THE WHAT AND HOW OF EAP assessment
Dr. gad lim

This interactive, hands-on workshop will explore some principles to keep in mind in order to develop and implement effective EAP assessments. We will think about the core ideas behind EAP instruction, the different purposes and contexts of language assessment, and the different methods and forms that assessment and tests might therefore take.

Speaker's bio

Gad Lim is Principal Research Manager at Cambridge English Language Assessment, where he leads research on the assessment of writing, on IELTS and on OET. His research is informed by many years of experience as an examiner, item writer, test designer, and test development manager. He also draws from his experience teaching in higher education and training language teachers in Asia, Australia, North America, and Europe. Gad reviews for all major language testing journals and has presented and published on language teaching, English for Academic Purposes, performance assessment, raters and rating scales, test validation, standard setting, and on the CEFR. His PhD is from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor.

time and venue

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Time: 8h30 – 11h30, Monday 10/10/2016
​Venue: Hall B - Room 601, HCMC Open University
          97 Vo Van Tan, District 3, HCMC
Contact: 
          Ms. Nguyen Minh Tu
          Faculty of Foreign Languages                                                                                  HCMC Open University
                                                         (Email) opentesolconference@ou.edu.vn
                                                                     tu.nm@ou.edu.vn
                                                          (Tel) 08 3838 6606

program

8:30 : Opening
8h30 – 8h45: Welcoming Speech
8h45 – 9h45: Session 1
9h45 – 10h15: Discussion
10h15 – 10h30 : Tea-break
10h30 – 11h15: Session 2
11h15 – 11h30 : Discussion
11h30 : Closing