The role of the EXAVER for English B.A. students

Abstract

This research focuses on finding out the reason(s) why students from the B.A. in English language take the EXAVER proficiency test, more precisely to discover why EXAVER is useful for them, as well as their opinions regarding the EXAVER. The participants of this study are students from the B.A. in English language at the Universidad Veracruzana. The nature of this research is a mixed method approach, also the data were collected through the survey and interview methods and contrasted to the literature review to finally analyze them through triangulation. The highlighted findings are how the EXAVER test is used within the UV, and so the participants’ reasons to use the EXAVER certificate. The analysis also showed that the EXAVER is considered a test that evaluates English language skills accurately since the participants would take it again and some of them have taken it more than once.