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Language Testing is a fully peer reviewed international journal that publishes original research and review articles on language testing and assessment.
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Language Testing Volume 42 Issue 4 is now available! The Special Issue of 2025: Advancing Language Assessment for Teaching and Learning in the era of the artificial intelligence (#AI) Revolution: Promises and Challenges https://t.co/WTir2SzcVz
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@shungosuzuki The Editorial by @harding_luke discusses contrasting outlooks on the future of language assessment in the age of AI and highlights themes in the special issue articles that spark optimism for the field’s development in terms of ethics and responsibility. https://t.co/gav4pobRG7
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@shungosuzuki Ikkyu Choi and Jiyun Zu propose a new method for generating bias-free language assessment content, ensuring that the content is free from systematic relationships between demographic entities and their attributes. https://t.co/MMHTYXN0tx
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@shungosuzuki Ekaterina Voskoboinik et al. leverage LLMs for automatic assessment of L2 speech in Finnish & Finland Swedish and explore the viability of LLM-generated responses to enhance automated scoring of responses from learners at less common proficiency levels. https://t.co/T2iC33lKLZ
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@shungosuzuki and colleagues introduce an L2 speaking assessment program that utilizes ML scoring and a conversational AI agent to provide contextualized diagnostic feedback on lexical use to learners. https://t.co/WK0VNVqJ71
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Yasuyo Sawaki and colleagues compare LLM and writing instructor checklist-based evaluations of written summaries generated by Japanese undergraduate English learners. https://t.co/ZruI8B2SAD
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Andrew Runge and colleagues introduce an innovative interactive writing task where test-takers receive LLM-generated follow-up prompts aimed to help test-takers elaborate on their initial response to address relevant themes. https://t.co/wli2tCiv7b
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Liam Hannah et al. examine whether including prosody in oral reading fluency assessment can reduce scoring bias, improve diagnostic efficacy, and enhance prediction of reading comprehension across language background. https://t.co/CwgTQxfLcb
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The Special Issue features 7 original articles. Erik Voss investigates the performance and transparency of traditional machine learning methods vs. neural network models for scoring English essays in the TOEFL11 learner corpus. https://t.co/PgQxZN7wz3
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Guest Editors Eunice Eunhee Jang and Yasuyo Sawaki introduce the Special Issue: https://t.co/ROgzS11NwS
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This article in Language Testing is now free to read & download for a year! Free access until September 9, 2026.
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An increasing number of language testing companies are developing and deploying deep learning-based automated essay scoring systems (AES) to replace traditional...
Now available in OnlineFirst, Erik Voss (@Columbia) investigates the performance and transparency of traditional machine learning methods vs. neural network models for scoring English essays in the TOEFL11 learner corpus. https://t.co/PgQxZN7wz3
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This article by Haerim Hwang (@CUHKofficial) and Hyunwoo Kim (@yonsei_u) is now free to read & download for a year! Free access until September 9, 2026.
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Given the lack of computational tools available for assessing second language (L2) production in Korean, this study introduces a novel automated tool called the...
Now available in Online First, Haerim Hwang (@CUHKofficial) and Hyunwoo Kim (@yonsei_u) present a new open-source application for measuring syntactic complexity in L2 Korean production. https://t.co/ZtLKPNAdBN
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This article in Language Testing is now free to read & download for a year! Free access until September 9, 2026.
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Over one million international students are enrolled in US higher education institutions. To be admitted into one of these degree-granting institutions, interna...
Now available in OnlineFirst, Nicholas Coney and Daniel Isbell (@uhmanoa) investigate and compare the variety of English language proficiency tests and policies for international student admissions at US research-intensive universities. https://t.co/zxyRT16yHv
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This article in Language Testing is now free to read & download for a year! Free access until September 9, 2026.
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With the rapid development of generative artificial intelligence (AI) frameworks (e.g., the generative pre-trained transformer [GPT]), a growing number of resea...
Now available in Online First, Taichi Yamashita investigates the potential gender, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic biases in GPT-4o’s ratings of English learners’ essays. https://t.co/svsLFGs5U7
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This article by @mengliuveronica, @Ali_AlHoorie, and @philhiver is now free to read & download for a year! Free access until September 9, 2026.
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This study is a systematic examination of the open access status of research in two flagship language testing and assessment journals: Language Testing and Lang...
Now available in Online First, @mengliuveronica, @Ali_AlHoorie, and @philhiver explore the open science status of two journals on language testing and assessment, @LangTestJournal and @LAQJournal. https://t.co/FtxBnefYRL
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This systematic review by @VahidAryadoust and Lan Luo (@clairel16498297) is now free to read & download for a year! Free access until September 9, 2026. https://t.co/X6b8GLzfZp
Now available in Online First, Aryadoust and Luo review the underlying constructs of L2 listening tests. Check it out here!
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This viewpoint on vocabulary assessment is now free to read & download for a year! Free access until September 9, 2026. https://t.co/zen6HL9O7e
You can also read Dr. Read's viewpoint in our current issue, available online. https://t.co/ACEqdmOfkh
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This article in Language Testing is now free to read & download for a year! https://t.co/dhLILUeuz7
New paper available in Online First: Olson reports a reliability study of the Bilingual Language Profile, a measure of bilingual language dominance. https://t.co/c3OKMcXjdb
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Call for Special Issue abstracts is still open! Deadline: Oct 1, 2025. We look forward to receiving your submissions!
Call for Special Issue abstracts is now open! The Language Testing Special Issue theme of 2027 is “Language Assessment and Policy”. Abstract submission deadline: October 1, 2025. https://t.co/1kh3mmrEgw
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Now available in OnlineFirst, @ZhiLI_Van reviews the book “Innovation in Learning-Oriented Language Assessment” (Eds. @sinwangchong and @hayoreinders). https://t.co/7wL2DfWrOG
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