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Assessing Speaking in Context – New Trends

A conference to explore new ideas within the paradigm of the assessment of language use in context

May 4-5, 2018

Rice University

 

This conference will bring together researchers and teachers who have conducted research on various aspects of the assessment of speaking competence in a second language in a variety of contexts. The goals of the meetings and discussions during this two-day event are to:

 

• assess the relevance and impact of previous ideas, models and practices about the assessment of speaking abilities and propose, describe and

• propose, describe, and justify new proposals stemming from new theoretical perspectives and innovative practices on the topics of assessment and speaking in context.

 

The organizers welcome proposals from all theoretical perspectives and a variety of methodological procedures.

 

The deadline to submit proposals is January 20, 2018.

 

View the full call for proposals at http://assessing-speaking.rice.edu/call-for-papers/