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CANADIAN LANGUAGE BENCHMARKS [1 record]

Record 1 2008-12-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Titles of Monographs
  • Language Teaching
  • Citizenship and Immigration
OBS

The Canadian Language Benchmarks (CLB) is a national standard used to describe English language skills in listening and speaking, reading, and writing. The Canadian Language Benchmark Placement Tests (CLBPT) and the Canadian Language Benchmark Assessment (CLBA) are assessments that use the CLB to measure language levels. There are 12 different levels of language descriptors.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de monographies
  • Enseignement des langues
  • Citoyenneté et immigration
OBS

Les Niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (NCLC) sont les normes nationales utilisées au Canada pour décrire, mesurer et reconnaître la maîtrise du français langue seconde des immigrants adultes ou des immigrants potentiels désireux de venir vivre et travailler au Canada. Le Centre des niveaux de compétence linguistique canadiens (CNCLC) encourage et appuie la reconnaissance et l'utilisation des NCLC en tant que normes nationales pratiques, justes et fiables pour mesurer la maîtrise du français dans les milieux de l'éducation, de la formation, de la communauté et de l'emploi

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