Test Format

NAATI CCL Test Format

NAATI CCL Test determines a candidate’s ability to convey the meaning of a conversation from English language to LOTE (Language Other Than English) and vice versa. On passing CCL Test, a candidate is awarded five bonus points also known as Credentialed Community Language points, a criterion on point test for Australia immigration visa application.

In the CCL Test, a testing officer plays a recording for the test taker to interpret and translate. This recording consists of two dialogues. Each dialogue represents a conversation between a native English Speaker and a native LOTE speaker. A candidate’s response is recorded for the marking procedure.

Each dialogue is of approximately 300 words, nearly half in English and half in LOTE. The dialogue is again divided into different segments. Each segment is of maximum 35 words.

The time allotted for the test is maximum 30 minutes.

How is the CCL Test taken?

Recording is played by the testing officer
A chime will be heard at the end of each segment
Testing officer will pause the recording at each chime
Candidate is given time to complete his response to the segment
Once the response is recorded, testing officer restarts the recording to play the next segment

The process continues till the candidate completes the test.

In short, if the candidate chose Urdu as LOTE, what he/she requires to do is interpreting the dialogues spoken by each speaker and translating its meaning into another language i.e. English into Urdu and Urdu into English.

Topics covered in the NAATI CCL Test

The dialogues in the test usually cover the real-life scenario that contribute to the social life of Australian society. Some of the domains include:

Business
Community
Consumer Affairs
Education
Employment
Financial
Health
Housing
Immigration/Settlement
Insurance
Legal
Social services

These dialogues are designed with a view to examine a candidate’s ability to serve as a medium of communication between two persons who speak different languages.

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