On May 12, 2018 the University of Cyprus hosted the Final conference of Erasmus+ TALE project (Teachers’ Assessment Literacy Enhancement). The project team presented the eight on-line courses for teachers. The courses are free, and anyone can take them following the link. You can also download the TALE Handbook in […]
Assessment For More Effective Foreign Language Learning
On 25-27 April, 2018, Taras Shevchenko University of Kyiv hosted a conference ASSESSMENT FOR MORE EFFECTIVE FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING which was jointly organized by the Department for Methodology of Teaching Ukrainian and Foreign Languages and Literatures (Institute of Philology), Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment (CRELLA), (University […]
English Language Assessment in Higher Education: Improving practice
121 UALTA members participated in ‘English Language Assessment in Higher Education‘ online conference held by the British Council on 28 November. Two of the four panelists were Dr. Olga Kvasova (UALTA President) and Dr. Oleksandr Tomchakovskyi. If you wish to see the recording of the conference, please follow this link: http://bit.ly/2Awj80F
Quality Language Education in the Globalised World: Tendencies, Challenges, Prospects
On November 23-24, 2017 a conference Quality Language Education in the Globalised World: Tendencies, Challenges, Prospects was held at Sumy State University, with the UALTA expert member Dr. Liudmyla Hnapovska being the person in charge of major organizational issues and publishing a book of Proceedings. UALTA, who was one of […]
Assessment of Writing and Assessment for Academic Purposes
UALTA members Dr. Tamara Kavytska and Viktoria Drobotun participated in the Joint Meeting of the EALTA Special Interest Groups Assessment of Writing and Assessment for Academic Purposes, November 17-18, 2017, University of Bremen. Dr. Kavytska made a presentation entitled Instruments to assess skills of academic translation from Ukrainian into English which , together […]
Participation in Building Practical Assessment Skills for Teachers, Luton, United Kingdom
Representatives of UALTA, Drs. Olga Kvasova, Tamara Kavytska and Viktoriia Osidak took part in a two-day seminar on Building Practical Assessment Skills for Teachers held on 28th and 29th October 2017 at the University of Bedfordshire, Luton, United Kingdom. The event was organised by IATEFL Testing, Evaluation and Assessment Special Interest Group […]
Theory and Practice of Language Education conference
On October 26-27, 2017 a conference Theory and Practice of Language Education was held at Mykhailo Drahomanov Teacher Training University of Kyiv in association with UALTA. A plenary Assessment Literacy of Ukrainian University Teachers conducted by Dr. Olga Kvasova was followed by a series of workshops: ABCs of Assessment (Dr. […]
Participating in International Conference in Egypt
UALTA members Dr. Yuliia Tomchakovska and Dr. Oleksandr Tomchakovskyi took part in the Third INTERNATIONAL LANGUAGE ASSESSMENT CONFERENCE in Egypt (ILACE), which was held at the American University of Cairo (11-12 September 2017). The conference focused on the challenges, opportunities, and new frontiers to be explored in the 21stcentury, whether […]
Workshops Assessment in EAP/ESP by Carolyn Westbrook
On May 19, 2017 two workshops “Assessment in EAP” and “Assessment in ESP” were held in Institute of Philology, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. The workshops were conducted by Carolyn Westbrook, Associate Professor at Southampton Solent University and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. The 38 participants in […]
UALTA has become IATEFL Associate!