Where: Kuala Lumpur
Venue: University of Nottingham Kuala Lumpur Teaching Centre
Date: 6th-8th July 2011
Contact person: Mina Patel


INVITED SPEAKERS
We have four excellent plenary speakers. They are all experts in the field of assessment and evaluation – their biographies can be found by following the links below.


PROFESSOR BARRY O'SULLIVAN PROFESSOR OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS

			www.roehampton.ac.uk/staff/BarryO'Sullivan/
			Listen to Barry talk about trends in assessment
			Read Barry’s abstract for his keynote presentation

DR DAVID CARLESS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR OF EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

			web.edu.hku.hk/academic_staff.php?staffId=dcarless
			Read David’s abstract for his plenary

SOPHIE IOANNOU-GEORGIOU - CO-AUTHOR OF ASSESSING YOUNG LEARNERS

			ltsig.org.uk/committee/16-committee/12-sophie-ioannou-georgiou.html
			Read Sophie’s abstract for her plenary

DR JOHN FIELD - SENIOR LECTURER, CRELLA, UNIVERSITY OF BEDFORSHIRE, UK

			www.beds.ac.uk/research/bmri/crella/staff/john_field
			Read John’s abstract for his plenary here

			About the symposium New Directions: Assessment and Evaluation the fourth English symposium in East Asia. The symposium will bring together experts and professionals from the UK and region Register now and guarantee your place in Kuala Lumpur!
			Symposium programme
			View the presentations
			Conference Postcard

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for papers

31 July 2011

If you would like any more information, please contact Mina Patel at mina.patel@britishcouncil.org.my