
ESL CRITERIA
This is in line with WUDC rules on qualification as ESL.
Take the sum of:
(a) the number of years spent, while aged 12+, enrolled in an educational programme in a native-English environment, multiplied by 2;
(b) the number of years you spent, while aged 6-12, enrolled in an educational programme in a native-English environment;
(c) the number of years you spent, while aged 12+, enrolled in an educational program where English is the effective medium of instruction in a non-native English environment, or the English language is the subject of instruction;
(d) the number of years you spent, while aged 6-12, enrolled in an educational program where English is the effective medium of instruction in a non-native English environment, or the English language is the subject of instruction, divided by 2;
(e) the number of years in which you, aged 12+, primarily spoke English in your home or social circle;
(f) the number of years in which you, aged 6-12, primarily spoke English in your home or social circle, divided by 2; and
(g) the number of years in which you worked in a workplace where English is the effective medium of exchange.
If the result is 6 or more, you are EPL and do not qualify as ESL.
If the result is less than 6, you are ESL.
Example:
A speaker has spent 2 years while aged 12+ in an educational programme in a native-English environment, and primarily spoke English in their social circle for 2 years while aged 12+. This speaker scores 4 under (a) and 2 under (e) for a total of 6, and therefore is EPL.