Vancouver English Centre (VEC) comparison of various tests, score ranges, and approximate VEC levels, with links to PDF of English Language Competency Descriptor for the IBT TOEFL Test, and to a directory of Language Schools in Vancouver
Test performance data in this study suggest that nonnative
varieties of English can be used as listening test input while attitude
questionnaire results go counter.
These findings support most of the previous research in
this area.
Until research shows that the use of nonnative English as input
is irrelevant to the construct of listening, we may be unable to use
such input in testing, especially in high-stakes tests such as TOEFL and
IELTS.
As nonnative speech gains recognition among language users
and test takers, we hope the attitudes and perceptions toward the use of
these varieties of English will change.
"... [A] test of vocabulary size ... now being trialled with non-native speakers of English ... is available on this web site" (Current Research Projects, ¶1, 2010.09.30).
There are many lists going around about what the next decade will bring in K-12 education, especially focusing on those things that will become obsolete. Well, I decided to create my own list of 5 things that should be obsolete in K-12 education by 2020.