TY - BOOK AU - Hawkey,Roger AU - Milanovic,Michael ED - University of Cambridge. TI - Cambridge English exams, the first hundred years: a history of English language assessment from the University of Cambridge, 1913-2013 T2 - Studies in language testing, SN - 9781107634732 (pbk.) AV - PE1128 .C3272 2013 U1 - 428.0076 23 PY - 2013/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - University of Cambridge KW - ESOL Examinations KW - English language KW - Textbooks for foreign speakers KW - Examinations KW - Ability testing N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-363) and index N2 - This book is a centenary volume to mark 100 years of Cambridge English exams. The volume chronicles the history of Cambridge ESOL, from the first administration of The Certificate of Proficiency of English in 1913, up to the present. It covers intertwining themes such as mission, exam range, constructs, content, theory and practice, research and validation, and also explores relationships with key countries, institutions, centres, staff and test-takers. Printed in full colour with an attractive layout, the volume includes many photographs and unique access to archival material and interviews with key stakeholders ER -