<HTML dir=ltr><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=unicode">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.17095" name=GENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY>
<DIV id=idOWAReplyText78645 dir=ltr>
<DIV dir=ltr> </DIV></DIV>
<DIV>
<P align=center>The International Language Testing Association presents the </P>
<H1 align=center>33rd Language Testing Research Colloquium</H1>
<H3 align=center>Hosted by the University of Michigan</H3>
<H3 align=center>June 23 - 25, 2011, preconference workshops June 21 & 22</H3>
<DIV align=center>
<TABLE id=table1 width="70%" border=0>
<TBODY>
<TR>
<TD align=middle>
<P align=left><A href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?IAWF/729571d8ec/cd393a572c/a8babf05ca"><FONT size=4>LTRC 2011 Website</FONT></A></P></TD>
<TD align=middle><A href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?IAWF/729571d8ec/cd393a572c/fb9fccbf24/eventId=222478"><FONT size=4>LTRC 2011 Registration</FONT></A></TD>
<TD align=middle><A href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?IAWF/729571d8ec/cd393a572c/f360b57975"><FONT size=4>ILTA Home Page</FONT></A></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
<H2>LTRC 2011</H2>
<P>The year 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Robert Lado’s seminal book <I>Language Testing</I>, the first textbook in the field of language assessment. <I>Language Testing</I> was written while Lado served as director of the English Language Institute at the University of Michigan. In honor of Lado's contribution to the field, LTRC 2011 will be devoted to significant developments in language testing in the last fifty years. LTRC 2011 will be held in <B>The Rackham Building</B>, located in the heart of the <B>University of Michigan’s Central Campus</B>.</P>
<H2>Preconference Workshops</H2>
<P>Preconference workshops on topics and issues directly relevant to language testing will be held on June 21 & 22. These 2-day workshops include:</P>
<UL>
<LI><I>Everything You Need to Know to Teach Statistics in Language Testing Classes<BR></I>James Dean Brown, PhD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Second Language Studies University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa<BR>
<LI>
<P align=left><I>Using NVivo for Qualitative Language Testing Research<BR></I>Dan Douglas, PhD, Professor Emeritus in the TESL/Applied Linguistics Program Iowa State University, and Volker Hegelheimer, PhD, Associate Professor in the TESL/Applied Linguistics Program Iowa State University<BR> </P>
<LI><I>Applying SEM for Language Testing Research<BR></I>Ardeshir Geranpayeh, PhD, Assistant Director, Research and Validation The University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations </LI></UL>
<H2>Hotel and Travel</H2>
<P>Conference venue and accommodation information can be found online at <A href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?IAWF/729571d8ec/cd393a572c/8f0edee27a">http://www.lsa.umich.edu/eli/ltrc2011/hotels</A>.</P>
<H2>Registration and Membership</H2>
<P>All presenters and attendees must register for LTRC 2011. If you are not a member of ILTA we encourage you to join. You will secure a more favorable conference registration rate, and you will gain numerous additional benefits of membership (<A href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?IAWF/729571d8ec/cd393a572c/3532129b65">http://www.iltaonline.com</A>). </P>
<P>Online Registration: <A href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?IAWF/729571d8ec/cd393a572c/cbffde8036">http://ilta.memberlodge.com/</A> <BR>PDF Registration: <A href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?IAWF/729571d8ec/cd393a572c/178f204757">http://ilta.memberlodge.com/Resources/Documents/registration.pdf</A> </P>
<P>ILTA Membership Information: <BR><A href="http://cts.vresp.com/c/?IAWF/729571d8ec/cd393a572c/d5b73e27c9/option=com_content&view=article&id=128&Itemid=139">http://www.iltaonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=128&Itemid=139</A> </P></DIV></BODY></HTML>