LTAC-HU 2019: SEAS & Nyelvtudásmérők - Language Testing and Assessment Conference School of English and American Studies, Eötvös Lorand University Budapest, Hungary, September 20, 2019

LTAC-HU 2019 is a refereed conference dedicated to the topic "Technology and Human Interaction in Language Assessment". It is hosted jointly by Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary and the Nyelvtudásmérők Egyesülete. The conference will take place on 20 September, 2019. The aim of the conference is to provide opportunities for language assessment experts, academics, researchers, language assessment professionals (representatives of professional organizations), PhD students who have completed research in language assessment, and language teachers to meet and discuss language assessment related issues.  We invite proposals for regular 20-minute-long conference or work-in-progress presentations. The working language of the conference is English, but we also welcome contributions in Hungarian. We are looking towards the publication of a collection of papers presented at the conference, and we can refund the travel expenses of those conference presenters who live outside Budapest.

Important dates

Abstract submission opens: 15 July 2019
Abstract submission deadline: 12 August 2019
Notification of acceptance: 19 August 2019

List of sub-topics

LTAC-HU 2019 conference will feature a plenary and individual sessions which can address one or more of the following sub-topics:

English

• The effect of technology on test development, delivery, and marking.
• Human interaction and computerized measurement (CBT, CAT).
• Stakeholders vs technology in assessment.
• Relationship between technology and assessment purposes.
• User acceptance or acceptability of technology in assessment.
• Challenges and opportunities posed by the introduction of technology in assessment.

Hungarian

• A gépi technika (technológia) hatása a vizsgafejlesztésre, a vizsgáztatás folyamatára és az értékelésre.
• Az interakció emberi jellege és a gépi értékelés (CBT, CAT).
• A gépi technológia és a vizsgáztatásban érdekeltek kapcsolata.
• A gépi technológia és a mérés céljának kapcsolata.
• A gépi technológia elfogadottsága és elfogadtathatósága.
• A gépi technológia bevezetése teremtette kihívások és lehetőségek. 

Abstract submission

Guidelines:

Abstract title: Limited to max. 25 words
Abstract text: Limited to 250 words
Abstract topic: Abstracts must be allocated to a specific sub-topic. Please choose from the list of sub-topics below.

All proposals must be made via the abstract submission form.

Programme committee

• Gergely Dávid, ELTE
• Gyula Tankó, ELTE

Venue

The conference will be held at Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary in Building R (Rákóczi út 5, 4th floor, lecture hall # 423).

Link to the campus map.

Contact

All questions about submissions should be emailed to both david.gergely@btk.elte.hu & tanko.gyula@btk.elte.hu

Sponsors

Eötvös Loránd University & Nyelvtudásmérők Egyesülete