The test was developed over a four-year period of intensive research into all aspects of its reliability and validity. It is designed to help those who wish to study in Britain to decide whether their level of English proficiency is sufficiently high. It will inform Admissions Officers of the level of a candidate s English Proficiency. The test is administered throughout the year. The results are normally reported within ten days of the test being taken.
Further details concerning administration dates and costs are available on request.
Due to the involvement of the TERU in many testing projects in Asia, Europe, South America and Africa over the last 20 years, during which attachments from such places as China, Poland, Colombia, Taiwan, Thailand and Madagascar have carried out research at Reading, extensive collections of seminal articles in the fields of reading, listening, speaking, writing and general proficiency have been established. The library also subscribes to leading journals.