Russian Language Testing Centre
The Russian Language Testing Centre of the NEOU PetrSU for foreign citizens was founded as the regional one in January 2005 according to the agreement on the Leading Testing Centre of the Federal Agency on Education of the Russian Federation (Moscow).
This testing helps to control the quality of specialists’ training for foreign countries and evaluate the preparation of the 
foreign citizens to establish contacts with Russian and Russian-speaking partners for successful study and /or business in Russia and abroad. At the centre multi-level testing is carried out and the results of testing are confirmed by the Certificate which is accepted by the Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE). The specialists of the Centre teach Russian for preparation to pass the testing.
Since the beginning of it's work more than 30 people from Norway, Germany, Argentina, Great Britain, Turkey, South Korea, China, Vietnam, etc. passed the test and got Certificates.
About TORFL
1. Russian language testing for foreign students. According to the results official certificated are issued;
2. Testing in the Russian language for foreign citizens and persons without citizenship. Such language testing is necessary to be admitted to Russian citizenship. According to the results, official certificates are issued.
Test of Russian as foreign language is specifically designed to measure Russian language proficiency. Independent and objective control provided by a unified testing system allows to measure Russian language proficiency regardless of where, when and for how long the student studied Russian, and correlates the language proficiency in Russian with other foreign languages as well as promotes recognition of international language proficiency certificates.
Each level is characterized by certain practical communicative skills in different areas of activity. The standard takes into consideration the communicative situation and factors affecting it, personally oriented communicative objectives and their achievement.
Each test consists of 5 sections. Each section tests a different type of language proficiency:
Section 1. Vocabulary and Grammar.
Section 2. Reading.
Section 3. Writing.
Section 4. Listening Comprehension.
Section 5. Speaking.
Russian testing system for speakers of Russian as a foreign language includes:
TEL. Test of Russian as a Foreign Language, Elementary Level. The elementary level corresponds to the minimum level of communication competence, which enables the student to cope with elementary communicative tasks in the limited number of everyday situations.
TBL. Test of Russian as a Foreign Language, Basic Level. This level refers to the basic communicative competence enabling the student to handle basic communicative tasks in the limited number of social, everyday life, and cultural situations.
ÒORFL-1. Test of Russian as a Foreign Language. First Certificate Level. If passed successfully, this certificate confirms that its holder can satisfy his/her main communicative needs in such spheres as everyday life, social activities, culture, education, and professional communication according to the state standard of ROFL. Obaining such a certificate is a prerequisite for entering Russian universities.
TORFL-2. Test of Russian as a Foreign Language. Second Certificate Level. This certificate is corresponds to quite a high level of language competence, enabling the holder to manage efficient communication in all spheres of life necessary for a specialist in a relevant field: humanities (except for philology), engineering, natural sciences, etc. This certificate is required from graduates of Bachelor and Master degree programmes offered at Russian universities (except Bachelor and Master degree in Philology).
TORFL-3. Test of Russian as a Foreign Language. Third Certificate Level. This advanced level refers to a higher language competence, which enables the student to manage efficient communication in all spheres of life, as well as carry out professional activities in the field of philology. To get a Bachelor of Philology diploma, it is required to pass this cetificate.
TORFL-4. Test of Russian as a Foreign Language. Fourth Certificate Level. The holder of this certificate is considerd to possess highest language competence close to that of a native speaker. This certificate is necessary for obtaining a Master of Philology diploma of a Russian university; it gives the holder the right to practice any teaching, research or working activities in the field of the Russian language.
Head of Russian language Testing Centre
Khazova Marina Viktorovna
Anokhina str., 20, office 403,
Tel.: (814-2) 71 10 88
Fax: (814-2) 78 26 68
e-mail: marisha@psu.karelia.ru
