This format is suitable for showing, rather than telling, a technique or method for testing a foreign language. Normally, the presenter's statement of the theory underlying the technique takes no more than 5 minutes. Demonstrations will be 20 minutes in duration, followed by 10 minutes of discussion with the audience. Workshops are intended to provide professional development opportunities for language educators on a variety of topics related to language assessment. The leader works with a group, helping participants solve a problem or apply a particular testing technique.
Emphasis is on the participants, whose activities are carefully structured by the workshop leader.
Workshops will be 2 hours in duration. Poster sessions will provide an opportunity for the presentation of work in progress and research that is being planned, as well as for the presentation of test development projects, new tests, and technological innovations. Each poster presenter will be allowed 5 minutes to introduce the project to the entire audience. Then poster presenters will interact with interested participants at the location of the poster display. OHP will be provided for all presentations.