Talia Isaacs
@taliaisaacs.bsky.social
Professor of Applied Linguistics & TESOL at University College London | Departmental Co-head of Research & Inclusion Co-lead | Co-Editor of the journal, Language Testing | Additional interests in health communication & trials methodology
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Webinar launching OPTIMISE recommendations for inclusive consent for trials involving people with communication &/or capacity needs
✅why inclusive consent matters
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📅 1 Dec
🕑 2-3pm
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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
November 10, 2025 at 7:27 AM
📢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
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...
October 28, 2025 at 7:28 AM
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...
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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...
September 27, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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...
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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...
September 27, 2025 at 6:45 AM
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...
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Free access until September 9, 2026!
September 27, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Free access until September 9, 2026!
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@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!
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September 12, 2025 at 7:01 PM
@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!
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📢 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+
Apply by 1 Sept
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August 28, 2025 at 9:51 AM
📢 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+
Apply by 1 Sept
🔗 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/work-at-ucl/search-ucl-jobs/details?jobId=37265&jobTitle=Senior+Communications+Manager+%28Research%29+
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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!
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November 15, 2024 at 2:07 PM
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
go.bsky.app/VZPgwMD
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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...
August 6, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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...
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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...
August 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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...
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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
June 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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
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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/...
March 4, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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/...
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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/...
March 6, 2025 at 1:16 AM
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/...
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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
May 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
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
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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/...
June 20, 2025 at 7:12 AM
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/...
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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/...
June 20, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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/...
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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/...
June 20, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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/...
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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.
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July 1, 2025 at 1:31 AM
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/...
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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...
July 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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...
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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.
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.
April 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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.
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.
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Help us develop new approaches to support people with autoimmune conditions
This survey aims to gather insights from people impacted by autoimmune conditions to inform new tools and resources.
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March 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Language Testing's updated description of the journal is now live! The new page can be found here: journals.sagepub.com/overview-met...?
March 12, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Language Testing's updated description of the journal is now live! The new page can be found here: journals.sagepub.com/overview-met...?
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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.
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February 6, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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/...
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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...
February 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Final reminder to submit a proposal for a new special issue of #LanguageTesting. Deadline: Feb. 20, 2025
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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...
January 14, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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...