29.4040, Calls: Applied Linguistics/Ireland

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LINGUIST List: Vol-29-4040. Wed Oct 17 2018. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 29.4040, Calls: Applied Linguistics/Ireland

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Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2018 14:31:26
From: Stergiani Kostopoulou [stergiani.kostopoulou at ucd.ie]
Subject: 16th EALTA Conference ''Transitions in Language Assessment''

 
Full Title: 16th EALTA Conference ''Transitions in Language Assessment'' 
Short Title: EALTA2019 

Date: 31-May-2019 - 02-Jun-2019
Location: Dublin, Ireland 
Contact Person: Stergiani Kostopoulou
Meeting Email: ealta2019 at ucd.ie
Web Site: https://www.ucd.ie/alc/ealta2019/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 30-Nov-2018 

Meeting Description:

The Applied Language Centre of University College Dublin, Ireland is inviting
submissions for the 16th Conference of the European Association for Language
Testing and Assessment (EALTA), which will be held at University College
Dublin on 31 May - 2 June 2019. 

We are proud to have the following plenary speakers at EALTA2019:

Michael T. Kane (Messick Chair in Validity, ETS, USA)
Talia Isaacs (UCL Institute of Education, University College London)
Detmar Meurers (University of Tübingen, Germany)


Call for Papers:

Second language assessment is a dynamic field that has undergone a number of
changes and transitions resulting from a range of factors. These include the
emergence of different models of language competence, developments in the
design, construction and delivery of tests, and approaches to the measurement
of language proficiency. Research insights into the quality and use of
language assessments, advances in technology-based language assessment, and
the influence of a variety of societal and political factors have also played
an important role. Recent changes include an increased need for language
assessment for migration, employment or academic purposes.

Changes in the assessment landscape require flexibility and preparation for
change on the part of test takers, educators and test developers. They are
associated with a number of benefits - improved authenticity, closer targeting
of relevant skills, faster and more efficient online testing. They may also
raise issues, such as a lack of transparency in technological approaches and a
need to develop teachers' and students' language assessment literacy.

The comparison of different assessment approaches results in a recognition of
the value of specific aspects of assessment. This helps in the development of
language assessment that cater to international and local test takers.

This conference theme allows for expositions on a wide variety of topics
including, but not limited to, the following sub themes:

- Assessment literacy following changes in assessment approaches
- Assessment for transition points in education
- Transitions to technology-based language assessment
- The use of corpora and corpus linguistics methods for language testing and
assessment 
- Trends and challenges in developing context-specific language assessments
- Trends and challenges in classroom-based language assessment
- Developments in the assessment of lesser-taught languages 
- Developments towards increased authenticity in language assessment
- Transition from assessing standard varieties to lingua franca usage

We invite proposals for symposia, papers, work-in-progress presentations, and
posters in research and practitioner areas related to one or more of the
suggested themes.

Please find the guidelines for submission on EasyChair:
https://easychair.org/cfp/ealta2019

For further information about EALTA2019 visit our website:
https://www.ucd.ie/alc/ealta2019/

We hope you will be able to attend this conference and look forward to
welcoming you to Dublin!




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