Assessing English on the Global Stage: The British Council and English Language Testing, 1941-2016

by Barry O'Sullivan and Cyril J. Weir

Book Overview

This book tells the story of the British Council's seventy-five year involvement in the field of English language testing. The first section of the book explores the role of the British Council in spreading British influence around the world through the export of British English language examinations and British expertise in language testing. Founded in 1934, the organisation formally entered the world of English language testing with the signing...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1781794928
• ISBN13: 9781781794920
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Equinox Publishing
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher