30.3564, Calls: Applied Linguistics/Egypt

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Subject: 30.3564, Calls: Applied Linguistics/Egypt

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Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2019 18:33:48
From: Atta Gebril [agebril at aucegypt.edu]
Subject: 2nd International Perspectives on Assessing World Languages Conference

 
Full Title: 2nd International Perspectives on Assessing World Languages Conference 
Short Title: IPAWL 

Date: 27-Jan-2020 - 28-Jan-2020
Location: Cairo, Egypt 
Contact Person: Atta Gebril
Meeting Email: agebril at aucegypt.edu
Web Site: http://conf.aucegypt.edu/IPAWL2020 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 15-Oct-2019 

Meeting Description:

The International Perspectives on Assessing World Languages (IPAWL) conference
is organized by the American University (AUC), Egypt. IPAWL is jointly
organized by the  AUC Department of Applied Linguistics, the Department of
Arabic Language Instruction, and the Department of English Language
Instruction, in collaboration with the Fulbright Commission and the
Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC). The conference targets
assessment specialists and language professionals working with various
languages in different parts of the world. IPAWL will be held at AUC Tahrir
Square in Downtown Cairo from January 27- January 28, 2020.


Call for Papers:

Integrating Skills in Language Assessment: Current Practices, Challenges, and
Future Directions

 The American University in Cairo (AUC) is pleased to announce its second
International Perspectives on Assessing World Languages (IPAWL) conference
following the huge success of last year’s conference. The IPAWL conference is
organized by the AUC Department of Applied Linguistics (MATESOL program), the
Department of Arabic Language Instruction, and the Department of English
Language Instruction, in collaboration with the Fulbright Commission and the
Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo (NVIC). The conference targets
assessment specialists and language professionals working with various
languages in different parts of the world.

The theme of the IPAWL conference this year focuses on integrated skills in
language assessment. The integration of skills in language assessment has
received substantial attention with the inclusion of integrated tasks in
different language tests. Integrated tasks are perceived as authentic since
they tend to replicate activities in the target language use domain. In such
contexts, language skills are rarely used independently and consequently
language tests should reflect this reality. The purpose of this conference is
to showcase assessment efforts in different settings that have employed
integrated tasks. The focus will be on projects that aim at using such tasks
in both classroom and large-scale assessment settings. Projects investigating
assessment of specific language skills (e.g., assessing writing, assessing
reading …etc.) following an integrated approach are much welcomed. Another
area of interest is related to the role of technology within an integrated
paradigm.  Topics focusing on other language assessment issues could be
considered as well.

There are four types of presentations as follows:

Paper (30 minutes)

The presenter will report on a paper or an action research project for around
25 minutes, followed by 5 minutes for questions.

Workshop (45 minutes)

The workshop usually provides an interactive experience for the audience, with
specific focus on integrated language assessment activities that teachers can
use in their daily classes.  Other ideas for potential workshops include
assessment literacy skills, such as test item analysis, developing scoring
rubrics, or designing test tasks. 

Poster Session (1 hour)

A poster session gives the opportunity for presentations that are suitable for
visual display. A poster is usually prepared on a relatively large sheet and
mounted on a board. Specific guidelines will be sent to the poster presenters
once their proposals are accepted. 

Work in Progress (1 hour)

The work in progress (WIP) session is designed for researchers or teachers
currently working on action research projects related to integrated language
assessment. These projects are expected to be at their early stages in order
to benefit from the feedback provided by the experts during the conference.
Specific guidelines will be sent to WIP presenters once their proposals are
accepted. 

Please, include a 75-word summary (for the program book) and a 250-word
abstract for the proposal review. In addition, please make sure that you
include a 75-word bio. 

Notifications will be sent to authors of accepted proposals by November 1,
2019.

For the full call for papers and abstract submission, please visit the
conference website at

http://conf.aucegypt.edu/Conferences/ConfHome.aspx?Conf=IPAWL2020&Title=Call%2
0for%20papers

For any questions about proposal submission, conference registration, or
related matters, please send an email to ipawl at aucegypt.edu




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