TOEFL® Essentials™ Assessment: Design and development of a new test
Every new test at ETS is created through a careful design and development process. The newest addition to the TOEFL® Family…
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PeopleCert signs multi-year contract with Transport for London, providing English Language Tests for Licensed Private Hire Drivers across London
Starting in 2021, PeopleCert will provide English language exams to individuals wanting to obtain a Private Hire Driver’s License…
Myths & Truths about B2 level in EFL
In 1939, Cambridge University introduced the “Lower Certificate in English”. This certificate has become the inspiration for what is known…
Lower is dead. Long live the Lower!
Once upon a time in the past, when yours truly was a teenager attending English as a Foreign language at…
Preparing for Teaching Exam Classes
One factor that greatly differentiates exam classes from general English classes centres on learner purpose. Since learners in exam classes…
December 2020 ECCE-ECPE exams postponed
Due to the ongoing increase in the number of COVID-19 cases, and in accordance with current government-mandated quarantines, curfews, and…
Cambridge Assessment English to support PISA Foreign Language Assessment
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has announced that foreign language skills will be assessed as an optional…
Why should an English-language proficiency test be backed by research?
“Test providers should carefully research the types of tasks students need to perform and replicate such tasks as accurately as…
Pilot programme for English language certification in state schools in Cyprus
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sport and Youth has signed an agreement with Cambridge Assessment, – a department of the…
LanguageCert offers Online exams for candidates under the age of 16!
Teaching and learning are rapidly moving online, catering to students of all ages across the globe. Exam delivery methods have…