Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Developing and investigating C-tests in eight languages: Measuring proficiency for research purposes / John M. Norris -- ch. 2 Design and development of an Arabic C-test / Michael Raish -- ch. 3 Developing a C-test for Bangla / Nandini Abedin -- ch. 4 Development and validation of a Japanese C-test / Shoko Sasayama -- ch. 5 A Korean C-test for university language learners / John McE. Davis -- ch. 6 Designing a C-test for foreign language learners of Turkish / Merve Demiralp -- ch. 7 The C-test in French: Development and validation of a language proficiency test for research purposes / Corinne L. Counsell -- ch. 8 The development of a Portuguese C-test for research purposes / Luciane L. Maimone -- ch. 9 A computer-administered C-test in Spanish / Luciane L. Maimone -- ch. 10 Developing C-tests across eight languages: Discussion / Carsten Roever.