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Monday 13 April<br />
Session 3.2 : 1130-1235<br />
Charter 2-3<br />
500 audience<br />
ELTJ SIGNATURE EVENT<br />
This house believes that language testing does more harm than good<br />
To propose the motion: Richard Smith (University of Warwick, UK)<br />
To oppose: Anthony Green (University of Bedfordshire, UK)<br />
Chair: Graham Hall (ELT Journal)<br />
A remarkable amount of time is devoted to testing and assessment in ELT<br />
– by teachers and learners, by schools and institutions, and, of course, by<br />
test designers and administrators themselves. Whilst tests are disliked by<br />
many teachers and learners, others argue that testing is a ‘necessary evil’,<br />
or even that ‘teachers need testers’. Thus, who gains and who loses from<br />
testing and assessment in ELT? Indeed, does language testing do more<br />
harm than good? Our two speakers will debate the issues surrounding<br />
language testing in ELT. Please come along, have your say, ask questions –<br />
and join in the vote.<br />
LOGO<br />
MONDAY<br />
Charter 4<br />
1130-1200<br />
190 audience<br />
Talk<br />
TTEd<br />
Charter 4<br />
1205-1235<br />
190 audience<br />
Talk<br />
RES, TTEd<br />
Becoming a teacher trainer: learning to share skills with others<br />
Ahmad Jamshed Adel (British Council Afghanistan)<br />
This presentation focuses on the process of becoming a teacher trainer in<br />
the context of a British Council cascade training programme in<br />
Afghanistan. It will identify what really makes an effective teacher training<br />
session, the challenges for participants in becoming teacher trainers and<br />
some principles for teacher training session design. This will be of interest<br />
to anyone involved in teacher training.<br />
Monitoring and evaluation: 9,000 Malaysian English language teachers<br />
Zoe Tysoe & Vanessa Lee (British Council)<br />
How do we measure progress and ensure success on large-scale teacher<br />
training programmes? This talk presents the Monitoring and Evaluation of<br />
the Pro-ELT project; a language proficiency and methodology project for<br />
14,000 Malaysian English teachers. Innovative data collection methods are<br />
explored, including pre- and post-course online testing (Aptis),<br />
participatory video and new software for observing lessons.<br />
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AL = Applied Linguistics<br />
BE = Business English<br />
EAP = English for Academic Purposes<br />
ESAP = English for Specific Academic<br />
Purposes<br />
ES(O)L=English for Speakers of Other<br />
Languages<br />
ESP = English for Specific Purposes<br />
GEN = General<br />
GI = Global Issues<br />
LA = Learner Autonomy<br />
LAM = Leadership & Management<br />
LMCS = Literature, Media & Cultural<br />
Studies<br />
LT = Learning Technologies<br />
MaW = Materials Writing<br />
MD = Materials Development<br />
PRON = Pronunciation<br />
RES = Research<br />
TD = Teacher Development<br />
TEA = Testing, Evaluation &<br />
Assessment<br />
TTEd = Teacher Training & Education<br />
YLT = Young Learners & Teenagers<br />
PLEASE CHECK NOTICE BOARDS FOR CHANGES & CANCELLATIONS<br />
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