The ALPHA Modern Language Center has been working since 2002, at Babeş-Bolyai University, at the Faculty of Letters. Its linguistic objectives are varied and reflected in teaching, testing, research and training activities.
Accredited member of QUEST Romania (Romanian Association for Quality Language Services)
Language courses
 general or specialised language courses for beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Learn English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Finnish, Japanese, Romanian and Hungarian |
| preparatory courses for Cambridge, TOEFL, IELTS, DELF, DALF, and DELE language tests |
| preparatory courses for the ALPHA test |
| customised language courses (for companies, institutions or individuals) |
| we provide free placement and diagnostic tests for language course enrolment we provide a CEFR based self-assessment grid for establishing the current language level and learning goals |
| we provide free placement and diagnostic tests for language course enrolment |
| language teaching, learning and assessment have been adapted in line with the Common European Framework for languages (CEFR) |
The ALPHA language test and certificate
| for Romanian university enrolment (if required), for access to Bachelor degree examinations, as well as to Master and Doctoral programmes |
| for local and European scholarship applications, job applications and university career advancement |
| it is a global language test which assesses language skills relevant for academic and professional pursuits in accordance with the scales and descriptors of the Common European Framework for Languages (CEFR) |
| the tested languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Portuguese, Swedish, Norwegian, Romanian and Hungarian |
| we provide a CEFR-based self-assessment grid |
| we provide free sample tests |
Self-assessment grid
To increase the effectiveness of your language learning, it is very important that you are fully aware of your current level of linguistic proficiency (strengths and weaknesses), and that you pursue very specific and feasible learning goals. For this purpose, we strongly recommend that you use the self-assessment grid by dowloading the pdf files posted here for each linguistic competence, listening, reading, conversation, speaking, and writing, and fill them out, according to the instructions included therein. The self-assessment grid is based on both the CEFR (Common European Framework for Languages) and ELP (European Language Portfolio) scales and descriptors. To move from your current CEFR level to the next 90 (A1, A2, B1) to 120 (B2, C1, C2) study hours are required. After registration, your self-assessment will be followed by a placement test which is which is mandatory for everyone who has indicated upon registration any of the CEFR language levels A1 – C2. At the pre-course meeting you will thus be able to discuss and set the learning goals together with the other participants and your course instructor. Completing the self-assessment-grid will enable you to make informed decisions throughout this stage
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The latest edition of the Candidate Guide (.pdf, .mp3) can be downloaded for free by clicking on that language: English, French, Spanish, Italian, German – in progress, Romanian – in progress.
The linguistic competence certificates are recognized at Babeş-Bolyai University.
UBB accepts as an equivalent document to a linguistic competence certificate, any official document attesting to a university education for a period of at least 6 months or completed full-time studies in a foreign international language at a foreign educational institution. Alpha Modern Languages Center issues certificates of equivalence on the basis of documents which explicitly state the language and the study period.
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The ALPHA Modern Language Center has been working since 2002, at Babeş-Bolyai University, at the Faculty of Letters. Its linguistic objectives are varied and reflected in teaching, testing, research and training activities.
Accredited member of QUEST Romania (Romanian Association for Quality Language Services)