Special Issue 2026: Yasin Karatay and Carol Chapelle explore the validity of using spoken dialogue systems to elicit oral language competence when paired with human ratings in this Generalizability Theory study. Available OnlineFirst: doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Jennifer Randall, Mya Poe, David Slomp, and Maria Oliveri continue the conversation on antiracist approaches to interpreting and applying quantitative evidence in language assessment. Their response to Owen and Xu (2026) is free to access OnlineFirst: doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Just out: an interview with Dr. Beverly Baker and Dr. Lynda Taylor, co-editors of the book Language Assessment Literacy and Competence (Cambridge, 2024), which received the Sage/ILTA Book Award in 2026: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eifJ...

Language Testing Bytes Vodcast #41: Interview with Beverly Baker and Lynda Taylor

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Just out: an interview with Dr. Dan Douglas, co-editor (with Dr. Karim Sadeghi) of the book Fundamental Considerations in Technology Mediated Language Assessment (Routledge, 2023), which received the Sage/ILTA Book Award in 2026: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClZr...

Language Testing Bytes Vodcast #42: Interview with Dan Douglas

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Contribute to this groundbreaking issue of #LanguageTesting on humanising practices in #languageassessment, co-edited by a fantastic cast of guest editors: @jlschissel.bsky.social, Angel Arias, Mohammed Kazemian-Sanati & Donather Magabe. Final call for abstracts

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Reminder: Abstract proposals for the Language Testing 2028 Special Issue are due on September 1st: journals.sagepub.com/page/ltj/cal...

Job alert: Associate Professorship in #AppliedLinguistics #TESOL at UCL-IOE in London www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/... Priority areas include but not limited to #LanguageTeaching #LanguageLearningTechnology #CALL #EdTech #LanguageAssessment #LanguageTesting #MaterialsDevelopment #ResearchMethods #SLA

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Special Issue 2026: Dana Gablasova, Luke Harding, Vaclav Brezina, Emil Hazelhurst, Barry O’Sullivan, and Richard Spiby present a corpus-informed framework for evaluating the authenticity of chatbot interactions. Available OnlineFirst: doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Special Issue 2026: Shangchao Min, Zhuohan Hou, and Yanxin Wang evaluate speaking performance in paired discussions with LLM and human interlocuters. Available OnlineFirst: doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Special Issue 2026: Inyoung Na applies interactional discourse analysis to compare the assessment of interactional competence in two LLM-based spoken dialogue systems. Available OnlineFirst: doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Special Issue 2026: Lianzhen He, Ruixue Liang, and Yang Zhao explore the development of empathetic spoken dialogue systems for the assessment of interactional competence. Available OnlineFirst: doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Special Issue 2026: Jing Xu, Lynda Taylor, Xiaoming Xi, Yasin Karatay, Shangchao Min, and Carsten Roever summarize last year’s highly-attended LTRC 2025 debate over replacing human interviewers with AI agents. Available OnlineFirst: doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Special Issue 2026: Yena Park, Yigal Attali, Xiaowan Zhang, Jacqueline Church, Kai-Ling Lo, Andrew Runge, Sarah Goodwin, and Geoff LaFlair employ LLM scoring and IRT to account for SDS prompt variability. Available OnlineFirst: doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Special Issue 2026: Gary Ockey contemplates the implications of the contributions to the Language Testing 2026 Special Issue on the use of large language models in L2 speaking assessment. Available OnlineFirst: doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Special Issue 2026: Lianzhen He, Shangchao Min, and Min Wang articulate their rationale for spearheading the Language Testing 2026 Special Issue on LLMs in speaking assessment. Available OnlineFirst: doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Brief Report: Hye-Won Lee, Emma Bruce, Jan Langeslag, and Resa Tasviri explore the consequences of allowing retakes for one single component of a four-skills language proficiency test. Available OnlineFirst: doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Dan Isbell, Dustin Crowther, Jieun Kim, and Yoonseo Kim investigate the correlation between TOEFL Essentials and lab-based and classroom-based speaking performance. Available OnlineFirst: doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Knoch & Fan's (2024) original Brief Report: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Papageorgiou & Clark's (2026) Viewpoint response (currently available OnlineFirst): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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Spiros Papageorgiou and Tony Clark reflect on the practical implications of Ute Knoch & Jason Fan’s (2024) Brief Report on a principled approach to concordance tables, with a focus on TOEFL iBT and IELTS Academic in the Australian immigration context. Free to access OnlineFirst!

Knoch & Fan's (2024) original Brief Report: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... Read's (2026) Letter to the Editor response (currently available OnlineFirst): journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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John Read comments on the value and limitations of concordance studies from a language policy perspective, in a response to Ute Knoch & Jason Fan’s (2024) Brief Report in Language Testing on a principled approach to concordance tables. Free to access OnlineFirst!

How do we build a healthcare system designed for the future? @marydixonwoods.bsky.social’s latest blog focuses on three capabilities: understanding problems, co-designing solutions & evaluating them rigorously. Read Mary’s blog - How can improvement and innovation save the NHS?: ths.im/4amGBU2

Farshad Effatpanah, Olga Kunina-Habenicht, Katharina Antonia Michiko Tremmel, and Philipp Sonnleitner apply a Rasch tree approach to model DIF in a German reading comprehension test. You can access the article through OnlineFirst here: doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Early online access is now available for Niles Yan Zhao's review of Aek Phakiti's (2025) book Language Testing and Assessment: From Theory to Practice. Find the review here: doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Oxford is seeking an exceptional candidate for an Assoc/Full Prof in Sociolinguistics, in association with Worcester College (a strong contender for the title of prettiest college in Oxford). A fantastic opportunity to join a thriving and growing community of language scholars. tinyurl.com/53rhewe2

Associate Professorship of Sociolinguistics at University of Oxford

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We are looking to fill an open-rank position in Sociolinguistics in Oxford, in conjunction with Worcester College. Come be a part of the exciting developments in language and linguistics in Oxford! www.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/news/2026/05...

Come work with us! Lectureship (equivalent to assistant prof) in AI, Language, and Human Communication @ucl.ac.uk @ioe.bsky.social Apply by 8th June 2026 www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/...

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Should be good. It seems that July will be randomisation month this year. rss.org.uk/training-eve... 100 years ago Fisher wrote this: repository.rothamsted.ac.uk/id/eprint/20...

George Davey Smith@mendelrandom.bsky.social · 5mo ago

If you're interested in the history and philosophy of randomization in all its forms I'm co-organising a *FREE* conference in glorious Bristol 2-3rd July wth the legendary Samir Okasha, registration is here www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/randomizat... If you think it looks interesting please advertise

When people don’t report their research clearly and completely what use does it serve? @taliaisaacs.bsky.social and I make the case for standard reporting guidelines to reduce avoidable research waste in applied linguistics research. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Language Testing Volume 43 Issue 2 is now available! In this issue: 2 original articles, 2 systematic reviews, 1 brief report, and 2 book reviews. Check out our spotlight on the systematic reviews in this thread ⬇️. Full issue is available here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/ltja/43/2

I'll be giving the Annual Guest Lecture for the Oxford Centre for Personalised Medicine. On 28th April 2026 at 5.30 pm. ‘Personalised Medicine, a Primary Care Perspective’. Open to all. cpm.ox.ac.uk/event/cpm-an...