Past Conferences
1st AALA Conference - October 19, 2014, Hangzhou, China
Theme
Language Assessment and Technology
Keynote Speaker
YU Guoxing, University of Bristol [Sponsored by the British Council]
2nd AALA Conference - May 1 & 2, 2015, Bangkok, Thailand
Theme
Assessing English Language Ability: Issues and Trends
Keynote Speaker
Bernard Spolsky, Bar Ilan University
3rd AALA Conference - May 19 - 21, 2016, Sanur, Bali, Indonesia
Conference Program
Theme
Meeting New Challenges in Language Assessment: A Tribute to Alan Davies
Keynote Speaker
Luke Harding, Lancaster University
4th AALA Conference - June 21 - 23, 2017, Taipei, Taiwan
Conference Program
Theme
Connecting assessment with teaching and learning: innovation and impact
Keynote Speaker
Alister Cumming, Professor Emeritus, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
5th AALA Conference - October 18 - 20, 2018, Shanghai, China
Theme
Standards in Language Assessment
Keynote Speaker
Ute Knoch, University of Melbourne
6th AALA Conference - October 16 - 18, 2019, Hanoi, Vietnam
Conference Program
Theme
Language Assessment: Principles, Policies, and Practices
Keynote Speakers
Barry O'Sullivan, British Council
Nick Saville, Cambridge Assessment
7th AALA Conference - November 3 - 5, 2021, Seoul, South Korea (online)
Conference Program
Theme
Learning-Oriented Language Assessment: Insight, Practice & Research
Keynote Speakers
Anthony Green, CRELLA
Yasuyo Sawaki, Waseda University
Plenary Speakers
James E. Purpura, Teachers College, Columbia University
Nick Saville, Cambridge Assessment
David Booth, Pearson English Assessment
Alister Van Moere, University of Carolina at Chapel Hill
8th AALA Conference - October 26 - 28, 2022, Chennai, India (hybrid)
Conference Program
Theme
Classroom-based assessment in the new normal and beyond: Challenges and possibilities
Keynote Speakers
Antony Kunnan, Duolingo/Carnegie Mellon University
Constant Leung, King’s College London
9th AALA Conference - September 2 - 4, 2023, Tokyo, Japan
Conference Program
Theme
Assessing language proficiency: Challenges and trends in the new era
Keynote Speakers
Fumiyo Nakatsuhara, Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment (CRELLA)
Gary Ockey, Iowa State University
Jessica Wu, Language Training and Testing Center
Vahid Aryadoust, Nanyang Technological University
10th AALA Conference - August 19 - 21, 2024, Shanghai, China
Conference Program
Theme
Enhancing professionalism in language testing and assessment
Keynote Speakers
Barry O’Sullivan, British Council
Micheline Chalhoub-Deville, Center for Applied Linguistics
Xiaoming Xi, Educational Testing Service
11th AALA Conference - August 23 - 25, 2025, Penang, Malaysia
Conference Program (overall)
Conference Program (parallel sessions)
Conference Proceedings
Theme
Enhancing professionalism in language testing and assessment
Keynote Speakers
12th AALA Conference - September 18–20, 2026, Macau, China
Conference Program
Theme
Humanistic Approach to Assessment, Standards, Innovation, and Accountability
Plenary Speakers
Eunice Eunhee Jang, University of Toronto
Xun Yan, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Ying Zheng, the University of Southampton