The key speakers for New Directions 2019 include key thought leaders, policy makers, educational experts and tertiary education institute leaders in the field of English Language Assessment.
Further information about plenary speakers, panelists and workshops will be displayed here as it becomes available.
Professor of the Graduate School of Languages and Linguistics at Sophia University, Tokyo. He holds a PhD from Lancaster University.
Head of Assessment Research & Development at the British Council. His research involves many areas on language assessment and its history, with more than 100 publications to date.
Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics, Institute of Education, University College of London
Professor of Language and Literacy Education at Melbourne Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne, Australia
Chairman of National Association of Upper Secondary School Principals (Japan) and Principal of Tokyo Metropolitan Nishi High School