Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables vii
4. Figures viii
5. Acknowledgements ix
6. Section 1 Spreading Influence around the World through the Promotion of English, 1935–2016
7. Chapter 1 A global, promotional agenda, 1935–2016: Exporting British culture and language 1
8. Chapter 2 Developing English language testing around the world, 1982– 2016: Exporting British expertise 40
9. Section 2 Developing Academic English Tests for University Gatekeeping and Selection Purposes, 1954–2016
10. Chapter 3 Testing the academic English of overseas students coming to Britain, 1954–1982: The British Council interview and the English Proficiency Test Battery 105
11. Chapter 4 The English Language Testing Service: The first communicative test, 1975–1989 136
12. Chapter 5 The International English Language Testing System, 1989–2016 208
13. Section 3 Developing Language Tests for Other Purposes
14. Chapter 6 Language test development in the 21st century: The return to a product centred approach 257
15. Chapter 7 Conclusions and the future 331
16. Appendices
17. Appendix 1 Overview of the Aptis Test Papers 338
18. Appendix 2 British Council Assessment Research Awards and Grants, 2013–2016 344
19. References 348
20. Subject and Key Personnel Index 374