Invited Colloquia AAAL2008

Issues related to language assessment, migration and citizenship
Nick Saville, Cambridge University & Tim McNamara, University of Melbourne

This symposium focuses on language acquisition, learning and assessment as they relate to migration and citizenship. A range of theoretical and practical issues are presented including discussion of potentially positive impacts of language assessment and of negative impacts and of misuses of tests for these purposes.

Organizers:

  • Nick Saville, University of Cambridge
  • Tim McNamara, University of Melbourne

Presenters:

  • Nick Saville, University of Cambridge
  • Joe Lo Bianco, University of Melbourne
  • Tim McNamara, University of Melbourne
  • Elana Shohamy, Tel Aviv University
  • Piet van Avermaet, University of Ghent
  • Antony Kunnan, California State University

Discussants:

  • Alan Davies, University of Edinburgh
  • James Lantolf, The Pennsylvania State University