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Welcome to ALTE,

the Association of Language Testers in Europe


ALTE is an association of language test providers who work together to promote
the fair and accurate assessment of linguistic ability across Europe and beyond.
ALTE organises training and conferences on aspects of language assessment,
and operates a quality auditing system of European language examinations.

ALTE was founded in 1989 by the University of Cambridge and the Universidad
de Salamanca. Today, ALTE has 33 Full Institutional Member organisations
representing 26 European languages, as well as more than 120 Associate
Members, several Individual Expert Members and Individual Affiliates from all
around the world. ALTE is a non-profit organisation, and has Participatory Status
as an NGO with the Council of Europe, and Special Consultative Status with the
Economic and Social Council of the United Nations.

OUR MISSION

Setting Standards Sustaining Diversity Maximising Impact 
ALTE has established a set of common ALTE supports the learning, teaching and ALTE helps maximise tests' positive impact
standards which cover all the stages of the assessment of a wide range of languages, by making the connections between policy,

language testing process. These standards and promotes the recognition of research and practice, between language
can be applied to exams of any language, qualifications in these languages across learning, teaching and assessment, and
and ensure the quality of ALTE Members' Europe. between experts in different fields and
examinations. parts of the world.
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WHO WE ARE UPCOMING EVENTS


ALTE doesn't create its own language tests, but recommends its Members' tests
Language Policy Index for Migrants (LAPIM)
that have ALTE's "Q-Mark": the mark of language test quality. 18 Oct 2023 3:30 PM (CEST)

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Discover ALTE's history, check our list of Full Members and Associate Members,
our Special Interest Groups, or learn more about the structure and The Use of the CEFR and the CEFR
administration of our association.
Companion Volume 2020 in Language
Education – Benefits and Challenges

Q-MARK & QUALITY AUDITS 7 Nov 2023 9:00 AM (CET)

Palazzo Firenze, Piazza di Firenze, 27, Rome, Italy


ALTE audits member organisations' tests for evidence of quality in language test
development and delivery. A successful audit results in a Q-Mark. Find out more, ALTE 59th Meeting and Conference -
as well as which tests have the Q-Mark in the ALTE Framework. Registration for ALTE Members/Associate
Members/Invidual Expert Members

RESOURCES 8 Nov 2023 9:00 AM

Rome, Italy

Check our collection of resources to support language learning, teaching and


ALTE Rasch analysis course
assessment.
We also run a Services Unit which provides courses and consultancy to 8 Nov 2023 9:00 AM
Members and non-Members. Palazzo Firenze, Piazza di Firenze, 27, Rome, Italy

Find out what happened at our Developing Digital Assessments (session 1


of 2)
8th International Conference 27 Nov 2023 2:00 PM (CET)

Online
in Madrid in April 2023
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ALTE - the Association of Language Testers in Europe is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), registered in England, charity number 1184799.

Spanish Translation © Instituto Cervantes and University of Salamanca 2023 | French Translation © France Éducation International 2023 | Italian Translation © University for Foreigners, Perugia 2023
| Dutch Translation © CNaVT 2023 | Romanian Translation © Babeş-Bolyai University 2023 | | Portuguese Translation © CAPLE-University of Lisbon 2023 | Swedish Translation © Stockholm
University 2023 | Catalan Translation © Generalitat de Cataluyna 2023 | German Translation © Goethe Institut and ÖSD 2023

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