Tag: Language Testing
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Language testing for no reason
What happened when the school administrators decided to introduce a new exam without asking anyone if it was needed…
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This year’s ELT Journal debate
ELT Journal are holding their annual debate at IATEFL in Manchester on Monday 13 April 2015. This year’s motion is Language testing does more harm than good. In the latest issue of ELT J (unfortunately behind a paywall!), the rationale of the debate is described as follows: A remarkable amount of time is devoted to testing and…
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Fee waivers for new submissions to Language Testing in Asia
Open access journal waives publication fees for submissions sent in by 25 December.
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Cambridge English Funded Research Programme Round 5 [Call for Proposals]
About this post: This is a post announcing a funding opportunity in 2014. The content is no longer current, and it is retained here for archival purposes. You can find more up-to-date information about calls for papers on language teaching and learning in this page. Cambridge English Language Assessment have announced their intention to fund various…
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Language Testing in Europe: Time for a New Framework?
Language Testing in Europe: Time for a New Framework? The Second International Conference on Language Testing, to be held in Antwerp from 27 to 29 May 2013, aims to stimulate scholarly debate regarding the use of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) in language testing. Salient issues to be discussed, as described…