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...
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 Council of Europe divided learners into 6 main bands (A1, A2; B1, B2; C1, C2) as part of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) for Languages: A Basic User A1 Breakthrough A2 Waystage B Independent User B1 Threshold B2 Vantage C Proficient User C1...
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...
Exams are big business and a great number of students work towards one of the major English exams; many more work towards local exams.This means that preparing students for exams is also big business and many teachers either take this on with classes approaching and...
Cambridge Young Learners English Tests is touted as a series of fun, motivating English language tests, aimed at children in primary and lower-secondary education (age 7 - 12). They are run by UCLES. The examination has three different levels: Starters Exam (typically...
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...
Qualifications for Students indicate how well a person knows English. NB For qualifications in order to teach, see Essential Qualifications to Teach English. There is no single, standardized qualification system showing how well a person can use English, however over...
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...
Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of UCLES or the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate which is a non-teaching department of Cambridge University. Cambridge Assessment is responsible for setting and grading a number of international English...
The First Certificate in English or FCE is an examination in English from Cambridge Assessment which is internationally accepted. The holder is generally thought of as being able to use English adequately in most everyday situations: exchanging basic information,...
IELTS stands for the International English Language Testing System and it is a test designed to assess how well a learner speaks English. In 2008 over 1.2 million people took the tests in 120 different countries. It is held regularly throughout the year, several...
