The format of the CAA International EALT

The CAAi English for Aviation Language Test (EALT) is designed to assess language proficiency in the context of aviation and aeronautical communications across the full proficiency range contained in the ICAO Language Proficiency Rating Scale from ICAO Pre-elementary Level 1 to ICAO Expert Level 6 and reports results as a score on this continuous scale.

The EALT comprises the EALT Test of Listening and the EALT Test of Speaking. The two parts of the EALT do not have to be completed on the same day and the order in which they can be taken is not fixed. However, the two parts of the EALT should typically be taken within seven days of each other. The dates and times at which the tests are taken are by arrangement with the test centre.

The EALT Test of Listening is presented as an on-line mediated test of aural comprehension. The EALT Test of Speaking takes the form of a direct face-to-face interview with qualified and trained examiners.

The EALT Test of Listening accommodates the narrow interpretation of a work-related context as defined by ICAO, while the EALT Test of Speaking accommodates its broader interpretation. 1

1 c.f. ICAO Cir 318-AN/180 Ch.1 Aviation Specific Language Testing Issues 4.1.3.1