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BAAL TEASIG in-person conference: Oxford, Friday 13th September 2024

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Theme for this year's conference
The aim of the 2024 conference was to explore innovative approaches to diversifying assessment in order to better address the needs, skills and communication mediums of current and future test taker populations.

 

This year, we aimed to examine methods for creating inclusive and culturally responsive assessment materials; share examples of best practices and challenges faced; promote innovation in language assessment; foster collaboration and dialogue between language educators, assessment specialists, researchers and practitioners and students in the field.

 

Speaker presentations
  • Innovative and novel approaches to assessment

  • Multimodality in assessment

  • Using generative AI in Business English assessment tasks

  • AI and the assessment of academic writing

  • Using differential item function to investigate fairness in adaptive tests

  • Using digital poster presentations for dynamic assessment

  • AI and the implications for ethics

  • Language assessment literacy in teacher training​​​

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Sponsors of the BAAL TEASIG 2024 conference
A huge thank you to our sponsors, without whom the conference would not be possible!
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We would like to thank Duolingo English Test for generously offering to sponsor the hire of the conference venue in beautiful Oxford.
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We would like to thank the British Council
for generously sponsoring an invited speaker and
for contributing to the conference running costs.
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We would like to thank Text Inspector
for generously sponsoring an invited speaker.
Invited speaker
Invited speaker
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We would like to thank the IELTS for generously sponsoring the refreshments at the afternoon break.
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We would like to thank the Oxford Test of English for generously sponsoring the refreshments at the afternoon break and contributing to the conference costs
Food and drinks
Food and drinks
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