Choose your language for tests and examinations
USEFUL LINKS (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
ALTE - The Association of Language Testers in Europe
Certification in 2005 by Dr M I Freeman
Conference: The Work of the Council of Europe in the field of Modern
Languages,
1957 – 2001 by John Trim
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages - a practical tool for setting clear standards
Communicative language testing - an attainable goal ?
(Nick Miyata-Boddy and Clive S. Langham, 2000)
EALTA - European Association for Language Testing and Assessment; also see their useful links page
Eurobarometer Report 54 - a survey of public opinion undertaken in 2000
EUROPEAN
SURVEY OF LANGUAGE TESTING
AND ASSESSMENT NEEDS - pdf file
Foreign Language Test Database - a joint project of Georgetown University, The George Washington University, and the Center for Applied Linguistics
National Language Standards (revised 2005) have been approved by the UK regulatory authorities and are available as a free, downloadable document (pdf, 321kb).
Resources in Language Testing - from Glen Fulcher
Test
Purposes - by Greta J. Gorsuch (The Language Teacher Online)