Multilevel Language tests: Walking into the land of the unexplored

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Language Learning & Technology 
ISSN 1094-3501 
June 2021, Volume 25, Issue 2 
pp. 1–25 
E
MERGING 
T
ECHNOLOGIES
Multilevel language tests: Walking into the land of 
 the unexplored 
Jesús García Laborda
, 
Universidad de Alcalá
 
Miguel Fernández Álvarez
, 
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
 
Abstract 
This paper compares and analyzes a selection of popular multilevel tests used for quick accreditation of 
English as a foreign language worldwide. The paper begins by stating the current need of accreditation of 
English language competence for both academic and professional matters. It then looks at their defining 
features and differences. After, the different pros and cons are analyzed looking especially at the need to 
diversify item types since the authors consider that even the most novel tests have a traditional construct 
that dates back many years. It also proposes new types of items. The paper concludes that a revision of the 
concept of language construct is necessary considering the specific uses of the language in the 21st century.