at the intermediate level will help improve your company’s internal and external communications by removing language barriers and improving the flow of information and collaboration among colleagues and to and from customers.
The English B1 (Intermediate) test evaluates a candidate’s ability to communicate at the B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages. The test evaluates candidates in the areas of grammar and vocabulary, sentence composition, reading comprehension, and listening comprehension.
Employees who can speak the English language at an intermediate level can communicate with customers, colleagues, and other stakeholders comfortably around daily situations that can arise in the workplace. The texts and sentences used in the test mimic real-life situations at work and in everyday life. Those who score well on this test will be able to understand simple, connected sentences on topics that are generally familiar.
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John G.
Trained linguist John Galindo (MA in Linguistics) has been teaching English as a second language (ESL) to adults for over six years and is currently an Instructor of English at a University in Osaka, Japan.
With expertise in linguistic analysis and speech acoustics, John focuses his teaching on perfecting his students’ writing and pronunciation skills. John works as a freelance linguist, providing Executive Language Coaching, linguistic analysis, and language assessment materials to his clients.
Reliability: Cronbach’s alpha coefficient = .80
Face validity: Candidates rated this test as accurately measuring their skills (average score of 4.58 out of 5.00).
Criterion-related validity: Candidates with higher scores on this test received higher average ratings from the hiring team during the selection process ( r = .21).
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Reliability and validity | Sufficient data available | Analyses and checks conducted | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
Reliability | ✔ | ✔ | Acceptable |
Content validity | ✔ | ✔ | Acceptable |
Face validity | ✔ | ✔ | Acceptable |
Construct validity | ✔ | ✔ | Acceptable |
Criterion-related validity | ✔ | ✔ | Acceptable |
Group differences | |||
Age differences | Pending | Pending | Pending |
Gender differences | ✔ | ✔ | Acceptable |
Ethnicity differences | Pending | Pending | Pending |
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