Overseas Chinese Flagship Program

Schedule

Assessments

BYU Flagship Center/American Councils Joint Assessment Plan
(subject to change)

Test Point Assessment Test Range Levels (ACTFL/ILR) Format Duration Administrator Approx. Date of administration*
End of domestic academic year BYU-ACTFL Reading and Listening tests Novice High to Advanced High Scheduled and proctored online tests Estimated 60−90 minutes each section BYU Chinese Flagship Center: flagship_assessment@byu.edu May-June**
Pre- and Post-Summer Domestic and Overseas Programs BYU-ACTFL Reading and Listening tests Novice High to Advanced High Scheduled and proctored online tests Estimated 60−90 minutes each section BYU Chinese Flagship Center: flagship_assessment@byu.edu May- August**
Pre-Overseas Capstone (Participant Selection) ACTFL OPI Novice High to Advanced High Computerized, online 20-30 minutes American Councils: Linda Larsen February (Fall Capstone entry) or October (Spring entry)
AC Listening and Reading Tests 1 to 2+ Proctored online tests 2 sections x 90 minutes American Councils: Linda Larsen
WPT Novice High to Superior Proctored handwritten test 90 minutes Domestic Flagship Programs
During Capstone HSK Proctored paper-based test 135-155 minutes (depending on level) Nanjing Flagship Center October
(Fall entry)
or March
(Spring entry)
Post-Capstone ACTFL-OPI Novice High to Superior Telephonic*** 30-60 minutes BYU Flagship Center: flagship_assessment@byu.edu May – July
(Fall entry)
October-December
(Spring entry)
AC Listening and Reading 2 to 3+ Proctored online tests 2 sections x 90 minutes American Councils: Linda Larsen
WPT Novice High to Superior Proctored handwritten test 90 minutes Nanjing Flagship Center
  1. BYU-ACTFL Reading and Listening Tests (0-2) implemented at BYU January 2012) 0-3 to be operational in Fall
  2. HSK - Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi [Chinese Standardized Test]
  3. ACTFL-OPI - Oral Proficiency Interview
  4. ACTFL-WPT: Writing Proficiency Test
  5. ACTFL-OPIc: Oral Proficiency Interview (computer version)
  6. American Councils for International Education Overseas Test for Listening and Reading (implemented 2012)

*Dates vary depending on entry point. Most programs now accept students in its domestic program twice yearly. Post-capstone tests are administered at the end of participants’ internship end dates (varies). Likewise, the overseas capstone has two entry points.

**Dates vary depending on start and end dates of programs.

***Official ACTFL OPI requires a landline phone for testing.

Arizona State University and ROTC Program Brigham Young University Hunter College Indiana University The University of Mississippi North Georgia College and State University ROTC University of Oregon University of Rhode Island San Francisco State University Western Kentucky University University of Hawaii University of Minnesota
Institute of International Education Institute of International Education American Councils for International Education