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The mission of the Centre is:  \n1. to carry out and promote research and development in language testing;  \n[2. to](2. to) develop tests and other appropriate proficiency measurement instruments for English and otherlanguages;  \n3. to evaluate programmes of language learning and teaching;  \n[4. to](4. to) provide consultancy services in evaluation and testing; and  \n[5. to](5. to) provide education and training in the area of language assessment.  \nThe LTRC engages in a broad range of projects, some of which are commissioned and others which are grantfunded. Information about the Centre’s work is available on the LTRC website: [http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ltrc](http://arts.unimelb.edu.au/ltrc)  \nFor more than 20 years, the LTRC has been linked with language assessments used in the process of migration and professional registration. In the 1990s the Centre was part of a consortium responsible for developing the Access (The Australian Assessment of Communicative English Skills), an English test designed to assist the then Commonwealth Department of Immigration and Multicultural affairs (DIMA) in the migration selection process (Brindley & Wigglesworth, 1997), Centre staff have also, for example, done research on the use of IELTS in the migration and professional registration pathways of graduate accountants and engineers (Knoch, May, Macqueen, Pill, & Storch, 2016) and we have a long-standing association with the Occupational English Test (OET), a specific-purpose language test recognised for the purpose of registering overseas-trained health professionals seeking to practise in Australia (see e.g. Elder et al., 2013; McNamara, 1996) . Professor Tim McNamara, the developer of the current format of the OET, is closely associated with the LTRC and was Centre Director for several terms. The LTRC also has experience with other workplace assessments such as the assessment of language proficiency of teachers (both English and LOTE) (Elder, 2001; Elder & Kim, 2014) and aviation personnel (see e.g. Knoch, 2012) .  \nStaff and associates of the LTRC are also involved in research projects for providers of other major English language tests, including the International Language Testing System (IELTS), the Pearson Test of English Academic and the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) . Consequently, a high level of expertise is available in the area being considered in the current discussion paper.  \n2 Response to discussion paper  \nWe would like to thank the Department of Immigration and Border Protection for providing us with the opportunity to make a submission in response to the discussion paper entitled ‘Strengthening the test for Australian citizenship’. We comment on two areas in this submission, (1) the proposed introduction of a separate upfront English language test and (2) the proposed changes to the Australian citizenship t","cbCaib46hvynBtPi","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaib46hvynBtPi","pdf",589183,"English","# Background to the Language Testing Research Centre\n## Response to discussion paper\n### Introduction of separate upfront English language test requirement\n#### Appropriacy of testing English language as part of citizenship requirements","[{\"question\":\"What is the document and who prepared it?\",\"answer\":\"The document is Submission 472-Attachment 2, prepared by Ute Knoch, Tim McNamara, and Cathie Elder from the Language Testing Research Centre, School of Languages and Linguistics, The University of Melbourne.\"},{\"question\":\"Which two proposal areas does the submission address?\",\"answer\":\"It comments on two areas: (1) introducing a separate upfront English language test and (2) proposed changes to the Australian citizenship test.\"},{\"question\":\"What issues are discussed regarding the proposed upfront English language test requirement?\",\"answer\":\"It discusses five areas: appropriacy of testing language as part of citizenship requirements, suitability of IELTS, scope of what should be tested, the level required, and the appropriacy of re-testing applicants who previously applied for permanent residency.\"}]","Australian Citizenship Legislation Amendment (Strengthening the Requirements for Australian Citizenship and Other Measures) Bill 2017 - Submission 472-Attachment 2 - LTRC submission to discussion paper \"Strengthening the test for Australian Citizenship\" | PDF",18]