Industry projects
LTRC specialises in measuring the language proficiency skills required for the workplace or for academic study purposes. Projects undertaken with industry partners have focussed on a range of sectors including health, defence, interpreting and translating, aviation and higher education.
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Pearson Education Grant projects
The LTRC was awarded a new Pearson grant in 2021. This grant project and other recent Pearson grant projects are outlined here.
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British Council Aptis Test
We work on projects relating to the Aptis test; the online language proficiency test designed by the British Council.
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Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) research projects 2015-2019
TOEFL is the most widely used English language test in the world, used principally for the selection of students from non-English-speaking backgrounds for entry to higher education in the US and elsewhere.
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International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
The IELTS test is one of the most widely used English Language proficiency tests in the world.
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ARC Linkage Grant (Occupational English Test Writing Criteria)
The ‘Towards Improved Quality of Written Patient Records’ project was completed in 2017. Industry partner: Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment.