Please forward to all who may be interested. Please also see MwALT 2011 Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Language Assessment Research.

CALL FOR PAPERS
 

9th Annual Conference on
Technology for Second Language Learning (TSLL) 
held in conjunction with
The 13th Annual
Midwest Association of Language Testers (MwALT) Conference
September 16-17, 2011
Iowa State University
 
Exploring innovation in language assessment
 
PLENARY SPEAKERS
Margaret Malone, Center for Applied Linguistics
Innovative language tests: What the test-takers say
 
Sara Weigle, Georgia State University
Automated essay scoring in high stakes language testing
 
INVITED COLLOQUIUM
Lia Plakans, University of Iowa
Investigating innovative assessment tasks
 
 
The integration of these two conferences provides an opportunity for examining a range of innovations in language assessments—many of which rely on computer technology—in the process of test conceptualization, development, delivery, scoring, and analysis. Abstracts for papers and posters developing the theme of innovation broadly construed are invited for the conference, but we are particularly interested in papers with implications for innovation in language assessment through computer technology.

TYPES OF PRESENTATIONS:
Papers: Theory-oriented presentations or reports on completed research related to the theme of the conference. The presenter will have 20 minutes to present, followed by 10 minutes for questions and comments.
Posters: Presentations of work in progress and research at the planning phase. All poster presenters will give a 5-minute introduction of their study to the whole audience, and will then host their posters for the rest of the session. This is a great opportunity for graduate students to discuss their research plans.
 
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
In order to be considered, proposals must be received via email by Monday, May 16th, 2011. Those submitting proposals will be notified of acceptance or non-acceptance by June 1, 2011.
 
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING AN ABSTRACT:
All submissions must be sent electronically to Hye-won Lee at [log in to unmask] Attach a MS Word file to an e-mail with the subject header "MwALT Submission – 'your name'."
 
Page 1: Abstract of proposed contribution with title. Abstracts should be no longer than 250 words for papers and 150 words for posters.
 
Page 2: Please include the following:
a)	Title of presentation (10 words maximum);
b)	Type of presentation (paper/poster)
c)	Name(s) of the author(s) in the order you would like them to appear in the program, their institutional affiliation, including the city and state of the institution (Underline the name of the author who will be the correspondent)
d)	AV equipment required (projector will be provided)

Please also see MwALT 2011 Graduate Student Award for Excellence in Language Assessment Research
 
Conference Chair: Carol A. Chapelle
Conference Associate Chairs: Volker Hegelheimer & Erik Voss
 
Conference Organizing Committee
Alsallami, Nawaf
Chung, Yoo Ree
Dursun, Ahmet
Jun, Hee Sung (Grace)
Karakaya, Kadir
Lee, Hye-won
Xu, Jing
 
For further information about the conferences, contact Carol A. Chapelle ([log in to unmask])
Information about previous TSLL conferences can be found at http://apling.public.iastate.edu/TSLL/.

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Hye-won LEE
Ph.D. student and instructor for ENGL 101C
Department of English - TESL/ALT
Iowa State University
Office: 309 Ross
Phone: (515) 294-3625 (Office)
Email: [log in to unmask]

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