Research Notes Issue 28 (May 2007) is available in print and also for download from the website (see below). Research Notes is part of Cambridge ESOL’s commitment to sharing best practice and new developments within applied linguistics and language testing with the wider academic community.

Copies of Research Notes are circulated to all our exam centres, academic institutions and other organisations, where it serves to underpin Cambridge ESOL’s reputation as a leader and ground-breaker in the field of language testing.

This latest edition features:

• Reviewing the Cambridge Young Learners English (YLE) tests
• The marking of spelling for the revised YLE tests from January 2007
• Cambridge ESOL YLE tests and children’s first steps in reading and writing in English
• Linking language assessments for younger learners across proficiency levels (Phase 1)
• Developing ‘Can Do’ statements for young learners
• YLE update
• Research and development update
• Recent publications of interest
• Conference reports
• IELTS joint-funded Research Program.

You can download the current and past copies of Research Notes at: www.cambridgeesol.org/rs_notes

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