New Directions East Asia 2021 will take place on December 10 & 11, 2021 with two pre-conference workshops on December 9. All events will be held online in the conference platform. Registration is needed to access the conference platform.
Pass Types
There are two pass types for the conference: Standard and Complimentary
Standard Pass – the Standard Pass provides access to ALL sessions in the main conference (not including pre-conference workshops).
Complimentary Pass – the Complimentary Pass provides access to all the accepted academic papers breakout sessions and a selection of Spotlight, Plenary, and Panel Discussion sessions. Please refer to “Access” info below and our registration guide for detailed information.
Pre-conference workshops on December 9 can be added to either registration pass at a cost of £5GBP per workshop.
Access
Included with Complimentary Pass (Complimentary Pass provides access to the below sessions) |
Included with Standard Pass (Standard Pass includes everything in the Complimentary Pass plus the items below) |
All Breakout sessions |
Plenary – Professor Low Ee Ling |
Keynote Welcome - Stevie Spring, Chairman, British Council |
Plenary – Barry O’Sullivan |
Sara Pierson, Director Examinations, British Council interview with Scott McDonald, CEO, British Council |
Plenary – Jay Banerjee |
Panel Discussion: Climate Action in Language Assessment |
Plenary – Judit Kormos |
Panel Discussion: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in language testing |
Panel Discussion: English-Medium Education (EME) - Assessment Issues in an East Asian Context |
Spotlight on India: The British Council and the NHS Nurses’ IELTS Training Course |
Panel Discussion: Artificial Intelligence: opportunities and challenges for the future of language assessment |
Futures of English: past and future predictions Spotlight on South Asia |
Spotlight on Japan: Tablet Delivered Speaking Tests for Japan’s University Entrance Exams |
Futures of English: past and future predictions Spotlight on East Asia |
Spotlight on Taiwan: Ministry of Education Deputy Minister will talk about Taiwan's bilingual ambitions |
Spotlight on ASEAN: English as a Subject in Basic Education in ASEAN: Current Issues and Future Directions |
Spotlight on Singapore: Overview of the Workplace Literacy and Numeracy Assessment (WPLN) project with SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) |
Eye-tracking symposium |
Spotlight on Malaysia: The progress of Aptis testing for MoE teachers in Malaysia |
Student awards Q&A and awards ceremony |
Spotlight on Vietnam: Policy dialogue to explore aspects of assessment and testing in Vietnam |
*Pre-conference workshops are not included with either pass. Workshops can be added to either pass during registration for £5GBP per workshop.