Interviews

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,

Dr. Frederick Poole is Assistant Professor at the Center for Language Teaching Advancement at Michigan State University.

Deborah Crusan is professor of TESOL/Applied Linguistics at Wright State University where she prepares teachers for the language classroom and teaches linguistics, assessment, and pedagogical grammar in the MATESOL program.

Special guest: Moroni Flake, CEO of English3.Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, English3’s mission is to increase access to higher education around the world through accurate, affordable, and convenient online English proficiency instruction and assessment.

Interview with special guest, Steven Chen, Dean of Kansas International School (KIS) of Sias University; Former director of TLC China Center.

Our guest, Evince Ahouandjinou from the Freedom Language Center, discusses the current language learning environment in Cotonou, Benin and surrounding territories.

This month, Testing in 10 welcomes Brenda Robati, CEO of The Language Company. Brenda and I discuss testing large groups of students, cheating during online testing, test standards and accreditation, and the post-COVID future for language programs.

Interview with Thomas Shandorf, Director of The American Language Center of Florence – Istituto Americano di Firenze.

Sponsored by Practical English Promotion Systems of Japan