Duolingo English Test
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An online English test you take at home on your own computer. Duolingo says more than 6,500 institutions accept it, but check that your course does before you book.
Details
- Format
- About 1 hour in total: around 5 minutes of setup and ID checks, a 45-minute scored assessment, and 10 minutes of writing and speaking samples that are shared with institutions along with your result.
- Scoring
- Overall score from 10 to 160, with subscores for Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening, plus four combined subscores (Production, Literacy, Comprehension and Conversation). Duolingo publishes tables comparing its scores with IELTS and TOEFL. Results usually arrive in about 2 days. Requirements vary; many universities set a minimum somewhere around 105–125.
- Results valid for
- 2 years. After that you can no longer share the result.
- How you take it
- Online at home on your own computer, at any time; no appointment needed.