텝스(TEPS) 20주년 기념 국제학술대회
TEPS 20th Anniversary International Conference


– 구인 표상, 점수 의미, 그리고 평가 활용 –

– Construct Representation, Score Meaning, and Assessment Use –


서울대학교 언어교육원 TEPS센터에서 TEPS의 20주년을 기념하는 국제학술대회를 개최합니다. 학술대회의 주제는 Construct Representation, Score Meaning, and Assessment Use(구인 표상, 점수 의미, 그리고 평가 활용)로, 최근 언어평가 분야에서 중요하게 연구되고 있는 이슈들을 담고 있습니다. 관심 있는 분들의 많은 참석 부탁드립니다.

We cordially invite you to the TEPS 20th Anniversary International Conference on November 1, 2019 at Seoul National University in Korea. The theme of the conference—Construct Representation, Score Meaning, and Assessment Use—highlights some of the most important issues being explored in the field of language testing and assessment today. We hope that this will be a memorable and enjoyable event for everyone who attends.

Program

Keynote Speakers

John Read is an Emeritus Professor in the School of Cultures, Languages and Linguistics at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. He previously taught applied linguistics, TESOL and EAP at Victoria University of Wellington, the SEAMEO Regional Language Centre in Singapore, the University of Texas El Paso, and Indiana University. He specializes in language testing and assessment, including vocabulary assessment and the testing of English for academic and professional purposes. His major publications are Assessing Vocabulary (Cambridge, 2000), Assessing English Proficiency for University Study (Palgrave Macmillan, 2015) and Post-admission Language Assessment of University Students (edited) (Springer, 2016). Earlier in his career he was extensively involved with the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) as a test administrator, consultant, and principal investigator for three IELTS-funded research projects. More recently, he was a member of the Committee of Examiners for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for a four-year term (2011-15).  At the University of Auckland, he has been Academic Coordinator of the Diagnostic English Language Needs Assessment (DELNA), which is administered to all students entering the university. He has served his profession in various capacities. He was co-editor of the journal Language Testing from 2002 to 2006. He has a long history of service to the International Language Testing Association (ILTA), culminating in his election as Vice-President (2009-10) and then President (2011-12) of the Association. He was Chair of the Language Testing Research Colloquium, the prestigious annual conference of ILTA, when it was held in Auckland in July 2018.  

Gary Ockey is a professor of applied linguistics and technology at Iowa State University. He investigates second language assessments, with a focus on the use of technology and quantitative methods to facilitate measurement of oral communication. He is a coauthor of “Assessing L2 listening: Moving towards authenticity”, John Benjamins, 2018 and has a contract with Springer for a co-edited book, “Another generation of fundamental considerations in language testing: A festschrift in honor of Lyle Bachman”. He has published in various journals, including Applied Linguistics, Language Learning, Language Assessment Quarterly, Language Testing, and Modern Language Journal. He has served as the Editor of the TOEFL Research Report Series, and is currently an editor of Language Assessment Quarterly.