FIPLV is happy to sponsor the following conference in Turkey, where the President. Prof Terry Lamb, will give a keynote address.

Conference name:  ISLPR Global First International Conference on TESOL

Theme:  Developing and Measuring Real Language

Conference Venue:  Ankara University, Turkey

Dates: 30 and 31 July, 2014

Key Issues and Sub-Themes:

·         Developing and Measuring Practical Proficiency

·         Teaching and Testing Real Language

·         Critical Issues in Teaching and Testing Real Languages

·         Goals and their Assessment

·         Proficiency, Culture and Attitudes

·         Teachers: Teaching and Testing

·         Policy, Methods and Assessment

·         Needs Analysis

·         Programme Evaluation

·         Fostering Professional Self-Development

·         Research, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation

Aims of the Conference:

·         To focus on research and practice in TESOL

·         To focus on issues in language teaching and testing

·         To consider the implications of practical language skills for
language teaching and testing

·         To consider how language tests may be made relevant to individual
language needs and experiences

·         To promote the use of the International Second Language
Proficiency Ratings (ISLPR®)

·         To consider the application of the ISLPR to language education
policy, curriculum development, programme evaluation and individual testing

·         To inform participants about current research developments.

Conference events will include a conference dinner and optional tours
(including, we hope, a tour to Gallipoli and Anzac Cove).