Language Magazine

The Future of Language Testing* Isn’t Testing

Actually, “assessment” is the correct term to use here, but using “testing” makes the title much more interesting. Language ...
Nature

Rater Behavior and Language Assessment in Education

Recent advances in language assessment have illuminated the complex interplay of rater behaviour and scoring procedures in educational settings. Studies in this field investigate how factors such as ...
JSTOR Daily

Comparing Language Use in Oral Proficiency Interviews to Target Domains: Conversational, Academic, and Professional Discourse

Oral Proficiency Interviews (OPIs) are widely used to measure speaking ability in a second or foreign language. The Michigan English Language Assessment Battery (MELAB) Speaking Test is an OPI used ...
Morningstar

Pearson Advances English Language Assessment with Enhanced PTE and New Express Test

LONDON, July 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pearson (FTSE: PSON.L), the world's lifelong learning company, today announces updates to its English language testing portfolio. These include enhancements to ...
BBC

The study of written language, controlled assessment guidance - CCEA

Unit 3 of the CCEA GCSE English Language qualification is a controlled assessment unit based on Studying Spoken and Written Language. In this unit, students will be asked to complete two controlled ...