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<p class="xmsoplaintext" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dear language testers, researchers, educators, policy makers, and graduate students in the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Middle
East</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">We are now accepting contributions for this year’s first issue, to be published in May 2020. Contributions should cover one or more of the following areas:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsoplaintext" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></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). Include at least 1 photo related to the event and the flag of the country where the news came
from.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<ul style="margin-top:0cm;caret-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: auto;text-align:start;widows: auto;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;word-spacing:0px" type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Reports on past events (Dec 2019-April 2020) (25-50 words per news item). Include at least 1 photo and the flag of the country.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">News from ILTA affiliated organizations (100-200 words per news item). Include at least 1 photo and the organization’s logo.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Awards (any language testing related award (Dec 2019-April 2020). Include: award name, name and affiliation of winners, paper title (if applicable), a photo of person/group that won the award.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Grant/scholarship opportunities (25-50 words, from Dec. 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 and the logo of organization.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Professional development opportunities (upcoming conferences, workshops, internships, or short courses from Dec. 2019 onwards). 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.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">Graduate Student Corner Feature article (500-700 words).<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<span style="color:black"> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please send</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">your contributions</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">to</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">us
by April 10, 2020.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsoplaintext" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We look forward to receiving contributions from all parts of the region.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Best wishes,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Shahrzad Saif</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, Assistant Editor, ILTA Newsletter (Middle East),
<a href="mailto:Shahrzad.saif@lli.ulaval.ca">Shahrzad.saif@lli.ulaval.ca</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="xmsoplaintext" style="margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Nadeem Ahsan-shah</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">, Graduate Assistant, ILTA Newsletter (Middle East),
<a href="mailto:Nadeem.edu.sa@gmail.com">Nadeem.edu.sa@gmail.com</a></span><span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="FR-CA" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Mongolian Baiti"">Shahrzad Saif, Ph.D<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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