[53rd ALTE Meeting and Conference Programme Ghent – final]
Wednesday 24th April 2019 – ALTE COURSE
Registration, sessions & breaks all will take place at the Arts Faculty Library, Rozier 44.
Lunch will be served at the University Language Centre, Sint-Pietersnieuwstraat 136.
Time | Session | Room |
8.30-17.00 |
ALTE course on Raters and Rating
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Library Lab |
Wednesday 24th April 2019 – COMMITTEE MEETINGS (ELECTED MEMBERS ONLY)
All the sessions will take place at NH Hotel Gent Belfort, Hoogpoort 63
Time | Session | Room |
08.45 – 09.00 | Registration | Lobby |
09.00 – 11.00 | Standing Committee Meeting
(elected members of committee only) |
Bourdon 1 |
11.00 – 11.30 | Coffee | Lobby |
11.30 – 13.00 | Standing Committee Meeting continues | Bourdon 1 |
13.00- 14.30 | Lunch (only for Members of the Committees) |
Lobby |
14.30 – 16.00 | Executive Committee Meeting
(elected members of committee only) |
Bourdon 1 |
16.00 – 16.30 | Coffee | Lobby |
16.30 – 18.00 | Executive Committee Meeting continues | Bourdon 1 |
Social activity: guided city tour, “Well-known places, unexpected stories” |
Thursday 25th April 2019 – SIG MEETINGS AND WORKSHOP (MEMBERS AND INSTITUTIONAL AFFILIATES)
All the sessions will take place at NH Hotel Gent Belfort, Hoogpoort 63
Time | Session | Room |
08.30 – 9.00 | Registration | Lobby |
09.00 – 09.10 | Welcome and housekeeping
Graham Seed, ALTE Manager |
Bourdon 1 |
09.10 – 09.20 | Official opening
Prof Stef Slembrouck, Ghent University |
Bourdon 1 |
09.25 – 11.00 | Parallel SIGs (All ALTE delegates) |
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Language Assessment for Migration and Integration SIG (LAMI)
Common European Framework of Reference SIG (CEFR) |
Bourdon 1 | |
SIG on Technology in Language Assessment | Bourdon 2 | |
Language for Specific Purposes SIG (LSP) | Bourdon 3 | |
11.00 – 11.30 | Coffee | Lobby |
11.30 – 13.00 | Parallel SIGs (All ALTE delegates) | |
Quality Management System Working Group (QMS) | Wolfers 1+2+3 | |
Special Requirements and Circumstances SIG | Bourdon 2 | |
Teacher Training SIG | Bourdon 3 | |
Lunch | Lobby | |
14.30 – 16.00 | Workshop
Prof Cecilie Hamnes Carlsen, Western Norway University of Applied Science & Dr Bart Deygers, KU Leuven Language teaching and testing of low literate learners |
Bourdon 1 |
16.00 – 16.30 | Coffee | Lobby |
16.30 – 16.50 | Reports from SIGs | Bourdon 1 |
16.50 – 18.30 | Annual General Meeting – ALTE Members only | Bourdon 1 |
19.30 -23.00 | Conference dinner | The Crypt
Il Trovatore |
Friday 26th April, 2019 – CONFERENCE DAY (ALL REGISTERED DELEGATES)
The sessions will take place at the University AULA-complex, Volderstraat 9 (morning + early afternoon) and NH Hotel Gent Belfort, Hoogpoort 63 (afternoon)
Time | Session | Room |
8.30 – 9.00 | Registration | Lobby AULA |
9.00 – 9.10 | Welcome
Representatives from ALTE, Dr Nick Saville, ALTE Secretary General and Graham Seed, ALTE Manager |
AULA |
9.10 – 9.30 | Opening address
Prof Mieke Van Herreweghe, Vice-Rector of Ghent University |
AULA |
9.30 – 10.15 | Keynote 1
Prof Micheline Chalhoub-Deville, University of North Carolina Accountability in language testing |
AULA |
10.15 – 10.45 | Coffee break and exhibition | Peristilium |
10.45 – 11.30 | Keynote 2
Prof Cecilie Hamnes Carlsen, Western Norway University Justice in practice: what it means and why it is our responsibility |
AULA |
11.30 – 12.15 | Keynote 3
Prof. Stef Slembrouck, Ghent University Critical reflections on the Flemish (language) testing landscape |
AULA |
12.15 – 13.30 | Lunch | Peristilium |
13.30 – 15.00 | Fact Session
Catherine Verguts, Ghent University Does the English proficiency of Flemish university lecturers hinder access to content for students of English-taught programmes?
The English language test for lecturers: a deal or an ordeal for the Flemish universities?
Accommodating candidates with special educational needs: how can awarding organisations and testing boards best serve all our candidates?
How do we walk down the path of multilingual testing?
Girls outperforming boys in listening and reading skills: true gap or psychometric error? |
AULA |
15.00 – 15.10 | Closing remarks and introduction to the workshops
Dr. Nick Saville, ALTE Secretary-General |
AULA |
15.10 – 15.30 | Coffee | Peristilium |
15.45 – 17.15 | Parallel Workshops | NH Hotel |
Prof. Micheline Chalhoub-Deville
Test validity and validation: comparative perspectives on quality assurance |
Wolfers 1+2+3 | |
Prof. Esli Struys, Free University of Brussels
Prof. Jill Surmont, Free University of Brussels Teaching and assessment in CLIL: integrating language and content |
Bourdon 1 | |
Dr. Kirsten Rosiers, Ghent University
Joke Ysenbaert, Ghent University A critical reflection on assessment practices in superdiverse multilingual classrooms |
Bourdon 2 | |
Ines Blomme, KU Leuven Sabine Steemans, Antwerp University Ann Vlasselaers, KU Leuven – Brussels Catherine Verguts, Ghent UniversityWorkshop in DutchIs deze student klaar om talig te functioneren in het hoger onderwijs?(“Is this student ready to function linguistically in higher education?”) |
Bourdon 3 |