Languages in secondary education : an overview of national tests in Europe

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The main objective of this report is to provide a clear understanding of the current national testing regimes for languages in European countries. National tests are defined as standardised tests/examinations set by central/top level public authorities and carried out under their responsibility. All languages are considered except the languages of instruction, regional languages and ancient languages. In most cases, the languages considered are regarded as foreign languages in national curricula. There is currently a widespread agreement in Europe on the importance of foreign language teaching at school level and beyond, and on the role of evaluation in improving foreign language teaching and learning. The rise of these issues on the European political agenda has prompted the launch of this Eurydice study.