About us
ALTE is an association of language test providers who work together to promote the fair and accurate assessment of linguistic ability across Europe and beyond. ALTE organises courses and conferences on aspects of language assessment, and operates a quality auditing system of European language examinations. ALTE was founded in 1989 by the University of Cambridge (UK) and the Universidad de Salamanca (Spain). Today, ALTE has 33 Full Member Organisations representing 25 European languages, as well as 68 Associate Members, 15 Individual Expert Members and over 800 Individual Affiliates from all around the world. ALTE is a non-profit organisation, and has Participatory Status as an NGO with the Council of Europe.
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http://www.alte.org
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- Education Administration Programs
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Cambridge
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1989
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Shaftsbury Road
Cambridge, GB
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Lynda Taylor attended SEMAPLE-EPIC-LAALTA Conference 2025 in Brazil and was representing ALTE. It's always great to connect and re-connect with friends old and new at these conferences. Plus of course lots of content to digest and think about! #SEMAPLE-EPIC-LAALTA #LAALTA #Brazil #languagelearning #languagetesting
Day 3: final day of the LAALTA conference in Londrina, Brazil. Strong focus today on inclusive assessment for all test takers, and especially for YLs. Excellent plenary by Prof Judit Kormos, followed by a series of research presentations, sessions on pedagogical experience, and mini-courses for teachers. Raffling the publishers’ book donations to participants was so much fun! Finished off the afternoon with my plenary talk. Wonderful event - well done host team & thankyou LAALTA! 👏 Muito obrigada! 🙏🥰
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" Language diversity is a fact of life, and in many situations, linguistic plurality and difference are treated as normal – expected, addressed, accepted and enjoyed." Read more about our tenets in our founding statement https://lnkd.in/drGaGnwk #diversity #inclusion #languages
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Day 2: A fascinating ‘tour’ of Latin America today to hear about testing & assessment policies and practices: assessing YLs across the continent; LSP assessment in the Brazilian military; perspectives and applications in Mexico; online testing in Costa Rica; assessment policies and literacies in Argentina and elsewhere; and so much more. Some really inspiring and impactful work is going on in the global south. Lots we can learn for other contexts. 😊
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Delighted to see Lynda Taylor representing ALTE at SEMAPLE-EPIC-LAALTA 2025 Conference in Brazil last week. Three days packed with content, learning and connection! Thank you for sharing your trip Lynda! #SEMAPLE-EPIC-LAALTA #LAALTA #Conference2025 #Brazil #languagelearning #languagetesting
Day 1 of the SEMAPLE-EPIC-LAALTA 2025 Conference in Londrina, Brazil. Very pleased to be attending as a representative of ALTE. Looking forward to a stimulating and enjoyable 3 days with old friends and new, sharing ideas about language teaching, learning and assessment as tools for transformation.
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📢 Course Announcement! Join us for a face-to-face course in the run-up to the ALTE 63rd Conference Day in Pecs, Hungary. Introduction to Key Concepts in Language Testing and Statistics will be led by Cambridge English Research Manager, Jane Lloyd. This courses introduces foundational concepts in language testing, with an extended session on statistical approaches relevant to test development and validation. It is a practical course, with lots of advice which participants can implement in their professional role. 📅 Date: 5 November 🕐 Time: 09.00 - 17.00 (CET) 📌 Pécs, Damjanich u. 30, room 1.07; Hungary ℹ️ To register or find out more here: https://lnkd.in/eYeeUUrr
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📣 Course Announcement! Are you involved in recruiting and training language teachers to become oral assessors? If so, join this interactive online course which is hosted by Cathy Taylor, who has more than 15 years’ experience in recruiting and training oral assessors. 📆 Date: 25 September 🕧 Time: 14.00 - 17.15 (CET) ℹ️ To register or find out more here: www.alte.org/courses
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Are you looking to add value to your events by offering professional development for your delegates? We can now work with you and offer our courses at your event including: • Introduction to Rasch & Facets Analysis • Introduction to Statistics for language testing • Introduction to Key Concepts in Language Testing • Introduction to Standard Setting • The use of the CEFR and CEFR Companion Volume 2020 • CEFR Benchmarking We can also offer bespoke training in other areas. Speak to the ALTE Services Unit on how to enhance your events through our courses. Contact servicesunit@alte.org or learn more at https://lnkd.in/dPdgPPfs
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🤩 Have you heard the news? 🌟 Registration for the ALTE 9th International Conference is now OPEN! ✅ To secure your place, register here: https://lnkd.in/eR7xB3d5 🤩 We're looking forward to seeing you there! #ALTE9th #ALTE9thIntConf #InternationalConference #Munich #Goethe #GoetheInstitut #languagelearning #languagetesting #multilingualism
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📣 Course announcement! Join this one-day online course, organised by ALTE Services Unit and the LAMI Special Interest Group (https://alte.org/LAMI-SIG), to: ✔️Share experiences related to challenges and management of the welcome phase ✔️Raise awareness about the features of the assessment provided within this phase ✔️Work on a concrete example of a placement test, ready to use in a wide range of languages 📆 Date: 14 November 🕧 Time: 10.00 - 17.00 (CET) ℹ️ Find out more and register here: https://lnkd.in/dX-3Acx9
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