Language Analysis for the Determination of Origin of Asylum Seekers (LADO) as a Language
Test:
Issues of Validity
This lecture was sponsored by FAHSS
Date: Thursday, September 18th, 2014, 4:00 PM
Location: Wang Center, Lecture Hall 1
Watch: LADO as a Language Test (Issues of Validity)
Lecture Abstract
This presentation brings together the theoretical field of language testing and the
practical field of language analysis for
the determination of the origin of asylum seekers (LADO), normally carried out by
sociolinguists on behalf of governments.
It argues that it is helpful to think of language analysis as a form of language test
and proposes a research agenda.
About the Speaker: Tim McNamara
Professor of Applied Linguistics
School of Language and Linguistics, University of Melbourne
Prof McNamara is best known for his work in language testing, where his research has focused on performance assessment, theories of validity, the use of Rasch models, and the social and political meaning of language tests. His other work, on language and identity, has focused on the impact of poststructuralist approaches. He will serve as chair of the 2017 American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference before becoming AAAL’s President.
School of Language and Linguistics, University of Melbourne
Prof McNamara is best known for his work in language testing, where his research has focused on performance assessment, theories of validity, the use of Rasch models, and the social and political meaning of language tests. His other work, on language and identity, has focused on the impact of poststructuralist approaches. He will serve as chair of the 2017 American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL) Conference before becoming AAAL’s President.
