The UK government has suspended all TOEIC testing in the UK after a TV investigation showed how the system was riddled with fraud with fake sitters taking the test on behalf of English language students. The investigation by Panorama (a respected BBC investigative program) uncovered how immigrants to the UK […]
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The TOEFL (pronounce toy-full or toe-full) or Test of English as a Foreign Language is an American test designed to establish how well a person speaks English. It is often used by students wishing to attend American universities, etc. Since it was introduced in 1964 almost 20 million students have […]
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BULATS stands for Business Language Testing Service which is a commercial service run by Cambridge Assessment. It is essential a method of testing the English ability (as well as French, German & Spanish) of business people. After the test users are given a score which relates to the CEF. The […]
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Aptis is an examination and assessment test developed by the British Council. It is targeted towards businesses and organizations (and is not available to individual users) in order to test a students ability in the four language skills. However clients can adapt the test to show bias towards one or […]
Continue ReadingALTE – Association of Language Testers in Europe
ALTE is the Association of Language Testers in Europe. It has developed a set of descriptors for language exams which say what a language learner at a particular level is able to achieve (i.e. understand or produce, etc). ALTE was founded by the Universities of Cambridge and Salamanca for the […]
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