Assessment Roadshows 2024/5 

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BALEAP Guidelines on English Language Tests for University Entry

BALEAP Publication -

The purpose of the BALEAP Guidelines on English Language Tests for University Entry is to give stakeholders a richer description of English language tests in a format that facilitates comparison between them.


Multimodality in EAP Contexts

PIM - November 2023,Heriot Watt University

The PIM explored multimodality: “the investigation of diverse modes of communication and their expressions” (Bateman 2014) and what it can mean in our context.

  • What is the impact of digital texts on academic and professional communication? How do we support students to read/write such texts?
  • What is the role of multimodal artefacts in EAP (e.g. posters, presentations, videos by students)
  • What is the value of a multimodal EAP pedagogy?
  • How can multimodal approaches help in widening participation in higher education?

Presentation Slides:

Glenn and Morgan Assessment by portfolio using padlet as a multimodal interspace

Hayley Gewer Using multi-modal portfolios to promote deeper engagement and widening participation

Judith Gorham Exploring the role of multimodal artefacts in preparing to discuss theory practice relations in academic reading circles

Laura Richards The-multimodal-affordances-of-Exploratory Practice

Louise Palmour Student and Teacher Orientations to Multimodality in EAP Summative Oral Presentation Assessments

Sharon Riddle Using a spatial storytelling tool to map EAP positionality in English universities

Weber and Schutter An exploration of the effectiveness of academic posters as a form of university assessment

Zychowicz Glofcheski and Zhou Exploring Effective Approaches Enhancing Transferable Skills in Higher Education through Multimodal Assessment