Asian Association for Language Assessment

Introduction to AALA

 

Asian Association for Language Assessment (AALA) is a non-profit association of individual educators, researchers, practitioners, students and language testing and education institutions who care about the well-being and development of language assessment in Asia.

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General Purpose 

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To promote language assessment in Asia

 

Goals

 

• To offer students and faculty in colleges and universities opportunities to understand and present current research and practice
   

• To offer professional staff in assessment agencies opportunities to understand and present current research and practice 
   

• To conduct an annual conference and other events in the region to promote interaction and communication among students, faculty, and professionals 
   

• To promote professional publications that advance theory and practice
   

• To advocate for the ethical use of assessments and assessment use

 

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Annual Conferences:

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Our annual conferences have been bringing together the language assessment community in Asia and other parts of the world to engage in discussions on various topics, to exchange new ideas and to share practical experiences in language testing and education in different Asian and other contexts. We have attracted growing interest among educators, researchers, practitioners, and students in our quality plenary talks, workshops and presentations. The annual AALA conferences have indeed become favourite reunion occasions of the years for those who care about the well-being and development of language assessment in the region.

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1st Annual Conference, 2014, October 19, 2014, Hangzhou, China

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2nd Annual Conference, 2015, May 1 & 2, 2015, Bangkok, Thailand

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3rd Annual Conference, 2016, May 19–21, 2016, Sanur, Bali, Indonesia

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4th Annual Conference, 2017, June 21–23, 2017, Taipei, Taiwan

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5th Annual Conference, 2018, October 18–20, 2018, Shanghai, China

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6th Annual Conference, 2019, October 16–18, 2019, Hanoi, Vietnam

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7th Annual Conference, 2021, November 3–5, 2021, Seoul, South Korea (Online)

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8th Annual Conference, 2022, October 26–28, 2022, Chennai, India

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9th Annual Conference, 2023, September 2–4, 2023, Tokyo, Japan

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10th Annual Conference, 2024, August 19–21, 2024, Shanghai, China

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11th Annual Conference, 2025, August 23-25, Penang, Malaysia

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Contact Information

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For AALA 2025 Conference related matters:

2025aala@gmail.com

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For AALA general matters:

Nguyen Thi Ngoc Quynh (aka. Quynh Nguyen), AALA President – ngquynh@gmail.com