Program & Schedule

Conference Schedule

All events will be hosted in the Intercultural Center on Georgetown University's campus

Friday, September 26, 2025

8:00 am – 9:00 am EDT         Registration | Outside ICC Auditorium

9:00 am – 10:00 am EDT          Paper Session 1

9:00 am – 9:30 am EDT

Supporting young learners’ language production on a high-stakes computer-mediated speaking test

David MacGregor, WIDA at the University of Wisconsin

Mark Chapman, WIDA at the University of Wisconsin

Fabiana MacMillan, WIDA at the University of Wisconsin

Meg Montee, Georgetown University

Beyond AI scoring: Human-AI collaboration for ethical and transparent language assessment

Kamaleddine Tabine, NFATC/LTA

9:30 am – 10:00 am EDT  

Incorporating families’ feedback into K-12 ELP score reports

Ahyoung Alicia Kim, WIDA at the University of Wisconsin

Fabiana MacMillan, WIDA at the University of Wisconsin

Fujiuju Chang, WIDA at the University of Wisconsin

Jason Kemp, WIDA at the University of Wisconsin

Accountability and ethics in language assessment: Examining approaches to machine scoring

Meg Malone, ACTFL

Kim Sallee, Language Testing International

Scott Gravina, Language Testing International

Young-A Son, Language Testing International

10:00 am – 10:30 am EDT Coffee Break | Outside ICC Auditorium

10:30 am – 12:00 pm EDT Plenary speaker: Sun-Young Shin | ICC Auditorium

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm EDT Lunch

1:30 pm – 3:00 pm EDT Paper Session 2

1:30 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Content and construct comparability of TOEFL iBT, IELTS and Duolingo English Test

Sara Cushing, Georgia State University

The validity of self-assessment instrument in second and foreign language testing: An updated meta-analysis

Hadeel Arqbi, Georgetown University

2:00 pm – 2:30 pm EDT

PreK-8 oral proficiency assessment: Free training program for educators

Elyssa Sun, Center for Applied Linguistics

Jamie Morgan, Center for Applied Linguistics

Leslie Fink, Center for Applied Linguistics

Reframing L2 writing improvement: A longitudinal assessment beyond textual revisions

Seong Mae Ryoo, Pennsylvania State University

2:30 pm – 3:00 pm EDT

Analyzing the efficacy of a teacher assessment checklist for proficiency outcomes reporting

Meg Montee, Georgetown University

Hadeel Arqbi, Georgetown University

Evelyn Diaz-Iturriaga, Georgetown University

Measuring productive vocabulary: A reliable replacement for placement and screener tests?

Erwin Tschirner, University of Leipzig

LeAnn Spino-Seijas, University of Rhode Island

Jorge Méndez-Seijas, Yale University

3:00 pm – 3:15 pm EDT Coffee Break | Outside ICC Auditorium

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm EDT            Paper Session 3

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm EDT    

Exploring the relationship of program type on multilingual learner students’ English growth and promotion in secondary school

Simone Wilkinson, DCPS

Educator perspectives on automated writing score for young language learners: Balancing innovation with integrity

Mark Chapman, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jieun Kim, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Lynn Shafer Willner, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Jason Kemp, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Ahyoung Alicia Kim, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Fabiana MacMillan, University of Wisconsin-Madison

        3:45 pm – 4:15 pm EDT    

Rater effects in assessing oral production of L2 Chinese pragmatic performance: The influence of teaching experience and teaching context

Yali Feng, Georgia State University

Spanish and beyond: AI in language assessment from major to underrepresented languages

Troy Cox, Brigham Young University

4:20 pm – 5:20 pm EDT Poster Session

Continuing professional development for language assessment literacy

Andrew Acs, Georgetown University

Classroom assessment: Arabic teachers’ practices and perspectives in US institutions

Hadeel Arqbi, Georgetown University

Memorization or mastery? Investigating IELTS Speaking Test preparation in China

Zengyuntian Dan, Georgetown University

Qianyan Liu, Georgetown University

Rodrigo Mello Medina, Georgetown University

The Language Assessment Practices Observation Tool (LAPOT): Development and pilot implementation

Evelyn Diaz-Iturriaga, Georgetown University

AI: Friend and foe – Navigating academic honesty and assessment in online task-based courses

Sara Saez Fajardo, Rutgers University

Talk to me in AI: Unlocking L2 Chinese learning potential through AI-assisted dynamic assessment

Xinyi Hu, Indiana University-Bloomington

Developing a C-test for Indonesian: Expanding access to proficiency assessment for a Less-Commonly Taught Language

Eunae Kim, Georgetown University

Meg Montee, Georgetown University

Examining the Test of Proficiency in Korean (TOPIK) through an argument-based validation framework

Soyoung Lim, Georgia State University

Dylan Burton, Georgia State University

Developing a unilingual AAPPL in Spanish

Camelot Marshall, ACTFL

Caroline Favero, ACTFL

Vanessa Verdin-Padilla, ACTFL

Reuben Vyn, ACTFL

Meg Malone, ACTFL

Abbie Finnegan, ACTFL

Aliza Price, ACTFL

Adapting the Student Oral Proficiency Assessment (SOPA) for young Korean language learners

Yoon Hee Nho, Georgetown University

Eunae Kim, Georgetown University

Assessment tensions in dual language bilingual education: The need for critical language assessment literacy

GoMee Park, University of Texas-Rio Grande Valley

Ensuring fairness and integrity in AI-based language testing: Multilingual innovations from Scandinavia & Switzerland

Fatemeh Towhidi, DLIFLC

5:20 – 5:30 pm EDT Best Student Paper Award and Closing Remarks