Call for Proposals

Conference Theme:

Language Assessment, Learning, and Local Context

Language teaching, learning, and program decision-making can all be shaped by locally developed and locally used assessments. These assessments connect pedagogy with empirical outcomes while responding to the needs of a range of stakeholders, including teachers, learners, administrators, and policy makers. By bringing together perspectives from language teaching, assessment, and program evaluation, the conference invites dialogue on how local language testing can support meaningful learning, inform instructional practices, and strengthen language assessment literacy within educational communities.

We invite proposals from colleagues in academia, education, government, and other organizations. ECOLT encourages students, teachers, researchers, and test developers to submit proposals for papers and posters on projects related to language testing and assessment.

Types of Presentations

Papers (30 minutes)

This format is best suited for the presentation of completed research or theory-oriented discussions/debates. Presenters will have 20 minutes to discuss their papers, followed by 10 minutes for questions and comments from the audience.

Posters (1 hour)

Poster sessions provide an opportunity for the presentation of work in progress and research that is being planned, as well as for the presentation of test development projects, new tests, and technological innovations. Poster presenters will interact with interested participants at the location of the poster display for an hour.

Proposal Evaluation Criteria

Reviewers will use the following criteria to evaluate proposals:

●      Contribution to the field

●      Quality of the research and/or theoretical ideas and/or test innovation

●      Clarity of the abstract

●      Relevance to the conference theme (proposals not related to the conference theme will also be considered)

Preparation and Submission of Proposals

To submit your proposal, click this link: https://tinyurl.com/ECOLT2026

Abstracts should be between 200 and 300 words. Abstracts should be clearly written and should concisely address the following:

●      Context of the issue(s) researched or discussed

●      Purpose of the study, theoretical discussion, or development project

●      Summary of the approach, methodology, or analytical procedures used

●      Results/conclusions/outcomes

●      Implications/significance to the field of language testing

Student Paper Award

There will be an award for the best student paper presented. To be considered, all authors on student papers must have been actively enrolled graduate students at the time of submission.

ECOLT is supported by the Assessment and Evaluation Language Resource Center at Georgetown University.

We look forward to seeing you at ECOLT 2026!

Sara Cushing, Georgia State University, Conference Co-Chair

Dylan Burton, Georgia State University, Conference Co-Chair

Rurik Tywoniw, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Program Chair