In 1990, upon initiative of Cambridge University and the University of Salamanca, the Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE), which presently conducts integrated control when organizing certified exams in foreign languages, has been created. ALTE includes 19 national testing systems.
Russia as an associated member of the ALTE is represented by the Russian state system of testing Russian as a foreign language for foreign citizens. ALTE accepts the Russian State Certificate that certifies results of testing.
At the SUSU Center of Testing and Language Training, foreign citizens can prepare for the certification exams, test their knowledge of Russian language and receive the International Certificate.
Of course, passing this exam is not easy: those who want to obtain the International B2 Russian Language Certificate must not just know grammar and lexis well; they also need to be capable to communicate in different situations, understand unedited speech in movies and TV shows, understand implications of phrases and express the required idea using intonation.
Students of Heihe University, Gao Mingli, Chen Ihe and In Yu, who came to study at South Ural State University on an exchange program, passed the exam for level B2 and received the International Certificate.
“We congratulate our attendees and wish them further success in learning Russian language! We hope that more and more students will be able to achieve such results. And those who are insecure about their knowledge we invite to attend courses for preparation to pass the certification exams!” says Elena Doronina, Head of the SUSU Center of Testing and Language Training.
Address of the Center: room 303, 78 V Lenin prospect (Sigma academic building), Chelyabinsk; Tel. (3512) 272-31-31, e-mail: susu.imo[at]yandex[dot]ru.