University of Gothenburg, Department of Education,
Language and Literature Unit
P.O. Box 300, SE 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden. Fax: +46 (0)31 786 2380
P.O. Box 300, SE 405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden. Fax: +46 (0)31 786 2380
The Third Annual Conference of EALTA, Kraków, Poland, 19th - 21st May, 2006
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Thursday 18th May
| 17.00 – 19.00 |
Registration at The Sheraton Hotel |
| 19.30 |
Reception at The Sheraton Hotel: welcome from the EALTA Executive Committee and the Conference Organisers |
Friday 19th May
| 09.00 – 09.45 | Keynote speaker: J. Charles Alderson: Bridging
the gap between theory and practice? Presentation (PPT 1,542KB) |
| 09.45 – 10.15 | Dina Tsagari: Linking EFL textbook materials to exam specifications. Presentation (PPT 45.3MB) |
| Coffee break | |
| 10.45 – 11.15 | Michael Corrigan: Putting the ALTE Code of Practice into practice
- auditing the quality profile. Presentation (PPT 890KB) |
| 11.15 – 11.45 |
Guenter Nold: The tests of sociopragmatic and grammatical awareness
in the DESI project - test constructs and test results. Presentation (PPT 270KB) |
| 11.45 – 12.15 | Liz Hamp-Lyons: Assessment innovation and professional development - essential links. |
| Lunch | |
| 14.00 – 14.30 | Nivja de Jong, Margarita Steinel, Arjen Florijn, Jan Hulstijn and
Rob Schoonen: What is speaking proficiency within the context
of the CEF? Abstract (MSWord 25KB) |
| 14.30 – 15.00 | Felianka Kaftandjieva and Sauli Takala: The mapping sentence
guide to the galaxy of 'can dos'. Presentation (PPT 892 KB) |
| 15.00 – 15.30 | Spiros Papageorgiou: The use of qualitative methods in relating
exams to the Common European Framework. Presentation (PPT 112KB) |
| Coffee break | |
| 16.00 – 16.30 | Ari Huhta: User's reactions to innovative computerised test
feedback - the case of DIALANG. Presentation (PPT 228KB) |
| 16.30 – 17.00 | Jennifer Thewissen, Yves Bestgen and Sylviane Granger: Using
error-tagged learner corpora to create English-specific CEF descriptors. Handout (MSWORD 39KB) |
| 16.00 – 17.30 | Carole Thomas: Are we testing what we want to test? Presentation (PPT 233KB) |
| 19.00 |
City guides will meet participants at their hotels to take them on a guided tour of Kraków before dinner. |
19.30 |
Conference Dinner: Wierzynek |
Saturday 20th May
| 09.00 – 09.30 | Barry O'Sullivan: Implications of recent research
findings on the development of speaking test tasks. Presentation (PPT 210KB) |
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| 09.30 – 10.00 | Thomas Eckes: On common ground? How raters perceive
scoring criteria in oral proficiency testing. Presentation (PPT 422KB) |
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| Coffee break | ||
| 10.30 – 10.50 Work-in-progress parallel sessions |
Angela Hasselgreen and Eli Moe: Young
learner's writing and the CEF - where practice tests theory. Presentation (PDF 367KB) |
Monica Barni, Carla Bagna and Sabrina Machetti: Testing and
assessment of linguistic-communicative competence in schools - thoughts
on L1 and L2 linguistic education Presentation (PPT 126KB) |
| 10.50 – 11.10 Work-in-progress parallel sessions |
Evelyn Reichard: Pilot of CEF benchmark performances of spoken
interaction. Presentation (PPT 191KB) |
Joanna Anckar: Guessing and elimination at a multiple-choice
test of listening comprehension. Presentation (PPT 118KB) |
| 11.10 – 11.30 Work-in-progress parallel sessions |
Claudia Harsch: How to describe DESI proficiency levels (writing)
in terms of the CEF? Presentation (PPT 170KB) |
Ülle Türk: Introducing testing and assessment training
in pre-service teacher courses. Presentation (PPT 161KB) |
| 11.30 – 11.50 Work-in-progress parallel sessions |
Nigel Downey and Anne Nebel: Toward mapping listening skills
on the CEFR - an investigation of colloquial language. Presentation (PPT 121KB) |
Vivian Lindhardsen: From individual ratings to communal ratings
of L2 compositions. Presentation (PPT 83KB) |
| 12.00 – 12.45 | Poster session (posters will remain on display until the end of the conference) | |
| Lunch | ||
| 14.15 – 15.00 | Keynote speaker: Gudrun Erickson: What
is a good language test? On student contributions to the development
of valid assessment - a European example. Presentation (PPT 611KB) |
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| 15.00 – 16.30 | AGM | |
| Coffee break | ||
| 18.30 |
Excursion to the Wieliçzka Salt Mines (with dinner) |
Sunday 21st May
| 09.00 – 09.30 | David Thighe and Ardeshir Geranpayeh: The International Legal
English Certificate - issues with developing a test of ESP. Presentation (PPT 274KB) |
| 09.30 – 10.00 | Brian Carbarns: Electronic marking in the UK - the challenges
and benefits for Europe. Presentation (PPT 3,980KB) |
10.00 – 10.30 |
Ritva Aho: Operational Language Proficiency of Officers - New
weapons systems for the Finnish Military. Presentation (PPT 2,319KB) |
| Coffee break | |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Nick Saville: Investigating the impact of language assessment
systems within a state educational context. Presentation (PPT 563KB) |
| 11.30 – 12.15 | EALTA Code of Practice Working Team: Debate - How might EALTA implement a code of practice? |
| 12.15 – 12.30 | Farewell |
Poster presentations
| Karmen Pizorn | Developing National Examinations in English to 11-year olds in Slovenia. |
| Berta Kogoj | Oral assessment in a classroom - what is actually assessed? |
| Tamsin Walker and Kate Green | The Languages Ladder and Asset Languages - recognising
achievement in language skills. Poster (PDF 795KB) |
| Karin Vogt | Bridging the gap between theory and practice: CEF-based
competence profiles to prepare learners for professional life Poster (PDF 487KB) |
| Ari Huhta, Diane Pilkinton-Pihko, Anu Virkunnen-Fullenwider, Ken Pennington, Tommi Tikka, Jaaria Suviniitty and Juha Järvi | Designing CEFR-related, computerised placement tests
for science and technology. Abstract (PDF 25KB) |
| Hanan Khalifa, Stuart Shaw, Nadezda Novakovic and Nick Saville | Beyond borders: developing the ESOL Skills for Life examination. |
| Saskia Sluiter | EBAFLS, the European anchor bank project. Poster (PDF 326KB) |
| Edit H. Kontra and Judit Kormos | Strategy use and the construct of C-Tests. Poster (PDF 378KB) |
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