English Language Testing Society
Interview with Professor Barry O’Sullivan, Head of Assessment Research & Development at the British Council
Professor Barry O’Sullivan was responsible for the design and development of the Aptis test service. He has undertaken research across many areas on language testing and assessment and its history.
Interview with Dr. Ricky Lam — Associate Professor, Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University Assistant Professor, Department of Education Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University Teaching Fellow,
ELTSociety Webinar – Designing Listening Tests — Led by Webinar Chair, Michael Fields
ELTSociety Webinar – Designing Reading Tests Led by our Webinar Chair, Michael Fields, and sponsored by S.P.A. (Speaking Proficiency Assessment)
Dr. Frederick Poole is Assistant Professor at the Center for Language Teaching Advancement at Michigan State University.
November 2020 (5:00 AM Pacific Time, US and Canada) – Webinar session on the fundamental theories and practice of testing security within the ELT community.
September 30th, 2020 (1 PM Pacific Time, US and Canada) – Afternoon webinar session on English language testing rubrics based on a reading from How To Create and Use Rubrics by Susan Brookhart.
Interview With Dr. Michael Burri University of Wollongong, Australia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb67lCkVFps Perspectives on Service Testings What is it like to teach an assessment course for both pre-service and in-service teachers? Dr. Michael Burri discusses the teacher training challenges and choices faced and made in a graduate assessment course from the University of Wollongong, Australia. Would you …
August 26th, 2020 (5:00-6:00 AM & 1:00-2:00 PM MST) – monthly webinar session on the topic of “Testing Writing” with participation from ELTSociety members and guests. Guided review of the reading “Assessing Writing” (Sara Cushing Weigle, 2012).
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