Towards a valid test construct within an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) Framework

This article discusses a research project that has investigated the development of a language test within an English as a Lingua Franca (ELF) framework. It focuses on one of the main challenges for test developers designing a language test of this kind: the validity of the test construct. The article reports on the procedures followed to define the construct of the test and specify the test tasks. A brief description of the test content shows how the construct has been operationalised in the test tasks. The article concludes with prospectives for future research in ELF test development.