LTF 2019

LTF 2019 was hosted by the Department of Applied Linguistics and English Language Training Services (ELTS) at Swansea University from 22-24 November 2019.

The principal theme of LTF 2019 was Connecting research, policy and practice in language assessment with three related sub-themes:

  • Assessing UK languages other than English
  • Research-informed assessment practice and practice-informed assessment research
  • Impact of language assessment on educational and societal contexts

The conference was formally opened on the Friday evening with the Cyril J. Weir lecture, with keynote speaker Dr Emyr Davies speaking on the topic: Golwg ar Asesu’r Gymraeg / Perspectives on the Assessment of Welsh

LTF 2019 programme

A pre-conference workshop led by Dawn Knight, Steve Morris and Lucy Davis gave participants the opportunity to think about Corpus Linguistics for Researchers and Practitioners. It was targeted towards those wishing to use corpus techniques effectively and efficiently for research and practitioner purposes.

Participants were given the opportunity to explore English language and Welsh language corpora, to consider the wide range of applications of corpus research, and to develop skills for identifying and using corpora for specific purposes via a series of workshop sessions throughout the day on Friday 22nd November.

LTF 2019 workshop ~ English

LTF 2019 workshop ~ Cymraeg

LTF 2019 Presentations

The student presentation award (sponsored by Cambridge Assessment English) was awarded to Richard Harris for his talk on “Enabling interaction: A study of examiner behaviour in an interactive speaking test”.

Beverly Baker received the British Council ARG international achievement award for her work with teachers in Haiti to build a professional community of practice. 

The winner of the poster presentation prize (sponsored by Text Inspector) was Lucy Davis of Swansea ELTS for her presentation addressing the question “What are EAP raters looking for in a written task?”

LTF 2019 Poster presentations