ABSTRACT
English proficiency tests play an important role in Thailand as they judge the future of the test takers. Due to the cost of other internationally known tests, such as TOEFL or IELTS, many universities have developed in-house English tests, including the CU-TEP test from Chulalongkorn University. In this vignette, the authors share their stories and critique the CU-TEP written test portion, especially the error recognition format, as it does not reflect real-world writing tasks. The authors encourage test developers to redesign the test with performance-based writing assessment that could appropriately assess writing proficiency.
