BAAL TEASIG in-person conference: Oxford, Friday 13th September 2024
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
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Innovative and novel approaches to assessment
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Multimodality in assessment
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Using generative AI in Business English assessment tasks
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AI and the assessment of academic writing
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Using differential item function to investigate fairness in adaptive tests
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Using digital poster presentations for dynamic assessment
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AI and the implications for ethics
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Language assessment literacy in teacher training​​​
Getting to the conference
The conference will be held at St Anne’s College, 56 Woodstock Rd, Oxford, OX2 6HS. When you enter the college, head for the Ruth Deech Building. Once inside, head for the Tsuzuki Lecture Theatre.
Arriving in Oxford by train
St Anne’s College is 20-minute walk from Oxford train station (Nb, not Oxford Parkway.) Alternatively, you can take Bus 14 from the station, (getting off at the Bevington Road stop) and Bus S3 (getting off at the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter stop) to get to the college. You can also take a taxi (approximately 5-10 minutes).
Arriving in Oxford by coach
If you arrive at Oxford by coach, it is 15-minute walk from Gloucester Green Bus Station. Local buses are not conveniently located to get to the college. Alternatively, a taxi takes about 5 minutes.
Arriving in Oxford by car (not recommended)
Oxford is not an easy city to drive to or through due to congestion, especially at rush hour. There are some on-street pay parking sections available on Woodstock Road and Bevington Road. However, given the high parking fees in Oxford city centre and the likely heavy traffic on Fridays, it is advisable that you consider using the Park & Ride service. St Anne’s is accessible by Bus 300 Park & Ride from Pear Tree (arriving from A40) or Redbridge (arriving from A34).
Registration
Registration for the conference has now closed.
Invited speakers at the 2024 BAAL TEASIG conference
British Council
Sponsors of the BAAL TEASIG 2024 conference
A huge thank you to our sponsors, without whom the conference would not be possible!
We would like to thank Duolingo English Test for generously offering to sponsor the hire of the conference venue in beautiful Oxford.
We would like to thank the British Council
for generously sponsoring an invited speaker and
for contributing to the conference running costs.
We would like to thank Text Inspector
for generously sponsoring an invited speaker.
We would like to thank the IELTS for generously sponsoring the refreshments at the afternoon break.
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
