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Elvis Wagner (Temple University) is the winner of the ILTA Best Article Award 2008 for his article “Video listening tests: What are they measuring?”, published in Language Assessment Quarterly, Vol. 5, No. 3.The presentation of the award will be made at the Gala Banquet during LTRC in Cambridge this April.
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a795267141~db=all~jumptype=rss
Video Listening Tests: A Pilot Study
http://journals.tc-library.org/index.php/tesol/article/viewFile/7/8
Wagner, Elvis (2007): Are They Watching? Test-Taker Viewing Behavior During An L2 Video Listening Test. Language Learning and Technology, 11, (1), 67-86.
http://llt.msu.edu/vol11num1/pdf/wagner.pdf 

Recipient of the Jacqueline Ross TOEFL Dissertation Award 2010 is Alistair Van Moere with the dissertation "Group oral tests: How does task affect candidate performance and test scores?" under the supervision of Prof. Charles Alderson (University of Lancaster). Dr. Van Moere will be presented an award plaque at the upcoming LTRC conference in Cambridge, England.

The Department of Linguistics & English Language at Lancaster University is now recruiting a language testing specialist to fill the new post of Lecturer in Language Testing. The deadline for applications is Monday, 22 March 2010. Interviews will take place Thursday, 22 April 2010. For more information and instructions for applying visit
https://hr-jobs.lancs.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx?ref=A037

Professor Lyle F. Bachman (University of California, L.A.) is the recipient of AAAL's 2010 Distinguished Scholarship and Service Award. The award will be presented to Prof. Bachman at this year's AAAL conference in Atlanta on 6th March 2010.

The Center for Applied Linguistics is looking for a highly qualified graduate student interested in measurement and assessment issues related to language. The intern will work closely with the Psychometrics/Research team on projects that provide hands-on experience in applying measurement techniques to real-world language assessment issues, and specifically issues in linking assessments. Advanced graduate students may also be able to conduct their own research using CAL data. The dates for the summer internship are flexible, but should fall between May and September, 2010. For more information: dmacgregor@cal.org or visit:
http://www.cal.org/about/internships.html

Pearson Language Tests (PLT) invites researchers in the field of language testing and assessment, second/foreign language education, linguistics, applied linguistics, and other related areas of research to participate in the 2010 external research programme. The programme supports both non-funded and funded research, as well as graduate internships. The deadline for receipt of application materials is 28 February, 2010. For more information visit:
http://www.pearsonpte.com/research/Pages/ResearchProgram2010.aspx

Fred Dervin (adjunct Professor in sociology ,University of Joensuu Finland, and adjunct Professor in Language and Intercultural Education, University of Turku Finland) and Anthony J. Liddicoat (Professor for Applied Linguistics, University of South Australia) invite chapter proposals for "Linguistics for intercultural education in language learning and teaching". Potential authors are invited to submit a 300 word proposal in English by 1st March 2010. For more information visit:
http://users.utu.fi/freder/CFClinguisticsinterculturaleducation.pdf

ILTA invites poposals in order to promote workshops and meetings where language testing experts educate and train teachers, test developers, and others, including policy makers, principals, and even test takers in key skills and knowledge in language testing/assessment. Grant amount: US$ 3,000. Application deadline: April 01, 2010. For more informations visit:
http://www.iltaonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=159&Itemid=178