Localipsum is a language services agency that provides human-governed language proficiency testing for schools, healthcare networks, government agencies, and employers.

Every assessment is rated by a credentialed evaluator against a recognized proficiency scale: ACTFL, ILR, or CEFR.

What We Test

Oral Proficiency
  • Speaking measured through a structured interview

  • Listening comprehension in real conversation
  • Job-relevant scenarios, not textbook prompts
  • Register and tone appropriate to the role
  • Interaction under realistic time pressure
Written Proficiency
  • Reading comprehension for workplace documents

  • Writing assessed for clarity and accuracy
  • Tone and register for professional contexts
  • Field-specific terminology handling
  • Grammar and mechanics in context
Role and Industry Modules
  • Medical and clinical contexts

  • Legal and compliance contexts
  • Education and family-liaison roles
  • Public-sector and social services
  • Custom modules for specialized roles
Frameworks and Reporting
  • ACTFL (American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages), Novice to Superior

  • ILR (Interagency Language Roundtable), 0 to 5, the US government standard
  • CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference), A1 to C2, the international reference
  • Independent double-rating for high-stakes decisions
  • A clear report with a level and a recommendation
When you hire, place, or pay based on language, guessing wrong has real consequences.

Localipsum exists for the organizations that cannot afford that risk.

Who Needs Language Proficiency Testing

Language proficiency testing is for any organization that hires, places, or pays based on bilingual ability. As more testing moves to automated scoring built for volume, a human-rated result is how a decision holds up later.

  • Schools and districts hiring bilingual teachers, aides, and family-liaison staff
  • Healthcare networks verifying the skills of interpreters and bilingual clinical staff
  • Government and social service agencies evaluating language ability for public-facing roles
  • Employers awarding bilingual incentive pay and documenting it defensibly
  • Any organization that needs to prove, not assume, that its people can communicate

How We Work in Language Testing

Credentialed Human Rating

Every result is rated by a credentialed evaluator, never by automated scoring alone.

Framework Selection

We help you choose between ACTFL, ILR, and CEFR based on the decision you are making, not the other way around.

Job-Relevant Contexts

Assessments reflect the actual work: patient conversations, benefits explanations, calls from residents who need help.

Actionable Reporting

Each report states the proficiency level, what it means in practice, and a recommendation you can act on.

Certifiably Human documentation applies to every rating we deliver.
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A traceable, attestable record confirming a named, credentialed evaluator was responsible for the result.
What is a language proficiency test?
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