BEST Test of English Proficiency - websiteSpecial Arrangements
Date : 2022-12-16|Visitors : 1325|Source : BEST Test of English Proficiency
Special Arrangements
- Special arrangements are available for the following applicants:
- Applicants with physical, visual, hearing, speech, balance or multiple impairments.
- Applicants with other permanent dysfunctions that affect their ability to speak or write(supported by medical certificate).
- Under the principle of not affecting the overall fairness of the examination, the above-mentioned applicants may apply for one or more of the following special arrangements as needed. The LTTC will do its best to assist as appropriate. If you do not apply for the service in advance, it will not be possible to make temporary arrangements on the test day. Special arrangements include:
| Special arrangements | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry Time | Enter 5 minutes early | |
| Exam Room | Arrangement to take the test at a classroom on the first floor or in a building with an elevator | |
| Individual proctor | Limited to applicants with involuntary movements and speech impairment | |
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Enlarged test paper (The general test booklet is of font size 11) |
Test paper enlarged by 1.5 times (equivalent to font size 18) | Limited to visually impaired students |
| Test paper enlarged by 2 times (equivalent to font size 23) | Limited to severely visually impaired students | |
| Exemptions | Speaking Test | Limited to applicants with mild, moderate and severe hearing/speech difficulties |
| Extra Time | Response time extended to 1.5 times the original time | Limited to applicants with reading and writing difficulties |
| Response time extended to 2 times the original time | Limited to applicants with severe visual difficulties | |
| Equipment | Provided by the exam center: desk lamps, table and chair separation and other services. | |
| Test takers should bring their own: magnifying glasses, video magnifiers, hearing aids, electronic ears, FM frequency-converter system, crutches, table boards, wheelchairs (size should be specified so that wheelchair accessible tables can be arranged), medical instruments, and other required items. | ||
- How to apply for Special Arrangements:
- Applicants can only apply online. When the application proceeds to "Other Assistance", please select "Yes" for "Apply for accommodations for the physically and mentally disabilities" and click/mark the items that one needs assistance with: for example, bring your own hearing aid or other medical equipment to the test. No change is allowed once you have registered and completed the confirmation.
- Please follow the online registration instructions to upload the electronic document for proof of physical and mental disabilities.
- Applicants who apply for extra time or individual proctor must not only submit electronic documents for proof of their physical and mental disabilities but also submit documents from a medical center from within five years, stating the degree of dysfunction. The LTTC will only make arrangements after approval of the proof documents.
- For those who have already attached electronic documents within the preceding two years along with the previous application, there is no need to attach the proof documents again in the next application; however, those who apply for a change in service or extended response time should still attach the proof documents.
- The LTTC will not be able to make arrangements if you do not attach a certificate of physical or mental disabilities, or if you apply for extra time or individual proctor without proof documents from a medical center.
- For those who apply for exemption from an individual section or part of a section, the score report and certificate will include a note stating the reason that exemption was granted for that section (or part of a section) (the certificate will also include a note in English).