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Thursday, March 9
 

11:15 GMT+04

Investigating Gulf Arab Students Assessment Preferences
The presentation reports on the findings of a study which aims to gain insight into Gulf Arab EFL students’ preferences when being assessed in their university-level English courses and to investigate if gender and degree of test anxiety have an impact on these preferences.
Speakers
MA

Mashael Al-Hamly

Kuwait University
Mashael has a Ph.D. in Computer Assisted Language Learning from the University of East Anglia. She is an Associate Professor of English Language and Applied Linguistics at Kuwait University.
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Christine Coombe

Dubai Men's College
Dr Christine Coombe is a faculty member at Dubai Men's College where she teaches research methods. She has served TESOL Arabia in many capacities including Co-chair of this conference.

Thursday March 9, 2017 11:15 - 12:00 GMT+04
Samaya Ballroom D
  Long Presentation, Testing and Assessment

12:45 GMT+04

Computer-based Assessment: How Objective is it?
Public and private institutions not only incorporate technology in their teaching practices, but computers are becoming gradually abundant in the realm of assessment. The speaker will touch upon the main discoveries related to computer-based assessment, their pros and cons, obvious benefits and, equally important, their threats.
Speakers
RJ

Thursday March 9, 2017 12:45 - 13:30 GMT+04
Sahab 1
  Long Presentation, Testing and Assessment

12:45 GMT+04

Feeding the BEAST: Online Assessment websites
Nowadays, many websites are added to the online assessment array. Some assess online work, make writing better, some are better than others. Is this systematic or random? How can you trust which website to use. The presenter will give examples of current websites and their use.
Speakers
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Georgios Vlasios Kormpas

Assessment Instructional Coordinator at SILC, Al Yamama University
Assessment Instructional Coordinator at SILC at Al Yamamah University in Saudi Arabia interested in online assessment and digital literacies.

Thursday March 9, 2017 12:45 - 13:30 GMT+04
Samaya Ballroom D
  Long Presentation, Testing and Assessment

12:45 GMT+04

IDP Support Products for IELTS test takers
This presentation will introduce the new range of IELTS Support Tools developed by IDP Education to help prepare test takers for success on the IELTS test. This session will be of interest to teachers of IELTS courses as well as anyone interested in a new approach to IELTS test preparation.
Speakers
AH

Anna Hasper

Consultant, IDP
Anna is an experienced teacher trainer with extensive experience across the MENA region. Her interests are teacher development, educational-psychology and effective practice. She regularly writes articles for English Teaching Professional.

Thursday March 9, 2017 12:45 - 13:30 GMT+04
Salon 3
  Long Presentation, Testing and Assessment

13:30 GMT+04

Do Rubrics Provide Ideal Feedback for Students?
Rubric usage in the ELT context can allow students to receive the guided feedback they seek. The presenter will describe the results of research collected about rubric feedback from undergraduate students and the faculty who teach them from Saudi Arabia. Intended audience: ELT Practitioners
Speakers
CM

Connie Mitchell

Prince Sultan University
Dr. Connie Mitchell is the Vice Dean of the College of Humanities at Prince Sultan University. Her interests lie in quality assurance, accreditation and assessment, TESOL, and linguistics.

Thursday March 9, 2017 13:30 - 14:15 GMT+04
Hospitality Suite
  Long Presentation, Testing and Assessment

14:15 GMT+04

Classroom assessment techniques
Many teachers are not aware of the importance of assessment that engages all the students inside the class activities. Assessment Techniques are ungraded activities conducted in the classroom. The purpose is to provide the instructor feedback on whether or not students understand course. How can teachers make classrooms more collaborative?
Speakers
HJ

Hana Jalal

Arwa School
Hanaa is the coordinator of English department at Arwa School in Qatar. Hana’s main specialization is Bachelor’s degree in English, Master's degree in psychology.

Thursday March 9, 2017 14:15 - 15:00 GMT+04
Junior Suite 1
  Long Presentation, Testing and Assessment
 
Friday, March 10
 

10:15 GMT+04

Dynamic Assessment of Writing Ability through e-mail
The presenter will demonstrate the effectiveness of dynamic assessment on promoting L2 learners' writing ability development through e-mail in terms of both product and process by use of a new regulatory scale of meditational strategies and also an innovative categorization of errors (Intended audience: researchers and teachers).
Speakers
FI

Fatemeh Imani Machke Poshti

Allemeh Mohaddes Nori
Fatemeh Imani is a MA graduate of Teaching English from Allameh Mohaddes Nouri University, Mazandaran, Iran. Her areas of interest are Vygotsky’s Socio-cultural Theory, dynamic assessment and computer-mediated communication.

Friday March 10, 2017 10:15 - 11:00 GMT+04
Executive Suite 2
  Long Presentation, Testing and Assessment

10:15 GMT+04

Effectiveness of Pre-assessment to Differentiate Reading Tasks
Pre-assessments are useful to analyze the learners’ needs and incorporate differentiation to improve EFL learners’ reading skill. In a mixed-ability class, pre-assessments help to gauge individual learner’s readiness to receive new knowledge. This talk will highlight the usefulness of pre-assessments to design differentiated tasks to meet individual learner’s learning needs.
Speakers
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Syeda Saima Ferheen Bukhari

Academic Coordinator, ELI, University of Jeddah
Syeda Saima Ferheen Bukhari holds an M.Phil. in English (Applied Linguistics) and an M.A. in English (Literature). She is currently working as Academic Coordinator at ELI, University of Jeddah. Her wide-ranging experience of working in the field of ESL and EFL teaching and research... Read More →

Friday March 10, 2017 10:15 - 11:00 GMT+04
Salon 4
  Long Presentation, Testing and Assessment

10:15 GMT+04

Formative Feedback in Writing: support or burden?
This paper presents an exploratory study that is conducted to investigate teachers’ beliefs about the appropriateness of the formative feedback provided in the form of metalinguistic error codes to EFL learners in writing classes.
Speakers
FI

Fatma Ismail

American College of the Middle East
Fatma is the head of the assessment unit at ACM, and a Doctorate candidate at Exeter University. She holds a master in TESOL, and a diploma in applied linguistics

Friday March 10, 2017 10:15 - 11:00 GMT+04
Salon 5
  Long Presentation, Testing and Assessment

12:00 GMT+04

(PBL) as an Alternative Based Assessment
The project based learning (PBL) can be applied as a valuable measure of alternative assessment. This session addresses the outcomes of a study conducted at a community college where PBL was used alternative assessment. In addition, the presenters will address a few approaches to implementing, assessing, and managing PBL.
Speakers
TB
ME

Mouna El Kahla

Community College of Qatar
Mouna El Kahla taught ESL classes at various government and international universities in the GCC region. She works as an ESL instructor at the Community College of Qatar.

Friday March 10, 2017 12:00 - 12:45 GMT+04
Salon 5
  Long Presentation, Testing and Assessment

12:00 GMT+04

DIY (Do It Yourself) Online Assessment
Can technological apps help us achieve teachers'Assessment Literacy? A blended Program can help teachers and senior teachers apply assessment all through the year and get a real feedback by the end of each semester. Join us to get the details and try it yourself!!
Speakers
MH

Friday March 10, 2017 12:00 - 12:45 GMT+04
Salon 4
  Long Presentation, Testing and Assessment

12:00 GMT+04

“TOEFL® Young Student Series in your Classroom”
“TOEFL® Young Student Series in your Classroom”. As standardized English tests,the TOEFL® Young Students Series helps the teachers measure their students'English-language skills and guide them to the next steps of learning.The tests are designed for age appropriate learning levels of young students.Discover how YSS tests can complement your program.
Speakers
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Ishraq Al Zu'bi

ETS Global BV
Ishraq Al-Zu'bi works as an Academic Specialist at ETS Global -Jordan. 11 years of experience in teaching profession at colleges and educational institutions. A TOEFL® Propell facilitator.She has delivered presentations and webinars on TOEFL ®Young Students Series(YSS... Read More →

Friday March 10, 2017 12:00 - 12:45 GMT+04
Samaya Ballroom C
  Long Presentation, Testing and Assessment

14:30 GMT+04

Testing: Online Readability Tools for Classroom Purpose
The paper is an extensive review of 24 readability tools from 1948 to present. Specifically, grade levels, language, a subject use, reading ease, and text statistics or parameters will be exemplified. Web-based readability tools will be explored with the focus on its application and tips for classroom use.
Speakers
MY

Mahmoud Yousuf Al-Maskari

Rustaq College of Applied Sciences
He is a research enthusiast and currently assigned as a teacher trainee at the Department of English Language and Literature of Rustaq College of Applied Sciences.
JM

John Michael Villar

Ibra College of Technology
He is the Head of Research and Consultancy of the English Language Centre of Ibra College of Technology. He has presented in various conferences in Asia, Europe, and America.

Friday March 10, 2017 14:30 - 15:00 GMT+04
Salon 7
  Long Presentation, Testing and Assessment

15:00 GMT+04

Washback Effects in Military English-Language Testing
High-stakes language tests can have washback effects on test-takers, directly impacting their language learning. The presenter will review test fatigue and other washback effects observed among students in a military English-language training program to educators and administrators, discussing tips on how to counter negative washback to promote students’ learning.
Speakers
AS

Annalise Shin

DLIELC
PhD, Applied Linguistics, UCLA_x000D_ Dr. Shin currently works at the Defense Language Institute._x000D_ She has previously taught at Seoul National University and at California State University, Fullerton’s graduate TESOL program.

Friday March 10, 2017 15:00 - 15:30 GMT+04
Junior Suite 1
  Long Presentation, Testing and Assessment

16:15 GMT+04

Are university gatekeeping tests really fit for-purpose?
The presentation considers the alternatives to traditional gatekeeping tests such as IELTS, and implications for the nature of university English language provision.
Speakers
NM

Neil Murray

University of Warwick
Neil Murray is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Warwick University, UK, and author of Standards of English in Higher Education (2016, Cambridge University Press) and Dynamic Ecologies (Springer).

Friday March 10, 2017 16:15 - 17:00 GMT+04
Salon 5
  Long Presentation, Testing and Assessment
 
Saturday, March 11
 

13:00 GMT+04

Latent Profiles of English Language Skills Levels
This paper identifies latent classes of examinees with different levels of English language skills, as measured with the English Placement Test (EPT) in Saudi Arabia. The results from statistical latent class analyses revealed four levels of latent profiles for the three EPT subscales of reading comprehension, structure, and compositional analysis.
Speakers
AA

Abdulrahman Al-Shamrani

National Center for Assessment in Higher Education
Director of the Language Testing Department at the National Center for Assessment in Higher Education (Qiyas) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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Dimiter Dimitrov

Senior Psychometrician, National Center for Assessment
Professor Emeritus at George Mason University, USA, and Senior Psychometrician at the National Center for Assessment (Qiyas) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Saturday March 11, 2017 13:00 - 13:45 GMT+04
Salon 5
  Long Presentation, Testing and Assessment

13:00 GMT+04

Listening comprehension diagnostic competence in TBLT
This study explored listening teachers’ diagnostic competence for pre, while, and post-task cycles in Task Based Teaching of listening comprehension. To achieve this, 65 listening teachers answered listening diagnostic competence scenario tests developed based on experienced teachers’ practices. The results suggest different listing diagnostic competencies for any of these cycles.
Speakers
MA
TM

Saturday March 11, 2017 13:00 - 13:45 GMT+04
Executive Suite 1
  Long Presentation, Testing and Assessment

14:00 GMT+04

How reliable is your writing test marking?
If the marking of a writing test is unreliable, the results of the test will be unreliable as well. This session will look at ways to improve the reliability of the marking of writing tests so students’ scores reflect as accurately as possible their writing ability.
Speakers
JT

Jason Thompson

Higher Colleges of Technology
Jason Thompson has been teaching English at HCT for 17 years. His interests include curriculum design, assessment and material development. He is currently working on an MA in Language Testing.

Saturday March 11, 2017 14:00 - 14:30 GMT+04
Salon 4
  Long Presentation, Testing and Assessment
 
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