Vocabulary Levels Tests (VLTs) represent one of the most practical test instruments for any language teacher’s toolbox. VLT results can inform a teacher’s selection of classroom materials, help track vocabulary growth, and identify gaps in high-frequency vocabulary knowledge. At the program level, VLTs can be used for class placement and program evaluation. For classroom research, VLTs can help researchers to group participants in terms of lexical knowledge. This article will introduce VocabLevelTest.org: a reliable, customizable, and free VLT system which teachers can use to create self-marking VLTs in less than five minutes.
