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English Proficiency Grading
The results of GTEC are graded to a maximum score of 1000 points, which relate to increasing levels of English proficiency. Please refer to the charts below for a detailed breakdown:

Score	Level	Capability List
1000 800	Professional Level	Able to use English with confidence in various business situations, such as negotiations, presentations and management
800 600	Overseas Assignment Level	Able to handle overseas assignments. English proficiency sufficient for daily life and normal work situations (650 points or more recommended)
600 475	Overseas Business Trip Level	Able to handle overseas business trips or operations
475 350	Overseas Travel Level	Able to communicate in English for personal travel
350	Beginner Level	Capable of partially understanding limited situations and expressing him/herself with simple phrases



Evaluation of Four Fundamental Skills
GTEC evaluates and assigns a score to each of the four fundamental skills. It indicates the relative level of proficiency for each skill. The chart below summarizes how individual scores translate into practical language ability according to the four language skills. Organizations often use proficiency level descriptors to determine language proficiency "benchmarks": minimum standards that their employees require to successfully carry out a job, function, or assignment when using English.

Score	Listening	Reading	Writing	Speaking
250	Able to understand complicated discussions in meetings where English is spoken exclusively	Advanced reading ability. Capable of reading newspapers, magazines and intricate technological documents without difficulty	Able to write complicated reports, theses, presentations and official documents	Able to confidently communicate in English in almost any complex situation
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210		Able to quickly read and understand newspapers, magazines, mail and technical documents at work	Able to write somewhat complicated reports, mail, and minutes without any major difficulty	Able to hold complex discussions and make presentations or speeches
200
190	No problems understanding meetings or telephone conversations in English
180		Able to quickly read and understand newspapers, magazines, mail and technical documents at work	Able to write general English documents, such as reports, mail, and minutes with little difficulty	Able to use English in general work situations, such as in management, discussions or negotiations
170	Able to generally follow English meetings; however, may have some difficulty understanding the entire thread of discussion
160
150	Meetings using English may be difficult; however, able to travel or shop overseas using English without much difficulty	Able to read and understand newspapers, magazines, mail and technical documents at work without any major difficulty		Able to provide simple instructions to subordinates and colleagues; or to ask for specialties in restaurants
140			Able to write simple documents, such as personal mail and minutes
130	Able to follow conversations when making hotel or restaurant reservations, or when shopping	Able to read newspaper articles of interest, and simple mail and documents; however, anything complicated would be time-consuming		Able to communicate in English when shopping or making reservations when traveling overseas
120			Able to write basic mail or documents such as requests; however, may experience some difficulty in more complex matters
110	Able to understand approximately 50% when traveling overseas	Able to read simple mail and personal documents; however, it will be difficult to read anything more complex		Able to speak English in fixed formats, such as when making reservations, speaking on the phone, or when shopping
100			Able to write fixed-format mail or documents; however, anything complicated may be difficult
90	Able to understand simple phrases; however, will experience difficulty in conversational settings	Able to read simple mail and personal documents; however, it will be difficult to read anything more complex		Able to order in a restaurant; however, may experience some difficulty
80			Able to write simple "Thank you" notes and memos, but with some difficulty nevertheless
70		Able to read short messages, such as billboards and memos		Would have difficulty speaking English, even in a simple context
60			Able to write notices and greetings of no more than one or two lines in memo format
50	Able to understand only when words and simple phrases are spoken slowly
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Note 1	The above descriptions of English Communication Proficiency are based on data collected from questionnaires completed by professionals globally, in cooperation with Berlitz, the operators of more than 500 language centers in 60 countries around the world.