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Thevalidandreliablecertificationofforeignlanguagecompetencesis
achallenge,bothintermsofcontentandorganisation,forthosedepartments
attheUniversityofWarsawresponsibleforconductingforeignlanguagecertif-
icateexaminations.TeunitsinvolvedinthisendeavourincludetheUniversity
CouncilfortheCertificationofLanguageProficiencyestablishedbyResolution
119oftheUniversityofWarsawSenateof17June2009andtheSchoolforFor-
eignLanguageTeachingattheUniversityofWarsaw,supportedbytheOfce
oftheRector)sPlenipotentiaryfortheimplementationoftheBolognaProcess
andtheorganizationofforeignlanguageteaching.Itwasontheirinitiativethat
theinternationalconferenceuCompetencesofthe21stcentury:certificationof
languageproficiency”wasorganisedinWarsawon9th-10thMay2018.Teaim
oftheconferencewastoprovideavenuefortheexchangeoftheoreticalconcepts
andexperiencesinconstructingandadministeringexaminationsinvariousPol-
ishandforeignuniversitycontexts.Teconference,whichhasgivenrisetothis
volume,showedhowimportantitistocross-referencereflectionandpracticein
theareaofforeignlanguagecertification.Teeventinspiredvaluableresearch
andanalyses,andsensitizedtestauthors,examinersandthoseresponsiblefor
testdesignandadministrationtoanumberofissuesthatcontributetothe
reliableandaccurateimplementationofthelanguageproficiencycertification
process.Tisseemstobeparticularlyimportantatatimewhentheeńectsof
thisprocessareundoubtedlysignificantbothfortheparticipantsthemselvesand
forthecertifyinginstitution.
Tevolume,withpapersinbothEnglishandPolish,isdividedintofive
thematicpartscoveringvariousaspectsoflanguagecertification.Tefirstpart
offourchaptersbyPolishandforeignscholarsfocussesontheoreticalconsid-
erationsunderpinninglanguageproficiencyassessment.Itopenswithapaper
