The Professional English Assessment for Teachers (PEAT) Test
Offered in: Melbourne, Online
Entry level: Beginner to Advanced
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The Professional English Assessment for Teachers (PEAT) Test is designed to determine the level of competence in English of overseas trained teachers who wish to gain approval to teach in NSW Department of Education and Communities (DEC) government schools. It is not an assessment of subject matter competence but an assessment of English language skills within the educational context. The result obtained in each language component of the PEAT indicates whether your proficiency is of a standard which would enable you to teach and interact effectively and confidently in a school setting in NSW??
| Test Format | Description | Test Time |
| Listening – 3 sections | Section 1: Two-way discussion (2.5 mins – played twice) multiple choice questions. Section 2: Three-way discussion (2.5 mins – played twice), multiple choice questions. Section 3: Monologue (4 mins – played twice), note taking answers |
60 minutes |
| Reading – 3 sections | Section 1: NSW DEC policy text (approx 900 words) multiple choice questions. Section 2: Workplace related text (approx 700 words) multiple choice questions and single word cloze Section 3: Authentic sample of student writing (handwritten), multiple choice questions. |
50 minutes |
| Writing – 3 sections | Section1: Writing an incident report Section 2: Writing a letter home Section 3: Authentic sample of student writing (typed) identifying errors and providing written feedback on student’s work . |
70 minutes |
| Speaking – 3 sections | Section 1: Interview and discussion (5 mins) Section 2: Role play (preparation 4 mins; performance 5 mins) Section 3: Presentation (preparation 4 mins; performance 5 mins) |
23-25 minutes |
| TOTAL TEST TIME | 3 hours 25 minutes | |