Content 2011
January 2011
Editorial Notes
Technology in assessment
Cambridge ESOL Professional Support Network Extranet: Development and impact
Using Connect: The test centre perspective
Assessing Writing tests on scoris®: The introduction of online marking
The impact of online marking on examiners’ behaviour
The BULATS Online Speaking Test
Composition and revision in computer-based written assessment
Effective pretesting: An online solution
Conferences and publications
May 2011
Editorial Notes
The English Australia/Cambridge ESOL Action Research programme: Background and rationale
Embedding teacher research into a national language programme: Lessons from a pilot project
Progress, motivation and high-level learners
Obligation and motivation
Exploring active participation in listening and speaking within an academic environment:
The role of digital devices in vocabulary acquisition
Beginner students and extensive reading
The impact of an extensive reading programme on vocabulary development and motivation:
Forthcoming ALTE events
The announcement of IELTS Master’s award winner
August 2011
The effect of context visuals on L2 listening comprehension
Issues and challenges in using
English proficiency descriptor scales for assessing school-aged English language learners
Theoretical basis and experimental application of an auto-marking system on short answer questions
Teacher learning on the Delta
Updates on conferences and other events
November 2011
The YLE tests and teaching in the Taiwanese context:
Seeking stakeholders' views on Cambridge English exams School sector
Benchmarking young learners in Spain
Vocabulary acquisition in children and Cambridge ESOL's wordlists for tests for young learners aged 7-14
Textbook recordings - an effective support for non-native-speaker teachers
Teaching a course in assessment literacy to test takers: Its rationale , procedure, content and effectiveness
ALTE briefing
