Two Presentations on Placement Tests and Skills Grouping

Saturday, July 10th, 2004, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Speaker: Rory Britto, MAESL UH, Instructor, Kurume University & J. Lake, M.Ed. in TESOL, Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Junior College

• Rory Britto: Placement Tests and Skills Grouping: Their purpose, design, and application.
• J. Lake: Placement Tests and Skills Grouping: Looking at their purpose, design, and application through three perspectives.

These two separate presentations will look at placement testing theoretically. The speakers will then take a critical look at placement exams and skills grouping to show how empirical evidence from local institutions relates to the theories. These presentations will be of interest to those involved in testing and curriculum development, and issues of educational and language learning principles.

Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (Fukuoka JALT)

Cost: JALT Members: free
Non-members: 1,000 yen

Venue: Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Tenjin Satellite Campus (9F), Tenjin 2-8-38, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi map

Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan

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Trevor Holster