Tuesday 3rd September 2013 • The Guildhall, Cambridge, CB2 3QJ
Programme
This symposium will include presentations and discussions on a number of topics related to speaking assessment. In order to maximise the time for discussion, we have asked the speakers to prepare briefs for their presentations, which can be found here, and which we ask you to read ahead of the symposium.
As this is an invitation-only event, there is no fee for the conference; guests are only asked to pay travel and accommodation costs. If you would like to attend the Cambridge English Centenary Symposium on Speaking Assessment, please RSVP.
| 09.00 – 09.45 | Welcome and introduction |
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Session 1 Speaking assessment: Evolving and adapting to a changing world This session will provide an overview of the ways in which speaking has been assessed over the last hundred years. Evelina D Galaczi, Cambridge English Language Assessment |
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| 09.45 – 11.00 |
Session 2: State of the art (I) This session and the one after it will look at various aspects of the speaking construct, summarising current thinking and pointing out future directions. Ute Römer, Georgia State University Talia Isaacs, University of Bristol Discussion |
| 11.00 – 11.30 | Break |
| 11.30 – 12.45 |
Session 3: State of the art (II) Glenn Fulcher, University of Leicester Lynda Taylor, University of Bedfordshire and Cambridge English Language Assessment Discussion |
| 12.45 – 13.30 | Lunch |
| 13.30 – 15.15 |
Session 4: Technology and assessment This session will consider the ways in which technology might contribute to the assessment of speaking, as well as the challenges and limitations of using these. Computer recognition of learner speech Helmer Strik, Radboud University Diane Litman, University of Pittsburgh Automated assessment of transcribed speech Ted Briscoe, University of Cambridge Improving intelligent tutoring of pronunciation consonant cluster problems Gary Pelton, Carnegie Speech |
| 15.15– 15.45 | Break |
| 15.45 – 17.00 |
Session 5: Speaking assessment into the future This session will provide an opportunity to discuss and to synthesise the ideas shared over the course of the day. Discussion Concluding talk Gad S Lim, Cambridge English Language Assessment |
| Closing remarks |