LTRC Language Assessment Seminar
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This online event is part of the Language Testing Research Centre (LTRC) Language Assessment Seminar Series. It will feature two talks exploring the use of generative AI in language assessment, with a focus on item writing and speaking assessment.
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Dr. Olena Rossi
Olena Rossi holds a PhD in Language Testing from Lancaster University (UK) and works as an independent assessment consultant, based in Italy. She specialises in item writing for language assessment and regularly delivers item-writing workshops as well as provides consultancy support to organisations involved in test development worldwide. Olena’s current research interests centre on the applications of AI to the language test development process. Olena is a founding convenor of the AI for Language Assessment Special Interest Group within the European Association for Language Testing and Assessment (EALTA). Her work and publications can be accessed from her website.
Dr. Sha Liu
Dr Sha Liu is a Test Development Researcher at the British Council. She holds a PhD in Language Assessment from the University of Bristol, and her research focuses on AI-mediated speaking and writing assessment, with particular emphasis on multimodal assessment using generative AI, automated diagnostic feedback for language learners, and eye-tracking methodologies for understanding learner engagement. Dr Liu is Co-Convenor of the EALTA AI for Language Assessment Special Interest Group, and serves on editorial boards for Language Assessment Quarterly, Assessing Writing, Research Synthesis in Applied Linguistics and Artificial Intelligence in Language Education.
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