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<p class="xmsoplaintext" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">With apologies for cross-posting</span></i><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dear language testers, researchers, educators, policy makers, and graduate students in the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>Middle East
</b>region,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">After the success of the April issue of the ILTA Newsletter, we are now gathering contributions for Issue 2, to be published in November 2019. Contributions should cover one or more of the following areas:<o:p></o:p></p>
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General news (new assessments, language assessment policy, launch of products, language assessment-related developments, new books) (100-200 words per news item). Please include at least 1 photo related to the event or flag of the country where the news came
from.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Reports on past events (April-October 2019) (25-50 words per news item). Include at least 1 photo per news item.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">News from ILTA affiliated organizations (100-200 words per news item). Include at least 1 photo per news item.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Awards (any language testing related award April–Oct 2019). Please include: award name, name and affiliation of winners, paper title (if applicable), a photo of person or group that won the
award<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Grant/scholarship opportunities (25-50 words, from Nov 2019 onwards). Description should include: Name of the organization, 1-2 sentence description of opportunity, deadline for submission of
applications, website link, at least 1 photo per news item (logo of organization).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Professional development opportunities (Upcoming conferences, workshops, internships, or short courses from Nov 2019 onwards). Please include: Name of event, location (City, Country), dates,
deadline for submission of applications/abstracts, website link. For internships please include: website link for more information, keywords on the targeted skill of the internship post.
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please send </span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">your contributions and/or any questions about them<span style="color:black"> to
</span>the<span style="color:black"> Graduate Assistant, Jing Zhang at <a href="mailto:jing.zhang@bristol.ac.uk"><span style="color:#954F72">jing.zhang@bristol.ac.uk</span></a><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b>October
21<sup>st</sup>. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We are looking forward to hearing from language assessment professionals from all parts of the region.</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="xmsoplaintext" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Best wishes,</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Shahrzad Saif, Assistant Editor, ILTA Newsletter (Middle East)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Jing Zhang, Graduate Assistant, ILTA Newsletter (Middle East)</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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