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Direct linkIsbell, Dan; Winke, Paula – Language Testing, 2019
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) oral proficiency interview -- computer (OPIc) testing system represents an ambitious effort in language assessment: Assessing oral proficiency in over a dozen languages, on the same scale, from virtually anywhere at any time. Especially for users in contexts where multiple foreign…
Descriptors: Oral Language, Language Tests, Language Proficiency, Second Language Learning
Watanabe, Yoshinori – Language Testing, 2013
This article describes the National Center Test for University Admissions, a unified national test in Japan, which is taken by 500,000 students every year. It states that implementation of the Center Test began in 1990, with the English component consisting only of the written section until 2005, when the listening section was first implemented…
Descriptors: College Admission, Foreign Countries, College Entrance Examinations, English (Second Language)
