The King Salman Global Academy for Arabic Language (KSGAAL), in collaboration with several Saudi universities, will administer the academic Arabic language proficiency test for non-native speakers (Hamza) in person at the respective universities, on Tuesday.

It will be the first time this test is conducted in this manner.

The Hamza test is typically administered at the Qiyas centers of the Education and Training Evaluation Commission in Saudi Arabia, and at several educational institutions across the globe.

The test assesses proficiency across four Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) levels, spanning from A2 to C1.

It is 155 minutes long and consists of four sections: listening comprehension, reading comprehension, writing and speaking.

The test is designed for Arabic language learners and teachers at universities, Arabic language teaching institutes and centers, as well as some employers.

Administering the test are Umm Al-Qura University, King Abdulaziz University, King Fa
isal University, Taif University, Qassim University, the Islamic University of Madinah, and Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University.

Through the Hamza test, KSGAAL aims to bolster the prominence of the Arabic language, elevate its local, regional, and global standing, establish a recognized global standard of language proficiency among non-native speakers, and offer valuable insights to universities and institutes teaching Arabic, to assess the language proficiency of their non-Arabic speaking students.

So far, KSGAAL has administered the Hamza academic test to 1,664 students in the Kingdom and in several other countries, including China, Indonesia, and India.

Source: Saudi Press Agency