Multilevel Language tests: Walking into the land of the unexplored

About the Authors 
Jesús García Laborda has a Doctorate in English Philology and a European Doctorate in Didactics. He is 
currently the Dean of the College of Education of Universidad de Alcalá and the research head of Bilingual 
Education at Instituto Franklin (UAH). He has published over 200 papers in CALL, CALT, ESP, bilingual 
education and teacher education.
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Miguel Fernández Álvarez is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Linguistics Applied to Science 
and Technology at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM), where he teaches English for Specific 
Purposes within the field of construction. His research areas include bilingual education, second language 
acquisition and language assessment.
E-mail: 
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Document Outline

• Abstract
• Introduction
• Background
• High Stakes Certification Tests
  • International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
  • TOEFL® iBT
• Mid and Low Impact Accreditation Tests
  • APTIS
  • Duolingo English Test (DET)
  • LanguageCert Test International ESOL
  • Linguaskill
  • Oxford Test of English
  • Pearson Test of English (PTE) Academic
  • TOEIC® Exams
  • Trinity’s Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Exams
• Validity of Multilevel Tests as an Enhanced Opportunity
• The Future of Multilevel Tests
• Conclusion
• Acknowledgements
• References
• Appendix A. Structure of the Exams
• About the Authors