This test is designed to assess the level of written English competency for prospective onshore students wishing to attend courses at Brighton College.
This test is divided into three sections as explained below:
Before you begin
Section One: Grammer
45 multiple choice questions
35 Minutes
Acceptable Criteria: Students must answer a minimum of 60% of the questions correctly
Section Two: Reading
2 reading tasks
25 Minutes
Acceptable Criteria: Students must answer a minimum of 60% of the questions correctly
Section Three: Writing
1 writing task – the applicant must answer one question from the four proposed
30 Minutes
Acceptable Criteria: Candidates must provide a response that meets the following criteria.
| Criteria | Description |
|---|---|
| Task acheivement | The candidate answers the question using a minimum of 250 words and presents ideas and arguments in a clearly articulated manner. |
| Coherence and Cohesion | The response is logically organised with cohesion between paragraphs making the relationships between and within sentences clear with minimal faulty connectives. |
| Lexical resource (Vocabulary) | The candidate uses a range of vocabulary that is appropriate to convey the intended meaning with only a few errors. |
| Grammatical range and accuracy | The candidate uses a good range of grammatical structures with only minimal errors. |