Useful links and resources on language testing (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)