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After 11 years of hosting the British Council New Directions in Language Assessment conference across various regions—including East Asia, South Asia, and Europe—we are excited to return to Latin America! This prestigious event will take place in Mexico City.

 The conference will continue over two full days, Friday and Saturday (16 - 17 May), featuring:

  • Four plenary sessions
  • Three panel discussions 
  • 30+ paper presentations
  • 6 Spotlight sessions

Insightful discussion panels, talks and engaging plenary sessions at New Directions Mexico, where industry experts and thought leaders share their knowledge and experiences on our main theme and three strands.

The biographies and achivements of the speakers can be found here.

Plenaries

The challenges of EFL assessment in Mexico: Implications for speaking and writing assessment in the state of Tamaulipas 

Elsa Fernanda Gonzalez, Director, School of Education Sciences and Humanities, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Mexico

AI, a new era (or a false dawn) for language testing?

Ivan Sequeira, Full Professor in Interdisciplinary Studies, Federal University of Bahia

Title TBC

Allen Quesada-Pacheco, Director School of Modern Languages, University of Costa Rica

Language assessment innovation across Latin America

Mariano Felice, Senior Researcher, ELR, British Council

Panel 1 - Current language policies, national and local tests in Latin America: Mapping the terrain

Chair: TBC

Participants:

  • Dr. Elsa Fernanda González, Director, School of Education Sciences and Humanities, Autonomous University of Tamaulipas, Mexico
  • Gladys Quevedo-Camargo, Director - Institute of Letters, University of Brasília
  • Walter Araya Garita, Professor, University of Costa Rica
  • Nayibe Rosado-Mendinueta, Associate professor, Universidad del Norte, Colombia

Panel 2 - Putting our house in order: how to improve language assessment literacy and ensure quality student outcomes

Chair:

Stephen Carey, Head of Relationship Management, IELTS, British Council

Panellists:

  • Emma Bruce, Research and Validation of IELTS, British Council
  • Alejandra Vilalta, Director of International Academic Development & Global Initiatives, TEC de Monterrey
  • TBC

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