Introduction: This assignment discusses proficient tests in language testing . The assignment starts with a brief review on testing and the strategies used for developing language tests .Then there are some types of language tests .The main focus of the assignment is on developing a proficiency test so it consists of the purpose and importance of proficiency tests along with the characteristics of a good proficiency tests. It also includes testing specification for a proficiency test. 2.…showed first 75 words of 3575 total…

…showed last 75 words of 3575 total…as the "washback" effect. As a result, some proficiency test specifications--what language is tested and how it is tested--now more closely resemble syllabus specifications of ELT course books that reflect current methodological principles. This development brings proficiency tests more in line with what we expect of achievement tests, thus, reflecting teaching. Therefore there is a need to look at the tests again and again and make sure that the tests are reliable, valid and authentic.