Section A: Target-language essay
- Duration
- 40 min
- Format
- Discursive response in the language you intend to study
- Marks
- 32
重要日程
None required
Registration
College-administered written assessment — no central UAT-UK or Pearson VUE booking.
At your interviewing College
Where
You only sit it if you are invited to interview.
Cambridge interview week (typically early December)
When
College will confirm the exact date with your interview invitation.
1 hour total
Length
Section A: 40-min target-language essay (32 marks). Section B: 20-min English essay (16 marks).
None required
Registration
College-administered written assessment — no central UAT-UK or Pearson VUE booking.
At your interviewing College
Where
You only sit it if you are invited to interview.
Cambridge interview week (typically early December)
When
College will confirm the exact date with your interview invitation.
1 hour total
Length
Section A: 40-min target-language essay (32 marks). Section B: 20-min English essay (16 marks).
セクション 01
The Cambridge MML written assessment (commonly referred to as the MMLAA) is still in use for 2027 entry. It is a 1-hour written assessment with two sections — a 40-minute discursive essay in your target language (32 marks) and a 20-minute discursive essay in English (16 marks) — taken at the interviewing College during interview week. There is no central registration: you do not book through UAT-UK or Pearson VUE, and you only sit it if you are invited to interview.
The MMLAA (Modern and Medieval Languages Admissions Assessment) is Cambridge's College-set written assessment for MML applicants. It is still in use for 2027 entry — but it is NOT a centrally registered pre-interview test. You only sit it if you are invited to interview, and it is taken at the College that is interviewing you during interview week.
The assessment is one hour in total and has two sections: a 40-minute discursive response in the foreign language you intend to study (Section A — 32 marks) and a 20-minute discursive response in English on a short passage or topic (Section B — 16 marks). You do not need to register in advance and there is no admissions-test booking via UAT-UK or Pearson VUE.
Cambridge MML applicants also submit two pieces of school written work, one of which should be in a target language. See the official Faculty of Modern and Medieval Languages and Linguistics website (mmll.cam.ac.uk) for full guidance, and contact your interviewing College for any local variations.
Oxbridge Mentorsでは、独自の MMLAA問題バンク を提供しています。最も難しい問題への対策と、最後の10〜15%を底上げする時間管理の演習に特化しています。アクセスや1対1のサポートについては、 お問い合わせください。
セクション 02
Section A — Target language (40 minutes, 32 marks): you respond to a question or short passage in the language you intend to study at Cambridge. This is not a fill-the-gaps test but a free-flowing discursive essay, used to assess how clearly and accurately you can express ideas in your target language.
Section B — English (20 minutes, 16 marks): you respond in English to a different short passage or prompt, assessed for analytical and discursive ability rather than language competence.
The assessment is taken on paper at the College that is interviewing you, during your interview visit. Your College will email you with arrangements; no booking through a central test provider is required.
合計時間: 1 hour total (40 min + 20 min) — taken at the interviewing College during interview week.
セクション 03
The MMLAA is marked out of 48 (Section A: 32, Section B: 16). Colleges use the mark as one input alongside your UCAS application, submitted written work, and interview performance.
There is no published cycle-on-cycle threshold. Strong candidates typically display fluent, idiomatic use of the target language in Section A and clear, well-structured analytical writing in Section B.
セクション 04
MMLAAの対策は「仕様の理解 → 過去問演習 → 難問対策 → 模擬試験 → 本番」の流れで進めると、得点が最も伸びます。
公式の出題範囲を確認し、学校の進度と照合して、基礎の理解に欠けがないかを点検します。MMLAAの問題はすべて、この範囲内で成り立っています。
古い年度から順に過去問を解き、問題形式・時間配分・採点傾向に慣れます。直近5回分は、本番1週間前のために残しておきます。
過去問にはほとんどの生徒が苦戦する問題が必ずあります。私たちのMMLAA問題バンクは、こうした難問に絞り込んだ演習と、本番で時間内に解ききるための解法戦略をセットで提供します。
Access the question bank →本番に近い形式・難易度の最新の模擬試験(specimen)を、本番と同じ条件で時間を計って解きます。試験前1週間が理想です。
十分な睡眠・身分証明書・許可された電卓の確認など、当日の段取りを前日に確定させ、自信を持って本番に臨みます。
公式の出題範囲を確認し、学校の進度と照合して、基礎の理解に欠けがないかを点検します。MMLAAの問題はすべて、この範囲内で成り立っています。
古い年度から順に過去問を解き、問題形式・時間配分・採点傾向に慣れます。直近5回分は、本番1週間前のために残しておきます。
過去問にはほとんどの生徒が苦戦する問題が必ずあります。私たちのMMLAA問題バンクは、こうした難問に絞り込んだ演習と、本番で時間内に解ききるための解法戦略をセットで提供します。
Access the question bank →本番に近い形式・難易度の最新の模擬試験(specimen)を、本番と同じ条件で時間を計って解きます。試験前1週間が理想です。
十分な睡眠・身分証明書・許可された電卓の確認など、当日の段取りを前日に確定させ、自信を持って本番に臨みます。
セクション 05

A Cambridge-experienced MML tutor can give you per-paragraph feedback on practice essays in both sections, and will help you match the level of formality and analytical depth Cambridge expects.
Common mistakes: under-writing in Section A (treating it as a translation exercise rather than discursive prose) and over-writing in Section B (using all 20 minutes on a long paragraph rather than a structured short essay).
セクション 06
Past MMLAA papers are not centrally published, but the Faculty website (mmll.cam.ac.uk) and individual College pages provide guidance on the format and skills assessed.
A-Level / IB foreign-language essay writing under time pressure is excellent preparation for Section A; A-Level English Literature timed essays are good preparation for Section B.
Oxbridge Mentors 限定
上位パーセンタイルのMMLAA得点者が制作 — 最も難しい過去問・オプションペーパーの追加演習・最後の10〜15%を底上げする時間効率の手法をまとめています。
セクション 07
There is no central registration for the MMLAA. If you are shortlisted for interview at Cambridge MML, the interviewing College will contact you with the date and time of the assessment.
You do not need to book via UAT-UK or Pearson VUE. This is a College-administered written assessment, distinct from the centrally registered pre-interview tests (ESAT, TMUA, TARA, UCAT, LNAT, STEP).
セクション 08
中国からの出願者
中国からの出願者は、Oxbridge・Imperialの英国出願者プールの中でも最も競争の激しい層のひとつに位置します。各テストボードは公式に合格・不合格ラインを公表していないため(UAT-UKは「pass/fail はない」と明記)、特定のスコア閾値を保証することはできません。一方で、トップ層の中国人出願者は上位パーセンタイルに集中する傾向があり、MMLAAのスコアは面接候補者選考における重要な指標のひとつになっています。 現実的な目標は「最低基準のクリア」ではなく、出願コースの上位パーセンタイル帯にスコアを揃えることです。
中国以外の海外出願者
中国以外の海外出願者にとっても、Oxbridge・Imperialの実質的なハードルは公表されている最低ラインを大きく上回ります。志願者過多のコースでは、強い書類同士から選ばれるため、競争力のあるMMLAAスコアは差別化要素のひとつになります。 特定の閾値を断言することはできませんが(テスト提供者は公式に閾値を公表していません)、目標は最低ラインではなく上位パーセンタイル帯です。
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