Volume 17 of Studies in Language Testing (SiLT) has recently been published. It covers issues in testing business English, exploring the testing of language from a theoretical and practical perspective.
The description of the revision of the Business English Certificate (BEC) forms a major part of the book and offers a unique insight into an approach to large-scale test development and revision. The book will be of particular relevance to test developers and researchers interested in language testing for specific purposes and contexts of use and will also be of interest to tutors teaching English for business.
Copies can be ordered from Cambridge University Press. For more information on the Studies in Language Testing series, visit www.CambridgeESOL.org/research/silt.htm