Links and Partnerships
As a professional association concerned with all aspects of language education (i.e. teaching, learning and assessment), UKALTA enjoys strong links and partnerships with a network of other organisations, including those listed below.
ALTE is an association of language test providers who work together to promote the fair and accurate assessment of linguistic ability across Europe and beyond. ALTE organises courses and conferences on aspects of language assessment, and operates a quality auditing system of European language examinations.
Mariangela Marulli secretariat@alte.org
BAAL TEASIG offers a voice within BAAL for those who have an interest in language testing, evaluation and assessment.
Our yearly spring conference provides the opportunity for linguists, language testers and education specialists to dynamically cross-fertilise new and innovative ideas from differing fields within applied linguistics.
Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment (CRELLA), University of Bedfordshire
Coalition for Language Education is committed to developing the communicative capacities of individuals, groups and institutions and the range of languages and communicative styles that they can draw on.
ILTA is an international group of language testing and assessment scholars and practitioners whose dedication and work are respected both within and outside the profession, and who together define what it means to be a language tester.
Instruments and Data for Research in Language Studies is a database of materials, data, analysis code used in published research in language studies. It contains hundreds of language tests and assessment materials, used to elicit data for research that has been peer-reviewed and published.
The Northern Association of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages is a charitable organisation, and since 1984, has been meeting the continuing professional development needs of a wide variety of English Language teachers, including those teaching ESOL, EAP and EAL.
The NCELP provides research-informed resources and professional development for teachers of French, German, and Spanish, particularly relevant for educators teaching in secondary schools in England. The resources includes many types of language tests (achievement and ‘applying your knowledge’) in the three languages for different stages of learning.
OASIS is a database of one-page, non-technical summaries of journal articles, in the areas of language education, testing, use, policy, multilingualism, among many others related to languages. The database contains free summaries, that provide details of the reason for the research, its design and methods, the key findings.