Okayama JALT:

Expatriate ELT Faculty Members and University Entrance Examinations: Beliefs, Assumptions, and Recommendations for Change

Date: Saturday, September 27th, 2014 Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Speaker: Melodie Cook

Description:
This presentation focuses on several years� research on expatriate ELT faculty participation in English entrance examination creation. Four themes will be highlighted: assumptions that expatriate ELT faculty bring to the examination creation process; the multi-functional nature of entrance examinations; how these tests stand up to recommendations for �good� language test creation practices, and recommendations for changing entrance examinations. It is hoped that this presentation will stimulate discussion about these life-changing tests.

Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Okayama JALT)

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 500 yen

Venue: Notre Dame Seishin University, Logos Hall, Room 7-2

Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture, Japan

Contact Okayama JALT

Website: sites.google.com/site/okayamajalt/