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Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI)

About Oral Proficiency Interview

The Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) is a language assessment conducted to evaluate an individual’s speaking ability in a specific language. The OPI is designed to measure a person’s oral proficiency and communicative competence in a real-life context.

OPI highlights
Conducting body

Developed by American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Language, but delivered by Language Testing International (LTI)

Accepting countries
Widely accepted
Types of exam
A standard test
Exam fee

INR 9,008 for computer-based test

INR 13,758 for telephonic test

Skills tested
Assesses a candidate’s ability to use the language effectively in various situations

OPI exam pattern

Assessment Test (Divided into 4 parts: Introduction, Warm-up, Interview, and Cool-Down)
To measure how well a person speaks a language

Duration: 15-30 minutes

Total questions: Varies
Mode of exam

OPI (Telephonic conversation) and OPIc (Computer-based)

Score

Ratings from 0 to 5 on ILR or CEFR scale

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FAQs

How reliable is the OPI?

Third-party studies have provided strong evidence regarding the reliability of ACTFL assessments. Additionally, ACTFL’s process for selecting, training, and certifying testers and raters is extremely rigorous, and it is followed by continuous monitoring, norming, and re-certification.

OPI is conducted in four mandatory phases:

  • Warm-up
  • Level checks
  • Probes
  • Wind-down

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