INVITED PLENARY ADDRESSES
1.
Thinking about language testing in new ways:
Proficiency, placement, achievement, and diagnostic decisions, Plenary address ThaiTESOL Conference,
2.
Where does testing fit into your language program?
Plenary address, MEXTESOL National Convention, Valle de Mexico, Mexico D.F.,
3.
Classroom centered language testing, Keynote address
CULI Post-RELC Seminar,
4. Fluency and accuracy in teaching oral language skills, Plenary address, XIV Simpósio dos Centros de Cultura Brasil-Estados Unidos, Vittoria, Brazil, 1990.
5.
An introduction to item banking for language tests, Plenary address, Annual National Conference of Inspectors of
English,
6.
Technology, statistics, and language education in the
twenty-first century, Plenary address, Second Foreign
Language Education and Technology Conference,
7.
Cloze testing in
8.
Vocabulary difficulty for Japanese university students,
Featured address, Tokyo JALT Spring Conference,
9.
The systematic design of language curriculum, Plenary address, Chuba JACET
Annual Conference,
10.
Designing language curriculum for the 21st century,
Plenary address, TEFLIN National Conference,
11.
Aspects of fluency and accuracy, Plenary address, JALT
Southwest Regional Conference,
12.
English language entrance examinations in
13.
University English language entrance exams in
14.
University entrance examinations: Their effect on
English language teaching, Opening plenary, Language Institute of Japan
International Summer Workshop for Teachers of English (29th Annual),
Odawara,
15. The roles and responsibilities of assessment in foreign language education, Plenary address, Japan Language Testing Association, Tokyo, Japan, 1998.
16.
Classroom assessment: Purposes, effects, options, and
constraints, Plenary address, Sixth National
Conference on Community Languages and English for Speakers of Other Languages
(TESOLANZ), Palmerston North,
17.
Using tests to unify language curriculum: Needs
analysis, objectives, tests, materials, teaching, and evaluation. Plenary
address, Fourth International ELT Conference,
18.
Computer-adaptive testing. Plenary address, Korean
Association of Teachers of English International Conference,
19.
The Impact of computers on language testing: Recent developments and what
they mean. Plenary address, Korean Association of Foreign Language Educators, Seoul
Conference,
20.
Alternatives and techniques in language testing.
Opening keynote speaker, Seventh Annual Rikkyo TEFL
Seminar.
21.
Using tests to unify language curriculum: Needs
analysis, objectives, tests, materials, teaching, and evaluation. Featured
speaker, TESOL Arabia Conference,
22.
Alternatives in language testing: Pros, cons, and
guidelines. Opening plenary speaker, First Annual National Conference on
Excellence in Academic English,
25.
Promoting fluency over accuracy, Plenary, JALT Pan-SIG Conference –
Conversational Fluency: Ideology or Reality,
26.
Twenty-five years of cloze testing research: So what?
Invited speech, 38th RELC International Seminar, SEAMEO Regional Language
Centre,
27.
The many facets of language curriculum development.
Plenary, 5th CULI International Conference,
28. Current issues in language assessment. Plenary, Conference on Current Issues in Language Assessment, Moscow Open Education Institute, Moscow, Russian Federation, 2004.
29.
Designing language curriculum for less commonly taught
languages. Plenary, 7th National Conference of the National Council
of Less Commonly Taught Languages,
30.
Perspectives on doing research in language teaching.
Plenary, 8th African Language Teachers' Association Conference,
31.
Language testing policy: Student needs, teacher needs,
and administrator needs. Plenary, Annual Conference on TEFL and Applied
Linguistics.
32.
Classroom-based language testing. Plenary, Conference
on Testing in
33.
Authentic communication: Whyzit
importan’ta teach reduced forms? JALT Pan-SIG Conference,
1.
USIA/TESOL Worldnet telecast
to
2. Language testing, One-hour teleconference between the TESOL Summer Institutes at Carabobo University in Valencia, Venezuela and St. Michael's College, Vermont, 1995.
3.
Curriculum Development Strategies for EFL Teachers,
Two-hour TESOL Virtual Seminar – Key Issues in EFL. Webcast
around the world by TESOL from
OTHER INVITED CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
1.
Teaching fluency in oral language, invited by Encuentro Nacional de Profesores de Lenguas (Enseñanza Superior), Universidad Nacional
2. Guidelines for writing good test questions, invited by MEXTESOL National Convention, Valle de Mexico, Mexico D.F., Mexico, 1988.
3.
Panel discussion (with V. Condax,
S. Jacobs, T. Hilgers, & H. Friedman) on “Writing
across the curriculum” in plenary session, HCTE Conference,
4. Colloquium (with H. Byrnes, J. Chumley, F. Clark, K. Krahnke, L. Rawley, M. Spaan. J. Staczek, & S. Carkin, Chair) on intensive English programs, 24th TESOL Convention, San Francisco, California, 1990.
5. Colloquium (with J.F. Fanselow, C. Stanley, G. Valcourt, & J.A. Aebersold, Chair) on teacher training, 24th TESOL Convention, San Francisco, California, 1990.
6. Panel discussion (with K. Au & M. Lai) on performance assessments in plenary session, Second Annual Conference of the Hawai‘i Association for Asian and Pacific American Education, 1991.
7.
A practical introduction to item banking for language
tests, invited Ten-hour computer workshop, Annual Conference of Inspectors of
English in
8. Social meaning in language curriculum, of language curriculum, and through language curriculum, invited by Georgetown University Round Table, Washington, DC, 1992.
9. The Pacific rim: Diversity and challenge in EFL, invited (with R. Murphy, L. Baltra, R. Campbell, J. Richards, & G. Sampson), 26th TESOL Convention, Vancouver, Canada, 1992.
10.
Panel discussion (with eight other panelists) on
“Indonesian language education in the twenty-first century” in plenary session,
TEFLIN National Conference,
11.
Criterion-referenced testing: An alternative framework
for research, invited to participate in a 3-hour colloquium on alternative
research methods, 27th TESOL Convention,
12.
Aspects of fluency and accuracy, invited by JALT
National Conference,
13.
Writing effective language tests, invited by JALT
National Conference,
14.
What is a language test item, invited by Hokkaido TEFL
Forum,
15.
Systematic development and revision of language
curriculum, Language Institute of Japan International Summer Workshop for
Teachers of English (29th Annual), Odawara,
16.
Improving classroom language assessment, Language
Institute of Japan International Summer Workshop for Teachers of English (29th
Annual), Odawara,
17.
Measuring second language acquisition colloquium
(organized with T. Hudson), 18th Annual Second Language Research
Forum,
18.
Investigating task-based performance assessment (with
T. Hudson) in colloquium on Measuring second language acquisition, 18th
Annual Second Language Research Forum,
19.
Designing good quality classroom tests, Fourth
International ELT Conference,
20.
Panel discussion (with H. Enginarlar,
K. Smith, & B. Tomlinson) on language testing in plenary session, Fourth
International ELT Conference,
21.
Conference summary panel discussion (with F. Babrakzai, B. Gersten, M. A. Jaffar, R. R. Jordan, & T. Parsons) in plenary session,
First Annual National Conference on Excellence in Academic English,
25.
What I learned in 25 years of cloze testing research, JALT Pan-SIG Conference,
26.
Language teaching, testing, and policy. Foreign
Language and International Studies Conference,
27.
Panel discussion (with C. Alderson, L. Hamp-Lyons, O. Kwon, & T. Mohtar)
in plenary session on “Why testing determines what we teach instead of the
other way around”, 38th RELC International Seminar, SEAMEO Regional Language
Centre,
28.
Panel discussion (with six other panelists) in plenary
session on “ELT in a globalized world: Innovations
and applications”, 5th CULI International Conference,
29.
Colloquium (with Kobayashi, Morikawa,
& Suzuki) on “Oral testing in
INVITED LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, AND COURSES
1.
Social sciences research methodology, Three-hour
lecture for the staff of the Import-Export Trade Commission,
2.
Language research methods, Five
half-day lectures for the Business and
3.
Language testing, One-day workshop for ARAMCO Staff
Development,
4.
Culture in the language teaching classroom, Two-day workshop
for the
5. ESL curriculum: A systems approach, One-day workshop for ARAMCO Staff Development, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, 1984.
6.
Language testing for making program decisions:
Criterion‑referenced or norm‑referenced? Two days of lecture at the
American University Cairo,
7. Accuracy and fluency in EFL teaching, Ten days of workshops sponsored by the USIS, Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 1985.
8.
Language proficiency, Two half‑day
workshops for local foreign language teachers.
9.
Language learning, Five two‑day
sessions for DOE teachers (3 semester hours credit).
10.
Language testing, Five two‑day
sessions for DOE teachers (3 semester hours credit).
11.
Testing English as a second language, Workshop for the
Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange in
12.
Proficiency testing, One half-day workshop for local
foreign language teachers for Academic Alliance Seminar Series (with C. Chaudron & C. Ning),
13.
Language placement testing, Half-day workshop
for teacher trainers at Pontifícia Universidade Católicado do
14.
Language testing, Five two‑day
sessions for DOE teachers (3 semester hours credit). Kahului,
15. Appropriacy in teaching oral language skills, Three five-day workshops for teacher trainers sponsored by the USIS in Nakhon Si Thammarat, Pitsanulok, & Udon Thani, Thailand, 1988.
16.
The place of testing in English as a foreign language
curriculum, Workshop for the Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange in
17.
What does ESL have to offer the SLEP teacher in Hawai‘i? Five half-day workshops for DOE teachers (1
semester hour credit). Mililani,
18.
Guidelines for writing good test questions, Six two-hour workshops sponsored by the USIS at a variety of
universities in
19.
Fluency and appropriacy in
oral skills, Six two-hour workshops sponsored by the
USIS at a variety of universities in
20.
Language Curriculum development, Two fourteen-hour courses
(1 semester hour credit for each) Distinguished Lecturer Series sponsored by
21. Categories for effective testing, Two-hour lecture for Japan Association for Language Teaching, Nagoya, Japan, 1989.
22.
Testing in English as a foreign language, Two-hour
lecture for the Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange in
23.
Developing language curriculum, Two-hour lecture for
the Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange in
24. Language testing, One forty-two hour course (3 semester hours credit) Distinguished Lecturer Series sponsored by Temple University in Tokyo, Japan, 1989.
25.
Writing effective language tests, Two-hour lecture for
Japan Association for Language Teaching,
26.
Language Testing One half-day workshop for Academic
Alliance Seminar Series (with T. Hudson).
27.
Testing students of limited English proficiency, Two two-hour workshops for DOE teachers. Mililani and
28.
Cultural and linguistic aspects of testing, Honolulu
District Workshop for Special Services teachers.
29.
Writing effective classroom language tests, Two three-hour workshops. CULI Post-RELC Seminar,
30. Classroom language testing, One forty-two hour course (3 semester hours credit) Distinguished Lecturer Series sponsored by Temple University in Tokyo, Japan, 1990.
31.
Language skills, materials, tests, and curriculum, Fifteen
hours of lectures for Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange in
32.
Testing in language classrooms, Two-hour lecture.
33.
Guidelines for writing effective language tests, Four two-hour lectures delivered at PUCI/RIO and at Culturas Inglesas in Copacabana,
34. Fluency and Accuracy in teaching oral English skills, Two two-hour lectures delivered at the Centro de Cultura Brasil-Estados Unidos in Sao Paulo, and the Cultura Inglesas in Belo Horizonte and Copacabana in Brazil, 1990.
35.
Systematic design of language curriculum, Four two-hour lectures delivered at the Culturas
Inglesas in Copacabana and
36.
Language research, Half-day workshop
for teacher trainers at Pontifícia Universidade Católicado do
37. Media and technology in language teaching, One forty-two hour course (3 semester hours credit) Distinguished Lecturer Series sponsored by Temple University in Tokyo, Japan, 1991.
38.
Teaching fluency and appropriacy
in EFL speaking, Five two-hour workshops at Academies
and
39.
Writing a good language test, Five
one-hour workshops at Morocco Association of Teachers of English Days and
40. Developing systematic curriculum in language programs, Two one-hour workshops at American Language Centers in Rabat & Casablanca, Morocco, 1991.
41.
Good language testing practices, One
three-hour workshop for the Japan Association for Language Teaching,
42.
Using TOEFL scores, One-hour lecture in the Teacher
Development Series, Intensive English Language Program,
43.
Language research methods, One fourteen-hour course
(one semester hour credit) Distinguished Lecturer Series sponsored by
44.
Classroom-centered language testing, One two-hour
lecture for Japan Association for Language Teaching,
45.
Language curriculum development, One
two-hour workshop for
46.
Testing in language classrooms, One
two-hour lecture at
47.
Classroom-based Language Testing, One four-hour lecture
for
48. Making sense of language teaching methods, One two-hour lecture at Pontifícia Universidade Católicado do Campinas, Campinas; one two-hour lecture at the Universidade Federal de Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande; & one one-hour lecture at Universidade Federal de Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, Brazil, 1992.
49. Language testing and your students, One two-hour lecture at Pontifícia Universidade Católicado do Campinas, Campinas; one two-hour lecture at Pontifícia Universidade Católicado do Rio de Janeiro; four two-hour lectures at the Alumni Language School, Sao Paulo; one two-hour workshop at Casa Thomas Jefferson, Brasilia; & three two-hour lectures/workshops at the Cultura Inglesa in Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1992.
50. Systematic revision and development of language curriculum, One two-hour lecture at Pontifícia Universidade Católicado do Rio de Janeiro; two three-hour lectures at the Universidade Federal de Rio Grande do Sul, Rio Grande; one two-hour lecture at Universidade Federal de Rio de Janeiro; one three-hour lecture at Universidade Federal de Niteroy; & one two-hour workshop at Casa Thomas Jefferson, Brasilia, Brazil, 1992.
51.
Fluency in oral English, One one-hour lecture at Casa
Thomas Jefferson,
52.
Doing Language Research, Three three-hour lectures at Universidade Federal de Rio Grande do Norte,
53. Classroom-centered Language Testing, Five three-hour lectures for local chapters of the Japan Association for Language Teaching at Matsumoto, Hiroshima, Niigata, West Tokyo & Gumma; & one two-hour lecture at Phillips University, Kyoto, Japan, 1993.
54.
Language research for teachers, Five-hour lecture at
the Ministry of Education,
55.
Curriculum, testing, and research in language programs,
Fifteen-hour workshop at United States Information Service,
56.
Language curriculum design, Ten-hour workshop at CALTEX
Oil Company Training Unit, Pekan Baru,
57.
Issues in second language research design, Eight-hour
lecture at
58.
Teacher observations and evaluation procedures,
One-hour lecture at Hawai‘i
59.
Language testing types and techniques, Two two-hour of
lectures for the Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange in
60.
The place of language testing in curriculum
development, Three-hour lecture at
61.
Cultural contrasts:
62. Advanced research methods seminar, One forty-two hour course (3 semester hours credit) Distinguished Lecturer Series sponsored by Temple University in Tokyo, Japan, 1994.
63.
Using tests to center language curriculum, One nine-hour workshop at the Instituto
Superior Politecnico Jose Antonio Echeverria,
64. Classroom-based language testing, A one-hour and thirty minute lecture for the United States Information Service, Hotel Talleyrand, United States Embassy, Paris, France, 1995.
65.
Understanding language research, Two
lectures: One of three-hours for the Institute Universitaire
de la Formation des Maitres,
66.
Administrative uses of language tests, Six hours of
lectures for the Centre National de Formation des Personnels
d'Inspection et de
Direction,
67. Fluency and appropriacy in oral English, Three three-hour lectures: One for the Mission Academique de la Formation Professionel des Enseigneurs Nationaux, Amiens; one of three-hours for the Institute Universitaire de la Formation des Maitres, Paris, France; and one for the Université de Toulouse, Toulouse, France, 1995.
68.
Language testing in the classroom, Two two-hour
lectures for the Center for Asia-Pacific Exchange in