ILR Testing Committee
High Stakes FL Testing in the Federal Government

ECOLT

Washington, D.C.

October 28, 2005

Themes

n Testing Applicants

n Career Development

n Incentive Pay

n Language Training Assessment

n Language Transformation in the DoD

Federal Bureau of Investigation

The Stakeholders

n Applicants

n The FBI

n The Intelligence Community

Contract Linguist Test Battery

n Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT)-Reading (Level 3)

n Defense Language Proficiency Test (DLPT)- Listening (Level 3)

n Verbatim Translation Exam (VTE) (Level 4)

n Speaking Proficiency Test (SPT)-Foreign Language (Level 5)

n Speaking Proficiency Test (SPT)-English (Level 5)

DLPT

n Validated by Defense Language Institute

n Security procedures for administration

n Tester administration training

n Multiple-choice scoring

VTE

n Content validity

n Validation process

n Security procedures for administration

n Rating procedures

n Rater training

n Interrater reliability

n Quality control

SPT

n Concurrent validity with the OPI

n Examinee location/identity

n Rating/certification procedures

n Rater training workshops/refresher workshops

n Interrater reliability

n Quality control

Career Development at the State Department

nReadiness Reserve

nEmployee Profile

Career Development at the State Department

Language skills are used for:

n Recruitment

n Retention

n Language Incentive Pay

n Promotion to Senior Service

Career Development at the State Department

Promotion to Senior Service entails:

n Operational effectiveness

n Leadership and management