22.601, Calls: Applied Linguistics/Cyprus

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Subject: 22.601, Calls: Applied Linguistics/Cyprus

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Date: 02-Feb-2011
From: Dina Tsagari [dinatsa at ucy.ac.cy]
Subject: 1st International Conference on Language Testing and Assessment
 

	
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Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2011 18:34:21
From: Dina Tsagari [dinatsa at ucy.ac.cy]
Subject: 1st International Conference on Language Testing and Assessment

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Full Title: 1st International Conference on Language Testing and Assessment 
Short Title: 1st ICLTA 

Date: 03-Jun-2011 - 05-Jun-2011
Location: Department of English Studies, University of Cyprus, Cyprus 
Contact Person: Dina Tsagari
Meeting Email: dinatsa at ucy.ac.cy & constandinou.t at ucy.ac.cy
Web Site: http://www.iclta2011.com 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics 

Call Deadline: 10-Mar-2011 

Meeting Description:

1st International Conference on Language Testing and Assessment
Dedicated to the memory of Dr Pavlos Pavlou
June 3-5, 2011 (preconference workshops June 3)
Venue: Department of English Studies, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
http://www.iclta2011.com

The Department of English Studies and the Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies of the University of Cyprus announce their 1st International Conference on Language Testing and Assessment dedicated to the memory of Dr Pavlos Pavlou. 

Call for Papers:

The conference will focus on the following areas but not only:

- Assessment policy and practices 
- Establishing standards and promoting quality  
- Deontological/ethical aspects   
- Decentralisation and liberalism at regional and national level
- Issues in developing testing and assessment systems, e.g. cross-national cooperation 
- Assessing dialect and minority languages  
- Cultural aspects of testing and assessment practices   
- Implementation of new international/national assessments 
- Accreditation/recognition procedures of international/national assessments 
- Comparability of language certification and qualifications
- Development of qualification frameworks
- Information technologies in language assessment
- Impact, bias, validity and reliability 
- Classroom-based assessment
- Alternative assessment 
- Portfolio assessment
- Role of feedback on language assessment 
- Professional development and assessment literacy

Keynote Speakers:

Prof. John de Jong (Vrei University of Amsterdam, Pearson Assessment)
Prof. Barry O' Sullivan (Roehampton University, UK)
Prof. Bessie Dendrinos (University of Athens, Greece)
Prof. Elana Shohamy (Tel Aviv University, Israel)
Dr Salomi Papadima (Cyprus University of Technology)

Academic Committee:

Dr Dina Tsagari, Department of English Studies, University of Cyprus
Dr Iasonas Lamprianou, Department of Social and Political Sciences, University of Cyprus
Dr Sophie Ioannou-Georgiou, CyTEA
Dr Salomi Papadima, Language Centre, Cyprus University of Technology

Important Dates:

February 1, 2011: Paper proposal submission starts
February 7, 2011: Early-bird registration starts
February 7, 2011: Registration-hotel booking starts
March 10, 2011:  Paper proposal deadline
March 31, 2011: Presenters informed of acceptance-regrets to others
April 15, 2011:	Provisional programme ready
April 15, 2011:	Early-bird registration finishes
April 30, 2011:	Final programme
May 15, 2011:   Final deadline for registration




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