In the wake of a seismic shift in how the nation’s most-used English-proficiency test is scored, a growing number of states have lowered their criteria for students to exit English-learner support ...

Schools are required to test the progress of their English learners each year to determine whether they still need language instruction services or can exit out of such programs. In close to 40 states ...

The Bridge English Placement Test measures competencies in all English language and academic skills, including reading, writing, listening and speaking. Per University requirements, incoming ...

Unsplash English has become the planet’s default second language, spoken in boardrooms from Amsterdam to Abuja and taught in ...

Four-year-olds are crying, putting their heads on their desks or simply refusing to answer the questions during an English proficiency test they’re required to take in transitional kindergarten. The ...

The English Language Proficiency Assessment for California has four parts, used to test students’ ability to speak, listen, read and write in English. It can take from one to three hours to take the ...

As a J-1 Exchange Visitor, you may demonstrate your English oral proficiency through an interview conducted via a video conferencing platform by UAB's English Language Programs. After completing the ...

The Berlin-based language learning service Babbel today announced that it has teamed up with Cambridge English, one of the world’s leading providers of English assessments, to launch the aptly named ...

Since it was introduced in the 1800s, standardised testing in Australian schools has attracted controversy and divided opinion. In this series, we examine its pros and cons, including appropriate uses ...

Misty Adoniou works for the University of Canberra. She has received funding from government and non-government organisations to research refugee orientation, spelling, writing and teacher standards.