“In this workshop a theoretical basis for creating tasks for the assessment of speaking will be briefly outlined – focusing on what we know of the test takers, the test task parameters and the scoring of test performance. I will then demonstrate through examples taken from the British Council’s Aptis test, an approach to creating appropriate tasks. Based on this,

participants will be encouraged to consider their own classes to design a prototype task or tasks for use in their own situation. In addition, the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) will be highlighted and examples described.”

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OverviewThere are various pertinent issues to be considered in the selection and design of test items. Sound theoretical underpinnings and relevant practical details in constructing good test items would ensure that we can arrive at reliable and valid test items which form part of good testing practices. The School of Professional and Continuing Educa-tion, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTMSPACE) in collaboration with the Language Learning & Techning Research Group, UTM Language Academy, is pleased to organise the Language Testing and Evaluation Workshop. The workshop will be conducted by a language testing expert Professor Dr. Barry O’Sullivan who is Senior Advisor to the British Council, London.

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23 MAY 2014SEMINAR ROOM,

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LANGUAGE LEARNING &TEACHING RESEARCH GROUP,UTM LANGUAGE ACADEMY

Creating Appropriate Tasks to Assess Speaking Ability in the Classroom

Prof. Dr. Barry O’SullivanProfessor Dr. Barry O’Sullivan is particularly interested in issues related to performance testing, test validation and test-data management and analysis. He has lectured for many years and has published extensively on language testing and assessment.

His publications have appeared in a number of international journals and he has presented his ideas at numerous international conferences around the world. His books, among others, include “Language Testing: Theories and Practices”, 2011 (Palgrave Macmillan), “Modelling Performance in Tests of Spoken Language”, 2008 (Peter Lang), and “Issues in Business English Testing”, 2006 (Cambridge University Press).

Professor O’Sullivan is currently Senior Advisor, English Language Assessment at the British Council, London, working with a team of developers on the creation of innovative assessment systems. He also advises government and corporate institutions around the world on behalf of the British Council on aspects of assessment. He is also Honorary Professor of Applied Linguistics at the University of Roehampton, London.

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