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

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/...

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...

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...

This systematic review by Vahid Aryadoust and Lan Luo is now free to read & download for a year! Aryadoust and Luo review the underlying constructs of L2 listening tests. Free access until September 9, 2026. doi.org/10.1177/0265...

The 5th edition of Educational Measurement (EM) is now available, and it’s OPEN ACCESS. fdslive.oup.com/www.oup.com/...

New in Language Testing: a Letter to the Editor by Lynda Taylor engaging with my recent article on mentoring presidents in ELT associations. The letter opens up a wider conversation about professional membership, engagement, and leadership in our field. journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

Language Testing Volume 43 Issue 1 is now available! This issue contains 1 editorial, 2 original articles, 1 brief report, and 1 viewpoint. Check out our posts on the Virtual Special Issue and Letter to the Editor, also in this issue! journals.sagepub.com/toc/ltja/43/1

This pioneering Virtual Special Issue by Salomé Villa Larenas on the #GlobalSouth is consequential in bringing to light regional disparities in our journal and field and in shifting the focus to underrepresented contexts. doi.org/10.1177/0265... (1/4)

Check out Lynda Taylor's piece in #LanguageTesting on what it means to be a member of a professional association in our field. doi.org/10.1177/0265... (1/2)

🎓 Considering a PhD in clinical trial #methodology? We have 6 PhD opportunities on innovative trial designs funded by the MRC Centre of Research Excellence in Clinical Trial Innovation. Check the 🧵below for specific PhD projects. 🔗 More info & how to apply: www.findaphd.com/phds/institu...

Call for Language Testing Special Issue 2028 proposals is now open! Submission deadline: February 20, 2026. For information about how to submit a proposal, please read the “Language Testing – Special Issue Instructions for Guest Editors” document: tinyurl.com/bp7nyx9v

One of my 2026 goals is to be more present on BlueSky! Another is to recruit a great candidate to this 4-yr PhD studentship with us at the Aberdeen Centre for Evaluation -applying behavioural science to the design and delivery of clinical trials. Please share. www.findaphd.com/phds/project...

📢3 weeks to go Webinar launching OPTIMISE recommendations for inclusive consent for trials involving people with communication &/or capacity needs ✅why inclusive consent matters ✅introduce OPTIMISE recommendations & resources ✅Q&A experts 📅 1 Dec 🕑 2-3pm 🔗 www.capacityconsentresearch.com/optimise

Congrats to guest editors Eunice Jang, Yasuyo Sawski & all authors on this blockbuster issue of #LanguageTesting on the AI revolution! It’s a hefty issue with 7 articles, an opening Editorial & an insightful post-script by @lukeharding.bsky.social. Now out here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/LTJ/curr...

This article is now free to read & download for a year! Meng Liu, Ali H. Al-Hoorie, and Phil Hiver explore the open science status of two journals on language testing and assessment, @langtestjournal.bsky.social and LAQ. Free access until September 9, 2026. doi.org/10.1177/0265...

This viewpoint by John Read on vocabulary assessment is now free to read & download for a year! Free access until September 9, 2026. doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Free access until September 9, 2026!

@langtestjournal.bsky.social has made our article "A survey of English language proficiency tests in international student admissions at US research-intensive universities" free to read/download for 1 year! Mahalo!

📢 We're hiring! UCL is looking for a Senior Communications Manager to lead comms for our research strategy — from REF to UCL Public Policy. Apply by 1 Sept 🔗 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=37265&jobTitle=Senior+Communications+Manager+%28Research%29+

I've created an Applied Linguistics and Second Language Studies starter pack for new BlueSky users (I credit @danielrisbell.bsky.social for the idea). Please share and let me know if you'd like to be added to or removed from the list! go.bsky.app/VZPgwMD

Now available in OnlineFirst, Alim Asanov and Ulugbek Nurmukhamedov review the book “Linking Assignments to Assessments: A Guide for Teachers” by Deborah Crusan & Todd Ruecker. doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Now available in OnlineFirst, 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. doi.org/10.1177/0265...

Language Testing Volume 42 Issue 3 is now available! This issue contains 3 original articles and one brief report. The full issue can be found here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/ltja/42/3

Now available in Online First, Jianmin Gao (Nanjing University), Peijian Paul Sun, and Chenxin Li (Zhejiang University) investigate silent pause measures at different thresholds in dialogues and monologues as a predictor of second language utterance fluency. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Now available in Online First (Open access!), Khaled Barkaoui examines the relationship between the IELTS or TOEFL iBT scores of non-English background undergraduate students and their academic achievement in the first 10 semesters of study at university level. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Language Testing Volume 42 Issue 2 is now available! This issue contains 1 systematic review, 2 original articles, 1 brief report, and 1 test review. The full issue can be found here: journals.sagepub.com/toc/ltja/42/2

Now available in Online First, Mark Chapman and colleagues examine the complexity and fluency in the responses of Grade 7 students to tasks in the ACCESS speaking test for English learners and explore how the complexity and fluency features vary by task type. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Now available in Online First, Jingwen Wang and Ying Zheng evaluate the reliability and validity of Adaptive Comparative Judgement in measuring intelligibility as defined by the CEFR Companion volume. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Now available in Online First, Michael Suhan and Mikyung Kim Wolf compare the performance of GPT-4, human ratings, and an existing automated writing evaluation model in scoring the writing responses of young EFL learners on the TOEFL Junior Writing rest. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

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. journals.sagepub.com/page/ltj/spe...

ICTM seminars are back after a short break over Easter! Today, we're excited to hear from Leila Rooshenas about the QuinteT approach to optimising recruitment in #ClinicalTrials. This approach investigates the root causes of recruitment issues in order to overcome these challenges in real-time.

Please consider completing this survey on autoimmune conditions - thank you! www.thiscovery.org/project/supp...

Language Testing's updated description of the journal is now live! The new page can be found here: journals.sagepub.com/overview-met...?

Now available in Online First, Emma Bruce, Karen Dunn (British Council) and Tony Clark (Cambridge University Press & Assessment) investigate the validity period requirements for IELTS in the context of universities and healthcare regulators. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Final reminder to submit a proposal for a new special issue of #LanguageTesting. Deadline: Feb. 20, 2025

There’s still time to submit a proposal for Language Testing 2027 Special Issue! Proposals deadline: Feb 20, 2025. For information about how to submit a proposal, please read “Language Testing – Special Issue Instructions for Guest Editors”: journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cm...

Call for Special Issue abstracts is still open! The Language Testing Special Issue theme of 2026 is “Spoken dialogue systems for developing and assessing speaking proficiency in local and large-scale contexts”. Abstract submission deadline: February 1, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/page/ltj/spe...

Just found out about this exciting Primary Languages conference just around the corner in Abingdon! #mflbluesky #langchat europaschooluk.org/making-the-c...

Registration closes this Friday at 5 pm UK time. Join us and the over 120 registered to learn more about this new international journal and what it has to offer to applied linguistics!

Are you an #appliedlinguist #SLA looking to make a career move as Associate or Full Prof? A rare opening at a prestigious #RussellGroup university in the charming West Country, a gorgeous part of the UK-much more affordable than London & Oxbridge. Deadline: Feb. 2 jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

Dimension-based comparative judgements. This study proposes a new criteria-based method for conducting comparative judgements (CJ). doi.org/10.1177/0265...

We are excited to announce our online launch event with our editors (Prof @sinwangchong.bsky.social & Dr @sathenachan.bsky.social) & Profs Luke Plonsky, @taliaisaacs.bsky.social & Lynda Taylor! @tandfresearch.bsky.social Registration link: tinyurl.com/43vs5n8y