The readers of this guide are likely required to write the
Language Proficiency Index™ (LPI™) to demonstrate their reading
and writing proficiency in the English language for a post-
secondary educational institution, a professional association,
or an employer. These organizations want to know how well a
person is able to function in English on demand—how well a
person can write about a topic without having time to prepare or
extensively revise their writing. Such organizations want to
count on the general level of a person’s English language
writing skills and to be able to generally predict how this
person will perform in an educational or work setting. Paragon
Testing Enterprises, a subsidiary of The University of British
Columbia, develops and administers the LPI Test. The scores from
this test can provide any of the types of organizations listed
above with a means of evaluating a person’s English language
skills. The LPI Test provides a consistent and standardized
measure of English language proficiency i