MELAB

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The Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (or MELAB) was a

, which evaluated proficiency in understanding, writing and speaking the English language. It was designed for adults whose first language is not English, and was often used as a university admission criterion to judge whether applicants are sufficiently fluent to follow an English-language study program at a university level.

The test included three mandatory parts and one optional:

• Written composition
• Listening comprehension
• Grammar,
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  , vocabulary and reading comprehension multiple-choice questions
• An optional speaking test in the form of a one-on-one interview with an examiner

The MELAB was discontinued in June 2018.

See also

• CaMLA
• CaMLA English Placement Test (EPT)
• Examination for the Certificate of Competency in English (ECCE)
• Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE)
• MTELP Series
• Michigan English Test (MET)
• Young Learners Tests of English (YLTE)
• Cambridge English Language Assessment
• English as a Foreign or Second Language

External links

• official site for the MELAB test