CFP: Diversity, Plurilingualism and Their Impact on Language Testing and Assessment

[Francis Hult]

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Full Title: Diversity, Plurilingualism and Their Impact on Language Testing and Assessment
Short Title: IATEFL TEASIG

Date: 22-Nov-2013 - 23-Nov-2013
Location: Siena, Italy
Contact Person: Zeynep Urkun
Meeting Email: zeynepu at sabanciuniv.edu
Web Site: http://tea.iatefl.org/

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics

Call Deadline: 16-Aug-2013

Meeting Description:

Nowadays linguistic and cultural diversity are key features of the global world. Furthermore, easier and increasing mobility and easier international and intra-national communication affect language uses that are more and more diverse and multi/plurilingual.

But, what has been the impact of this on language testing? In what ways can multi/plurilingualism be taken in consideration in language testing?

Should the emergent nature of social interaction in ethnolinguistically diverse educational and other settings be reflected in the notion of communicative competence(s) that underpins construct validity?

Which are the implications for potential mis-recognition or under-recognition of 'competence' in actual communication in a rapidly changing communication and language landscape?

The aim of this conference is to look at how professionals in the field have addressed these issues, and to exchange ideas on how different constituencies can cooperate in order to improve testing and assessment practice(s).

Plenary speakers will be: Professor John de Jong, (VU University Amsterdam/Pearson), Dr Nick Saville, (Cambridge English Language Assessments, UK), Dr Diane Schmitt (Nottingham Trent University, UK) and Professor Elana Shohamy, Tel Aviv University, UK.

You can find more information on the venue and the event, as well as Call for Proposals and the Registration Form at the TEA SIG website at http://tea.iatefl.org/.

You can register online using this link:  https://secure.iatefl.org/events/step1.php?event_id=69.

The sessions will be held at the University for Foreigners of Siena, conveniently located in front of the railway station, near the city centre. (www.unistrasi.it).

Siena can be easily reached by plane either from Florence Airport or Pisa airport, as well as by train from many locations in Italy and Europe.

We are also happy to announce that the following hotels are offering discounts to our delegates:

Hotel Italia � 55 DUS/ � 65 DUS including breakfast: http://www.hotelitalia-siena.it/
Hotel Minerva � 55 DUS including breakfast: http://albergominerva.it/
Hotel NH Excelsior � 105 DUS; � 120 Twin room: http://www.nh-hotels.it/nh/it/hotels/italia/siena/nh-excelsior.html

Please contact the hotels individually to make and pay for your accommodation booking and specify you are a participant to the TEA-SIG Conference.

Call for Papers:

The conference aims to address the impact of diversity and multi/plurilingualism in language testing.

We invite proposals covering the themes of:

- Language competence(s) in mobility
- Multilingual testing
- Assessing intercultural competence
- Assessing English as lingua franca
- Language assessment for social integration for migrants

The deadline for proposals is August 16, 2013. The Speaker Proposal form can be downloaded from http://tea.iatefl.org/.
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