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Professor Tineke Brunfaut

Professor of Applied Linguistics

Tineke Brunfaut

County South

LA1 4YL

Lancaster

Tel: +44 1524 594084

Research overview

My main research interests are language testing, and reading and listening in a second/foreign language. In recent research, I have focused on a) cognitive & affective factors and processes in language testing, b) methodology in language testing research, and c) language assessment literacy. I also regularly conduct language test development and consultancy work for professional and educational bodies around the world.

PhD supervision

I am especially interested in supervising PhD students in the area of language testing, second language reading and listening. Topic areas covered by my current and graduated PhD students include: testing listening/reading/speaking/language-in-use, testing integrated skills, language assessment literacy training, rating, and test validation.

Research Interests

My main research interests are language testing, and reading and listening in a second/foreign language. In recent research, I have focused on:

A. Cognitive and affective factors and processes in testing:

B. Methodology in language testing research

C. Language test development

I am a recipient of the ILTA Best Article Award, the e-Assessment Award for Best Research, and the TOEFL Outstanding Young Scholar Award.

I regularly conduct language test development and consultancy work for professional and educational bodies around the world.

Current Teaching

I teach on the MA in Language Testing (online), the MA TESOL with Language Testing (online) and the MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL (campus-based):

  • Language Test Construction and Evaluation
  • Exploring Language Constructs
  • Issues in Language Testing
  • Research Methods for Language Testing
  • Statistical Analyses for Language Testing

I also teach on our online short courses  and Postgraduate Certificate in Language Testing.

Profile

Research Group:

I coordinate the Language Testing Research Group, together with my colleagues Luke Harding and John Pill.

 

Some recent presentations:

Brunfaut, T. (2023). Back to basics to be fit for the digital age: Reflecting on advancements, opportunities and challenges in technology-enhanced assessment. Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE), Madrid, Spain.

Brunfaut, T., Harding, L., & Batty, A.O. (2023). From paper-based to computer-based integrated reading-to-write: Evidence for delivery mode effects at the CEFR B1 level. European Second Language Association (EuroSLA), Birmingham (UK).

Brunfaut, T. (2021). Through the eyes of the reader: The use of eye-tracking to advance insights into reading in another language. Symposium keynote. International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Groningen (The Netherlands; online).

Brunfaut, T., & Harding, L. (2021). International language proficiency standards in the local context: Interpreting the CEFR in standard setting for exam reform in Luxembourg. European Association for Language Testing and Assessment (EALTA). online.

Brunfaut, T. (2020). Garbage in, garbage out: Assessing data collection instruments. Keynote. IRG2020 Symposium: From data to knowledge in the language sciences. Fribourg/Freiburg (Switzerland).

 

 

 

 

 

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