Current Research Projects
We are always happy to consider proposals in the area of ESOL and language assessment & testing. If there is a proposal you think would be of interest to us please email us at research@lrnglobal.org
LRN currently has research projects in the areas of:
- Researching on Washback with LRN ESOL & IELCA Exams: Investigating teachers’ perspectives and practices and their contribution to LRN ESOL Candidates’ performances, Dr Isaak Papadopoulos, European University Cyprus
- Researching on Communicative Effectives of FL learners: The case of the LRN assessment environment, Dr Isaak Papadopoulos, European University Cyprus
A Comparative Study of Authentic Materials and Assessment in ESOL and Employability Skills, Dr Elfneh U. Bariso
Psychometric Quality of the Listening Subtest of the International English Language Competency Assessment (IELCA), Yuyang Cai, PhD Candidate, The University of Hong Kong
Standard Setting: Relating the Canadian Academic English Language (CAEL) Assessment to the International English Language Competency Assessment (IELCA) in the context of admission to tertiary study in Canada, Prof. Wendy Fraser, Carleton University, Canada
Standard Setting: Relating the Canadian Language Benchmark (CLB) to the International English Language Competency Assessment (IELCA), Prof. Wendy Fraser, Carleton University, Canada
Standard Setting: Relating the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) to the International English Language Competency Assessment (IELCA)
- Psychometric Quality of the Writing & Speaking Subtest of the International English Language Competency Assessment (IELCA), Yuyang Cai, PhD Candidate, The University of Hong Kong
- Evaluating Inter-Rater Reliability in Speaking Assessments: Handling Sparse Data under Generalizability Theory Framework, Chih-Kai Lin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA
