Pays : Allemagne  Langue(s) : allemand, anglais 

ALTE 9th International Conference - Responsible Language Assessment to Empower Learners

Date :  du 15-04-2026 au 17-04-2026

Appel à communications ouvert jusqu'au :  30-09-2025

Lieu :  Munich

Modalité :  présentiel

Organisation :  Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE)

the language of the presentation can be any language, but we particularly promote presentations in German and ISL

Programme : 

The conference's overall theme, Responsible Language Assessment to Empower Learners, highlights the responsibility of language testing organisations, as well as educators, policy-makers and learners themselves, in creating fair, inclusive and learner-centred language assessment practices to reflect the learners’ current and future needs and contexts, while maintaining the quality and integrity of language assessments.

The theme is divided into four strands:

A: Responsibility and Social Justice in Language Assessment

This strand will address issues such as:

• Addressing bias in language assessment
• Social justice: putting marginalised and underrepresented groups in the centre
• Migrants and language testing in migration settings
• Empowering learners of less widely used languages, including sign languages
• Advocacy for equitable language testing practices
• Detecting malpractice and fraud for fair language assessment
• Creating fair exam tasks: inclusion and accessibility
• The importance of communicating the content and purpose of an exam

B: Learner Agency in Language Assessment

This strand will address issues such as:

• Integrating learning and assessment in the classroom
• Self-assessment and peer-assessment as tools for empowerment
• Supporting learner autonomy through formative assessment practices
• Test-taker-centred assessment: authenticity in task design
• The learner’s challenge of preparing for an exam
• The role of the teacher to support learner agency

C: Responsible AI & Tech in Language Assessment to Empower Learners

This strand will address issues such as:

• Leveraging AI and technology for personalised learning paths
• AI & Tech to assist in psychometrics and alignment
• Tech to assist in detecting malpractice
• The importance of human responsibility in AI & Tech-based language assessment
• Responsible data collection and use

D: Wider Communication Skills to Empower Learners

This strand will address issues such as:

• Empowering learners with skills that go beyond the purely linguistic, e.g.:

Strategies for Communication
‘Life’ Skills, e.g. Critical Thinking, Cultural Awareness, etc.
Mediation
Plurilingual Repertoires
Multimodalities, Metacognitive abilities

• Implementation of these skills in language assessment (task design, rubrics, etc.)

URL :  https://www.alte.org/.../Munich-2026

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mot(s) clé(s) :  langues vivantes