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  British English version of the Elementary-level MLAT now available!
     
  Second Language Testing Foundation has recently completed the adaptation of the Modern Language Aptitude Test- Elementary Version for use in the United Kingdom (MLAT-E:UK). This adaptation included reviewing the items for the appropriateness of word choice, creating a British English version of the audio recording, and developing a test booklet that is more accessible to younger examinees. The new MLAT-E:UK is recommended for users from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India and those more familiar with British English than with American English pronunciation and spelling. This new version will provide a more suitable testing experience for such examinees.

Please visit the MLAT-E page to learn more.
   
   
   
  SLTI president Dr. Charles Stansfield was selected for a lifetime achievement award at the 29th Annual Language Testing Research Colloquium
     
  Second Language Testing, Inc., is excited to announce that Dr. Charles Stansfield, SLTI President and Founder, was selected to receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 29th Annual Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC) in Barcelona, Spain, on June 11, 2007. Dr. Stansfield was chosen for the award based on his 30 years of experience, including developing the Simulated Oral Proficiency Exam, the Test of Spoken English, the Test of Written English, and the work done through Second Language Testing, Inc. In addition to receiving the award, Dr. Stansfield was asked to deliver the 2007 ILTA Lifetime Achievement Award Lecture, entitled Where we have been and where we should go. The full story is available From ILTA's website.

   
   
   
 

British English Version of the Computer-Based MLAT (CB-MLAT, UK) Now Available
 
  Second Language Testing Foundation (SLTF) has recently expanded on the computer-based version of the Modern Language Aptitude Test by adding an adapted British English computer-based form of the MLAT.  The British English version features re-recorded audio as well as all appropriate spelling modifications for those more familiar with British English.  The new British English version of the CB-MLAT is recommended for users from the UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India and those more familiar with British English than with American English pronunciation and spelling.  This new version will provide a more suitable testing experience for such examinees.

 Please visit the CB-MLAT webpage to learn more about the CB-MLAT.
   
   
 

   
    
 

Computer-Based Modern Language Aptitude Test (CB-MLAT) Now Available


Second Language Testing Foundation (SLTF), the non-profit organization dedicated to increasing understanding of issues in second language testing among educators and the public, is excited to announce the release of the computerized version of the Modern Language Aptitude Test (CB-MLAT). The CB-MLAT was developed using original MLAT test items and programmed with the help of CAPP Associates in Santa Barbara, California.

The computer-based MLAT was designed to reduce the time and work that goes into the administration of the MLAT. This benefit is especially important for users who need to administer the MLAT to a significant number of persons. The proctoring of the CB-MLAT is handled completely by the program, as is the instantaneous scoring. The CB-MLAT program instantly scores and creates a database of the MLAT results, which eliminates the time and effort of hand-scoring answer sheets and manually entering information.

Some additional advantages of using the Computer-Based MLAT are:
- Allows more secure management of test materials and results.
- Eliminates concern about examinees marking answers out of sequence.
- Eliminates hand scoring; no more errors in scoring.
- Enables more rapid correction of mistaken answers than with pencil, paper and eraser.
- Provides an identical test administration for all examinees.
- Generates statistical reports on examinee score distributions and groupings and creates local norms.
- Allows for the customization of demographic questionnaires including the ability to ask additional questions of examinees.
- Achieves periodic refreshing with new items ensures continued validity.

To learn more about the computer-based MLAT, please visit the CB-MLAT page.

 

 
 
 

SLTI article in International Language Testing Association Newsletter


Second Language Testing, Inc., a member of the International Language Testing Association (ILTA), published an article in ILTA's online newsletter. In the March 2006 issue, Second Language Testing, Inc. introduces some of SLTI's projects, including the DELLA project, work with the LAS-Spanish test, field testing and validation study of medical interpreter tests, LSTE-Algerian development, development of the MSA Level 3 Reading Comprehension Test, transadaptations of telephone interpreter tests, and item reviews for NAEP’s Nation's Report Card items. To read the full article, follow the link and instructions below:

Click on the link below. In the fourth paragraph of the introduction to ILTA Online Newsletter, Issue No. 3, click on "Research Reports" at the Research Reports page, then click on "Some Recent and Current Projects at Second Language Testing, Inc."

http://www.iltaonline.com/newsletter/03-2006mar/