[...] the variety of the topics and approaches chosen in the volume faithfully reflects the current trends of research in translation and interpreting studies, all of the with a common focus on assessment. [..] most contributions als state their limitations, implications and future research potential, three aspects which may be highly appreciated by those readers currently doing research in the field of assessment of translation and interpreting. The quality and orginality of the selected papers is perceived throughout the volume, which may certainly be of special interest to trainers, graders abd researchers, especially to those working in professional certification projects. Last but not least, the extensive references provided at the end of each paper will undoubtedly be of great value to those lay to the topic of testing and assessment and wishing to continue reading on it.

- Mireia Vargas Urpi, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, in The Journal of Specialised Translation, Issue 15 - January 2011,

The articles may include different approaches to testing [...], but they all share a common purpose: that of initiating dialogue between theory and practice and improving the assessment methods currently used. And they are generally written in a style accessible to all those who should be interested in the topic of testing and assessment in translation and interpreting studies: professors of translation and interpreting, professional translators and interpreters, even students of translation and interpreting. This work is a must-read for all those interested in the professionalization of translation and interpreting.

- Roda P. Roberts, in Interpreting, Vol 13:1 (2011),

This volume is a valuable and enlightening one in the empirical studies on university translation and interpreting programs. [...] The findings in this volume will provide insights into the understanding of thestatus quo in certification tests and admission tests, and also into the improvement of evaluation methods and development of new testing tools forquality assessment. This volume is a stepping stone for researchers, practitioners, test designers, course instructors and other stakeholders toblaze a new trail to rethink their test constructs and test methodologies in summative, formative or diagnostic assessments.

- Wu Zhiwei, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, on Linguist List, 21.2757 (2011),