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LTRC2021 CONFERENCE SCHEDULEMonday, June 14Pre-Conference Workshops & Roundtable TimeEvent9:00am-4:00pmRoundtable: Language test translation and adaptation9am-4pm EDTAlbert Weideman, Tobie van Dyk, Piet Murre, Herculene Kotzé, Ramsey Cardwell, Sanet Steyn, Bjorn Norrbom, Katharina Karges, Nangamso Mtsatse, Anneke ButlerWorkshop 1: Development and use of rubrics for assessing writing in multilingual contexts.9am-4pm EDTClaudia HarschWorkshop 2: Standard setting in the context of language assessment.7am-12pm EDTGad Lim, Tony Clark & Brigita SéguisWebinar: Latent variable modelling using Mplus.7-8am, 9-10am, 10:30-11:30am EDTKaren Dunn4:00-5:00pmNewcomers’ Session5:00-6:00pmSocial Events Tuesday, June 15, A.M. 9:00-11:30amOpening Symposium: Research, policies and issues in language assessment in Africa and the Arab WorldAlbert Weideman, Tobie van Dyk, Mohamed Daoud, Moez Athimni, Sahbi Hidri, Peter Davidson, Paul Jaquith, Hanan Khalifa11:30am-12:00pmOpening12:00-1:00pmILTA ABM, Lunch BreakTuesday, June 15, P.M. PAPERS: Concurrent Sessions1:00-1:30pmInvestigating linguistic and contextual sensitivity in automated speech recognition software: Implications for use in educationLiam Hannah, Hyunah Kim, Frank Rudcicz, Eunice JangThe case of the Greek National Language Test for university admissionStavroula Tsiplakou, Dina TsagariKnowledge-based vocabulary list: A list based on demonstrated knowledge of vocabulary rather than frequencyNorbert Schmitt, Barry O'Sullivan, Laurence Anthony, Karen Dunn, Benjamin KremmelComparing practices and challenges when developing language assessment literacy across multiple languages in Germany and CubaClaudia Harsch, Ivonne de la Caridad Collada PenaTowards authenticity in testing listening: Can item writers be trained to produce authentic-sounding listening texts?Olena Rossi1:30-2:00pminvestigation of technology-enhanced items on reading assessments for young multilingual learners: Challenges and future directionsAhyoung Alicia Kim, Rurik Lol Tywoniw, Mark ChapmanEnglish requirements for university teachers at a multilingual university: What level is good enough?Slobodanka DimovaSetting vocabulary targets for young learners across multiple L1 contextsVeronica Benigno, Marcus CalliesWhat teachers think about when they think about assessmentSusan SheehanDouble play in listening assessmentFranz Holzknecht2:00-2:30pmA usability study for a computer-based English language proficiency assessment for K-12 English learnersMikyung Kim Wolf, Danielle Guzman-Orth, Laura BallardAssessing the English language proficiency of multilingual Kenyan primary school students: Challenges and implicationsChing-Ni HsiehWhat are adequate item sample sizes for vocabulary tests? Employing confidence intervals based on statistical bootstrappingHenrik Gyllstad, Stuart McLean, Jeffrey Stewart A revised multidimensional model for LAL: relationships between beliefs, knowledge, practices, learning, and contextSalomé Villa LarenasInvestigating English reading and listening proficiency profiles in multilingual classrooms: A case of Kenyan primary studentsIkkyu Choi, Spiros Papageorgiou2:30-3:00pmIs the machine ready to assess young multilingual learners?Eunice Eunhee JangOne Arabic: A Case for Multidimensional, Multi-Vernacular AssessmentNargess Lakehal-Ayat, Kamaleddine TabinePre-service teachers? beliefs about summative assessment practicesRaili Hilden, Ali Yildirim, Anne Dragemark-Oscarson, Birgitta Fr?jdendalInfluences of hybrid professional development on FL instructors’ assessment literacyMeg Malone, Rima Elabdali, Margaret BorowczykFuture directions for the IELTS speaking test in global and multilingual contexts: Insights from examiner voicesChihiro Inoue, Nahal Khabbazbashi, Daniel Lam, Fumiyo Nakatsuhara3:00-3:30pmBreak Tuesday, June 15, P.M. 3:30-4:30pmAlan Davies Lecture: Describing the language construct (how are we doing?), Fred DavidsonPOSTERS: Concurrent Sessions4:30-4:50pmDeveloping and validating a high-stakes video-call speaking test: Framework, prototypes, and validity argumentHye-won Lee, Mina Patel, Jennie Lynch, Evelina GalacziThe effects of rating experience on assessing EFL learners' written performancesRania Zribi, Chokri SmaouiDifferential item functioning with matching criterion purification for examination of item drift in adaptive multistage L2 test in reading comprehensionGa Young Yoon, Chia-Wen Chen, Tor Mitb?The evaluation of policy: Dictionary use in foreign language proficiency testingGergely A. DávidProspects of adopting the CEFR in writing assessment in Tunisian higher education: Policy, teacher perceptions, and practicesHajer Zarrouk, Asma Maaoui4:50-5:10pmTest constructs and test taker’s performance in Chinese proficiency test: An exploratory investigationYing Zheng, Wright Clare, Yang LuDeveloping a CEFR glossary: A common language for common practiceBjorn Lennart Norrbom, Jacob ZuboyA sociocultural inquiry into assessment-literacy development of veteran L2 classroom teachers via standards reverse engineeringFrancis Scott WaltersLanguage assessment literacy and validation: An unequal pair? Karin VogtExploring cognitive validity of causal explanation speaking tasks for young EFL learners in China Wenjun Ding, Guoxing Yu5:10-5:30pmTeachers’ Assessment Literacy and Adjustment to the New Normal under COVID-19: Challenges and ProspectsΑsma Maaoui, Dina Tsagari, Hanen DammakThe Relationship between English exit requirements and employability: Voices from the workplace in Taiwan Yi-Ching PanCertification for citizenship: Construct and ethical issuesLucilla Lopriore, Elisabetta Bonvino, Valeria FiascoExamining the predictive validity of the CAEL-CE and the relationship between students’ CAEL scores and their academic acculturationHeike Neumann, Stephanie Kozak, Leslie GilLanguage Assessment Literacy Needs Analysis of International University Admissions OfficersMisty Ellen Wilson, Michelle L. Stabler-Havener, Beverly A. Baker, India Plough5:30-5:50pmExamining rater performance on the CELBAN Speaking: A many-facets Rasch measurement analysisPeiyu Wang, Liying Cheng, Andrea Strachan, Karen Coetzee, Sandra MonteiroInfluences of teaching experience on rater behavior in two Middle Eastern English teaching settingsSelahattin Yilmaz, Analynn BustamanteHybrid feedback: The efficacy of combining automated writing corrective feedback and teacher feedback for writing development in an ESL contextJohanathan WoodworthReaching agreement on an ELI writing placement testShawna Shulman5:50-6:10pmChallenges of applying a continuous IRT model to a large-scale computer-adaptive language testRamsey Lee Cardwell, Geoff T. LaFlairAssessing the English language proficiency of multilingual students entering kindergartenMark Derek Chapman, Michele Kawood, Margo Gottlieb, Gordon WestRelationship between young English language learners’ backgrounds and their proficiency in English Okim Kang, Maria Nelly Gutierrez ArvizuRe-examining the interpretations and uses of remote Indigenous students’ national reading comprehension test scores Leonard Albert Freeman, Gillian Wigglesworth6:10-6:30pmAn online placement test of Portuguese as a foreign language: Development and implementationDouglas Altamiro ConsoloInfluences of examinees’ perceptions of interlocutor proficiency on paired oral assessment resultsHee-Kyung Lee, Hyun-kyu ChoiContributing to the construct of ELF: Non-native speakers’ perceptions of comprehensibility and phonological featuresSheryl CookeA longitudinal reading text analysis of three large-scale, high-stakes EFL English tests: A comparative data-mining studyPing Wang, Xiangdong Gu6:30-7:30pmSocial Events, NetworkingWednesday, June 16, A.M. INVITED SYMPOSIA: Concurrent Sessions9:00-11:00amInvited Symposium 1: Arabic language assessmentAtta Gebril, Wael Amer, Rahaf Alabar, Abdessattar Mahfoudhi, Mohamed Rushi, John Everatt, Hanada Taha Thomure, Micheleine Chalhoub-DevilleInvited Symposium 2: Multilingual assessment in Africa and the MENA regionAlbert Weideman, Kabelo Sebolai, Gustav Butler, Samira ElAtia, Kassim Shaaban, John Read11:00-12:05pmMessick Lecture: Validity worlds and values, Glenn Fulcher12:05-1:00pmLunch BreakWednesday, June 16, P.M. SYMPOSIA: Concurrent Sessions1:00-3:00pmLALSIG Symposium: Towards a model of language assessment literacySusan Sheehan, Beverly Baker, Henrik B?hn, Dina Tsagari, Ofra Inbar-Lourie, Xun Yan, Lynda TaylorSymposium: Rethinking second language proficiency assessment using a scenario-based assessment approach: Opportunities and challengesJames Purpura, Heidi Liu Banerjee, Jorge Beltran, Brady Robinson, Yuna Seong, Payman Vafaee3:00-3:30pmBreakWednesday, June 16, P.M. PAPERS: Concurrent Sessions3:30-4:00pmResearching academic reading in two contrasting EMI (English as a Medium of Instruction) university contexts, and implications for the design of EAP reading testsNathaniel Owen, Prithvi Shrestha, Kristina HultgrenAge, task characteristics, and acoustic indicators of engagement: Investigations into the validity of a technology-enhanced speaking test for young language learnersEdward Getman‘Good writing is like a formula”: Teachers’ metaphors of writing quality and their implications for teacher L2 writing assessment practicesAntonella Valeo, Khaled Barkaoui, William CookInternational radiotelephony communication in aviation: Assessment challenges in a multicultural workplace contextAna Lúcia Tavares MonteiroEffect of Test-Taker’ Background and Attitude on Score Gain on IELTSOkim Kang, Kate Yaw, Hyunkee Ahn, Soh Yon Jung4:00-4:30pmInvestigating DIF on reading assessment as a function of length of residence: A mixed-methods approachHyunah KimAssessing the complexity and fluency of spoken language development of young multilingual learnersMark Derek Chapman, Alicia Kim, Yangting Wang, Gordon West, Meg MonteeLanguage assessment literacy of middle school teachers of English in MexicoAnalynn BustamanteChanging standards for a changing workplace: Assessing writing ability in the healthcare contextBrigita Seguis, Gad Lim Relationship of English proficiency level to academic performance: Multi-lingual speakers in higher educationWenjin Vikki Bo, Mingchen Fu4:30-5:00pmFair vs. Useful: Evaluating the fairness and validity of interpretations and uses of remote Aboriginal students’ NAPLaN reading test performancesLeonard Freeman, Gillian WigglesworthUnpacking the young EFL learners’ response processes in speaking test: The effects of visual and auditory promptsShawn Loewen, Jin Soo ChoiAssessment literacy and rating behavior: The case of a standardized speaking testPhuc Diem LeThe Development and Validation of a Task-Based Spoken Dialog System for a Tourism English AssessmentYasin KaratayDrawing on repeat test takers to study test preparation practices and their links to score gainsUte Knoch, Cathie ElderDEMOS: Concurrent Sessions5:00-5:30pmThe Lexile Framework for Listening: A new scale for measuring listening proficiency and a software program for audio passage difficultyAlistair Van Moere, Jing WeiDevelopment of a speaking practice app powered by artificial intelligenceLin Gu Integrating the arts into your language testing classSara CushingA web-based assessment task database for enhancing assessment literacy among pre-service English teachersQin Xie 5:30-6:30pmSocial EventsThursday, June 17, A.M. PAPERS: Concurrent Sessions9:00-9:30amLanguage test localisation: A theoretical model to inform practiceJohanna Mary MotteramAn expanded conceptualization of language construct: Evidence from bi-factor IRT analysis of a multistage adaptive EAP listening test at a range of ability levelsShangchao Min, Kyoungwon Bishop, Gary CookTeachers’ perceptions of and attitudes towards assessment for learning: A case study in Shenzhen, ChinaJingwei SongUniformity vs interaction: Balancing the tension in a speaking testEvelina Galaczi, Mina Patel, Radosveta ValkovaDeveloping individualized feedback to facilitate score interpretation of a large-scale in-house EFL testShangchao Min, Lianzhen He9:30-10:00amDecolonizing Assessment of Indigenous Language Acquisition: A preliminary model based on experiences with Dakota languageAnke al-Bataineh, Joe Bendickson {Sisoka Duta}Adapting the adaptive test: Optimizing routing modules in multistage tests in response to policy and examinee changesTor Midtb?Opening the black box: Exploring L2 learners’ engagement with automated feedback via eye trackingSha LiuInvestigating the impacts of scale types and scoring methods on the measurement qualities of elicited imitation as a measure of processing competenceJi-young ShinEvaluating diagnostic feedback: A multifaceted perspectiveHang Sun, Yan Jin10:00-10:30amConstructing second language assessments to match our interconnected worldKristin Naomi RockImproving and Evaluating Language Item Difficulty Estimation with BERT and Multi-Task LearningArya McCarthy, Kevin Yancy, Geoff LaFlair, Jesse EgbertCan dynamic assessment be used to assess English learners in content areas such as science?Scott Grapin, Lorena Llosa Does speaking test complexity impact the direction of eye gaze?John Dylan BurtonUnderstanding the construct of translation as a mediating language activity: The process-oriented perspectiveYan Jin, Jason Fan, Wei Wang, Haoran YangThursday, June 17, A.M. WORKS IN PROGRESS: Concurrent Sessions10:30-10:50amIntegrating functional perspective in an SEM Analysis of syntactic complexity in L2 writingShuting Zhang, Hang LiInvestigating the effect of translanguaging on Chinese ESL learners’ writing performance Di ZhangAdopting a multilingual approach towards comprehension in assessment in Higher Education Institutions in the UK amidst the Covid-19 pandemicEleni MeletiadouFrom assessment engagement to academic performance: Validating the ongoing use of a post-entry language assessment programmeMorena Botelho de Magalhaes, Rosemary Erlam10:50-11:10amChallenges in assessing young learners in two different languagesAri Huhta, Dmitri Leontjev, Karoliina InhaAssessment of Italian in a multilingual context: Challenges for test designers, teachers and studentsSabrina Machetti, Paola Masillo, Giulia PeriInteragency language round table skill level descriptions revisionsRachel Lunde BrooksUsing automatic sign language recognition for sentence-level assessment of Swiss German Sign Language – SMILE-IITobias Haug, Franz Holzknecht11:10am-11:30amA corpus-based analysis of the characteristics of assessment essays for university entranceDeise Amaral, Juliana Schoffen, Simone SarmentoReading text classificationDarren PerrettMultiple-text tasks in tests of language proficiency: Evidence from eye-trackingAylin UnaldiWashback of TOEFL iBT on the Integrated English skills for academic purposesPeiyu Wang11:30am-11:50amMultilingual assessment of nonverbal behaviorIndia Plough, Xue Li, Lai Jou ChunRaters’ perceptions of B2 level on-topic performance in a general proficiency speaking language taskJudith FairbairnC-tests: Exploring short cut tests with extensive development processesMeg Malone, Yiran Xu, Seyma Toker, Derek ReaganInvestigating writing processes across languages – same writing task, different processes? Elisa Guggenbichler, Benjamin Kremmel11:50am-12:10pmLanguage use in an English medium instruction university in a non-English dominant context: Investigating the validity of international and local English language tests used for admissionsMyriam Siloni IliovitsWhen Professional Roles Take Center Stage: How International Enrollment Managers Make Sense of Their Decision to Accept Duolingo English Test?Misty Ellen WilsonStudents' response processes in a writing assessment with integrated digital skillsDea JespersenExploring Language Teachers’ Assessment Practices and Learners’ Perceptions in Online EnvironmentsYunjung Nam 12:10-12:30pmRater cognition in L2 speech rating: Influence of rater's language aptitude and their rating experienceJimin KahngThe development of an automated rating system for a simulated oral proficiency interviewYaman Kumar, Payman Vafaee, Mika Hama, Jerome Quelin, Paul BartleyThe Relationship between CAF measures and proficiency-level scores in foreign language writing assessment of ArabicRima ElabdaliExploring evidence of pragmatic comprehension in learner responses to listening itemsStephen O'Connell12:30-1:30pmLunch Break Thursday, June 17, P.M. PAPERS: Concurrent Sessions1:30-2:00pmTesting academic literacy in a context of multilingual learning: What patterns are evident by home language background?Alan CliffFactors influencing raters’ scoring decisions: A study of a high-stakes proficiency test in VietnamThuy Ha Lam ThaiConstruct validation of a listening-to-write task in an academic English test: A Bayesian approach to informational densityYuanyue HaoLinking process and product data in the context of an integrated writing assessmentSonja ZimmermannA tale of two models: A critical comparison of the higher-order and bifactor measurement models for the investigation of construct dimensionality in language testingKaren Jeanette Dunn, Gareth McCray2:00-2:30pmShould the tested language also be the language of the items?Katharina Karges, Malgorzata Barras, Peter LenzThe validation of a simulated oral proficiency interview (SOPI) test for a professional settingPayman Vafaee, Mika Hama, Rachel Cleary, Jennie NorvielArgument structure and quality as validity evidence for integrated writing assessmentPing-Lin Chuangautomated discourse analysis techniques and implications for writing assessment: APTIS for TEENS writing testJenny LiontouAligning test scores to local proficiency levels: Implications for score interpretation and useSpiros Papageorgiou, Sha Wu, Ching-Ni Hsieh, Richard J. Tannenbaum, Mengmeng Cheng2:30-3:00pmValidity of quantitative measuring instruments in SLA: Epistemological assumptions and validation practicesKioumars RazavipourInvestigating invariance in the relationships between English fluency construct, oral proficiency, and intelligibility across different L1 groups: A multi-group SEM studyJi-young ShinThe Role of Discipline-related Knowledge and Test Task Objectivity in Assessing Reading for Academic PurposesSharareh Taghizadeh Vahed, Sayyed Mohammad AlaviThe impact of time allowances on EAP students in a reading-to-write assessment contextEmma BruceEvaluating multistage adaptive test design: Repetition of content language folders in a standards-based English language proficiency test Kyoungwon Bishop, Shangchao Min, Gary Cook3:00-3:30pmA narrative synthesis of assessment research on languages other than English: Identifying unique assessment issuesXun Yan, Melissa Bowles, Meg MaloneInvestigating the aural and visual presentation of a phonemic deletion task among EL1 and ELL studentsChristine Marie Barron, Samantha McCormick, Hyunah KimInvestigating interactional competence in a paired speaking assessment in the English speaking Caribbean: A learner’s perspectiveRomulo Guedez-Fernandez, Kelsey JoyeauValidation of a Rubric for Assessing the Construct of Integration in L2 Integrated WritingPakize UludagAssessing the validity of the CSE self-assessment scale for listening proficiencyYiting Duan, Xiangdong Gu3:30-4:00pmBreak4:00-5:00pmDistinguished Achievement Award Lecture: Responding to policy imperatives: Can language testers do more? Catherine Elder5:00-6:00pmAward Presentation & Closing Ceremony6:00-7:00pmSocial Events ................
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