Introduction to the first edition 6
Introduction to the second edition 8
Acknowledgments x 2
Examination summaries 2
Multi-lingual explanation of the headings used in the examination 2
descriptions 2
1.Assocled Examining Board(AEB) 3
1.1 English Language-Professional and Business Use 3
1.2 Test in English for Educational Purposes 5
2.Assoclation of Recognizod English Language Schools Examinations Trust (AET) 8
2.1 ARELS Oral Examinations 8
3.British Council/University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate 14
3.1 English Language Testing Service 14
4.City and Guilds of London Institute 21
4.1 Communication in Technical English 21
5.Educational Testing Service 23
5.1 Test of English as a Foreign Lansuage(TOEFL) 23
6.English Language Teaching Deveiopment Unit (ELTDU) 26
6.1 Stages of Attainment Scale and Test Battery 26
7.English Speaking Board(International)Limited (ESB) 28
7.1 Oral Assessments in Spoken English as an Acquired Language 28
8.General Medical Councll (GMC) 32
8.1 The PLAB Test 32
9.Institute of Linguists Educational Trust 35
9.1 Examinations in English as a Foreign Language 35
9.2 Certificates in English as a Foreign Language 38
9.3 Diplomas in English as a Foreign Language 52
10.Joint Matriculation Board (JMB) 46
10.1 Test in English(Overseas) 46
11.London Chamber of Commerce and lndustry(LCCI) 50
11.1 English for Commerce 50
11.2 Communication-Use of English(Secretarial Studies Certi-ficate) 54
11.3 Communication-Use of English(Private Secretary's Certificate/Private and Executive Secretary's Diploma) 55
11.4 Spoken English for Industry and Commerce(SEFIC) 57
12.North West Regional Examinations Board/North Western Regional Advisory Council for Further Education 60
12.1 English as a Second Language 60
13.Oxford Delegacy of Local Examinations (Oxford) 64
13.1 Examinations in English as a Foreign Language 64
14.Pitman Examinations Institute (PEI) 68
14.1 English 68
14.2 English as a Foreign Language(Syllabus Land Syllabus C)and English Language(NCE) 71
14.3 English for Office Skills 76
14.4 English for Business Communications 80
14.5 English for the Secretary 83
15.Royal Society of Arts Examinations Board (RSA) 85
15.1 English as a Foreign Language 85
15.2 Communicative Use of English as a Foreign Language 88
16.Trinity College London 92
16.1 Spoken English a Foreign or Second Language 92
16.2 Written English(Intermediate) 96
17.University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate(Cambridge) 97
17.1 Preliminary English Test(PET) 97
17.2 First Certificate in English(FCE) 98
17.3 Certificate of Proficiency in English(CPE) 100
17.4 Diploma ofEnglish Studies(DES) 103
17.5 English for Business(FCE) 105
17.6 English for Science(FCE) 106
17.7 Literature(CPE) 107
17.8 Translation(FEC,CPE,DES) 108
17.9 English Language(School Certificate and GCE-Overseas Centres) 109
18.University of London 113
18.1 O level English Language Syllabus B 113
1.Appendices 116
1.Comparative levels of EFL examinations 116
2.Comparative levels of ESP examinations 118
3.Group Certificate requirements(LCCI and PEI) 120
4.Teacher training courses in EFL 128
5.Addresses of professional bodies offering English language examinations 130
6.Addresses of overseas examining boards 130