简介:a small set of international English language proficiency tests such as TOEFL and IELTS is developing with great momentum. Test localization,and one cannot replace the other. Notwithstanding his strong arguments for localizing language tests Yang (2004) acknowledges that developing a test on the intercultural norm does not mean eradication of the native speaker norm or complete localization of the test,if one test is carried out to assess the English language proficiency of students from other countries