New English language requirements summary for Tier 4 applications with CAS's issued on or after 21st April 2011:
2011年4月21日后对第四层级学生签证申请人的最新语言要求总结如下：
Students coming to study at level 6 (undergraduate) and above will need to be competent in English to level B2 of the Common European Framework Reference.
对于前往英国学习NQF6或以上（即本科或以上）课程的学生，其英语必须达到欧洲语言教学评估共同纲领（CEFR）B2水平。
If a student is coming to study at level 6 and above and will be studying with a Tier 4 sponsor that is a Higher Education Institution, the HEI may make their own assessment of English competency and must state this on the CAS.
如果学生在第四层级下的高等教育担保机构学习NQF6或以上的课程，高等教育机构可以自行测试学生的英语水平，并且要将测试结果写在CAS上。
For students coming to study at level 6 and above at a Higher Education Institution, the English Language requirement can be waived if the sponsor considers the student to be a gifted student. The Academic Registrar at the Higher Education Institution will need to personally authorise the waiving of the language requirement on the CAS.
如果学生在高等教育担保机构学习NQF6或以上的课程，高等教育机构可以免去对特别优秀的学生的语言要求。但是必须由高等教育院校的教务长（Academic Registrar）亲自在该学生的CAS上批准免去其英语语言要求。
If a student is coming to study at level 6 and above and will be studying with a Tier 4 sponsor who is NOT a Higher Education Institution, the applicant will be required to provide a Secure English Language Test to level B2.
如果学生在第四层级下的非高等教育担保机构学习NQF6或以上的课程，申请人必须通过强制性安全英语语言测试并达到B2的水平。
Students coming to study at lower level courses at levels NQF 3-5, including the Pathways must be competent at level B1 of the Common European Framework Reference. The sponsor must assess the student is competent in English language at a minimum level B1 through provision of a SELT. This also applies to students who are undertaking foundation degrees; or pre-sessional courses before a degree course; or, studying English as a foreign language under Tier 4 at CEFR level B2.
如果学生将在英国学习NQF3-5的课程，包括衔接课程，申请人必须通过强制性安全英语语言测试证明其英语达到B1水平。该要求同样适用于预科学位课程，学位课程之前的预备课程，以及在第四层级下课程水平达到B2的英语语言课程。
Government sponsored students must be studying English at a minimum of CEFR level B2 and will require a SELT.
政府担保的学生必须通过安全英语语言测试，而且在英国学习B2以上水平的英语课程。
Exemptions to the SELT requirements remain if the student is from a majority English speaking country, has obtained a qualification equivalent to a UK degree in a majority English speaking country, or studied in the UK recently as a child student.
以下学生仍然不需要提供安全英语语言测试成绩：包括来自广泛使用英语的国家；或者在广泛使用英语的国家获得等同于英国学位的学术资格证书；或者正在英国学习的青少年学生。
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