He likewise questioned whether admissions staff should be interpreting language performance that has already been evaluated by trained examiners. “For me anyway, it’s interesting that there’s quite a lot of positivity about this from admissions staff.” “Any language test, as a test in itself, is a sample of a candidate’s ability. Pearson also questioned whether the move reflects increasing competition between English language testing providers. “I have concerns that such a practice would not be considered consistent with good practice in language testing or assessments.”