Past Conferences
1st AALA Conference - October 19, 2014, Hangzhou, China
Theme
Language Assessment and Technology
Keynote Speaker
Dr. YU Guoxing, University of Bristol, United Kingdom [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, Israel
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3rd AALA Conference - May 19 - 21, 2016, Sanur, Bali, Indonesia
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Theme
Meeting New Challenges in Language Assessment: A Tribute to Alan Davies
Keynote Speaker
Luke Harding, Lancaster University, United Kingdom
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4th AALA Conference - June 21 - 23, 2017, Taipei, Taiwan
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Theme
Connecting assessment with teaching and learning: innovation and impact
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Keynote Speaker
Alister Cumming, Professor Emeritus, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Canada
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5th AALA Conference - October 18 - 20, 2018, Shanghai, China
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Theme
Standards in Language Assessment
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Keynote Speaker
Ute Knoch, University of Melbourne, Australia
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6th AALA Conference - October 16 - 18, 2019, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Theme
Language Assessment: Principles, Policies, and Practices
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Keynote Speakers
Barry O'Sullivan, British Council
Nick Saville, Cambridge Assessment
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7th AALA Conference - November 3 - 5, 2021, Seoul, South Korea (online)
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Theme
Learning-Oriented Language Assessment: Insight, Practice & Research
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Keynote Speakers
Anthony Green, CRELLA
Yasuyo Sawaki, Waseda University
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8th AALA Conference - October 26 - 28, 2022, Chennai, India (hybrid)
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Theme
Classroom-based assessment in the new normal and beyond: Challenges and possibilities
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Keynote Speakers
Antony Kunnan, Duolingo/Carnegie Mellon University
Constant Leung, King’s College London
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9th AALA Conference - September 2 - 4, 2023, Tokyo, Japan
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Theme
Assessing language proficiency: Challenges and trends in the new era
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Keynote Speakers
Fumiyo Nakatsuhara, Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment (CRELLA)
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10th AALA Conference - August 19 - 21, 2024, Shanghai, China
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Theme
Enhancing professionalism in language testing and assessment
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Keynote Speakers
Barry O’Sullivan, British Council
Micheline Chalhoub-Deville, Center for Applied Linguistics
Xiaoming Xi, Educational Testing Service
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