This book documents a major study comparing the Cambridge First
Certificate in English (FCE) with the Test of English as a Foreign
Language (TOEFL) to investigate similarities in test content,
candidature and use. While both tests were designed to measure many of
the same abilities, they represent radically different approaches to
language test development, reflecting deeper differences between
educational measurement traditions in the US and UK. The thorough
investigation of the fundamental characteristics and operational utility
of two of the most widely used English tests for foreign students makes
this study a valuable contribution to language testing research. As
such, it will be of considerable interest to language testing
specialists and examination boards, as well as to academic researchers
and graduate students in the field of language assessment more
generally.