09/04/2026 10:45 am
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Venue: Ewart Hall
Session Type: Plenary Talk
09/04/2026 12:00 pm
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Venue: Oriental Hall
Session Type: Plenary Workshop
09/04/2026 12:00 pm
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IDP
Sponsored Session
Venue: Ewart
09/04/2026 02:00 pm
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Nahdet Misr
Sponsored Session
Venue: Ewart
09/04/2026 03:00 pm
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IDP
Sponsored Session
Venue: Ewart
09/04/2026 03:00 pm
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Nahdet Misr
Sponsored Session
Venue: Oriental
09/04/2026 12:00 pm
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Venue: HH 602
Session Type: Presentation
This presentation focuses on three prominent AI features namely adaptive learning, conversational AI, and instant feedback and explores how they can be used to reduce test anxiety among university level students enrolled in an intensive English language course. Potential rewards, challenges and implementation will be shared.
Sanaa Makhlouf
09/04/2026 12:00 pm
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Venue: HH 403
Session Type: Workshop
Drawing on my study "Caught Between Worlds," this session explores the "neutrality trap" and epistemic injustice in AI-driven language assessment. After a focused literature review, attendees will engage in open, transparent discussion on the challenges of maintaining equity the AI era.
Mohamed Mokhtar
09/04/2026 12:00 pm
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Venue: HH 404
Session Type: Presentation
AI feedback and teacher feedback are essential parts of language instruction. AI is a coach. The teacher is a facilitator. AI feedback is immediate and consistent, while teacher feedback is deep and pedagogical. There are some practical tips to combine and re-function AI feedback and teacher feedback in EFL classrooms.
Samir Omara
09/04/2026 12:00 pm
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Venue: HH 405
Session Type: Presentation
Adopting a flexible approach to assessment that better reflects the personalities, needs, and energies of students can help foster a richer, more meaningful experience and fuller engagement for students—and for you! In this session the presenter will show how it may help us all to navigate use of AI.
09/04/2026 12:00 pm
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Venue: HH 406
Session Type: Presentation
This case study examines the impact of artificial intelligence (AI), as an emerging technological tool, on the teaching of Arabic as a Foreign Language (AFL) through place-based learning (PBL). PBL emphasizes learning through engagement with specific locations that reflect multiple dimensions, including cultural, historical, and social contexts (Holden & Sykes)
09/04/2026 12:00 pm
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Venue: Main 342
Session Type: Presentation
Students increasingly receive feedback from AI-powered tools, but do they know how to evaluate it? This session explores the connections between AI bias awareness, feedback literacy, and assessment, and discusses ways to help students engage critically with AI-generated feedback.
09/04/2026 12:00 pm
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Venue: Main 344
Session Type: Workshop
This interactive workshop explores how teachers can create fair and inclusive group assessment practices that recognize diverse learners’ strengths and contributions. Through hands-on activities, participants will examine common assessment barriers, redesign group assessment tools, and develop evidence-based strategies that ensure every learner, including students with additional needs, has meaningful opportunities
09/04/2026 12:00 pm
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Venue: Main 251
Session Type: Presentation
As AI reshapes EFL assessment, educators face the challenge of preserving human connection and integrity. This session presents a contemplative, human-centred approach to AI supported assessment, offering practical tools to reduce anxiety, enhance reflection, and maintain ethical, learner focused evaluation.
Fadeel Faid
09/04/2026 12:00 pm
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Venue: Main 258
Session Type: Presentation
The integration of AI into language assessment has moved from a theoretical concept to a practical must. By blending Natural Language Processing and Machine Learning, AI offers objective, and on the spot assessment for the four language skills : Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking.
Mohamed Elzoghby
09/04/2026 12:00 pm
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Venue: Main 260
Session Type: Workshop
This workshop provides practical, "assessment-by-design" strategies to create AI-resilient language tasks that prioritize student process and academic integrity in the digital age.
09/04/2026 12:00 pm
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Venue: Main 262
Session Type: Presentation
Reem Hamada
09/04/2026 02:00 pm
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Venue: Oriental
Session Type: Presentation
This presentation reframes assessment for English language teachers, positioning AI not as a replacement for traditional tests but as a tool to design engaging, differentiated, and purposeful tasks. Focus is on self-assessment, process assessment, and rubric development, allowing attendees to gain a ready-to-use framework for integrating AI effectively into formative
Rania Jabr
09/04/2026 02:00 pm
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Venue: HH 602
Session Type: Presentation
This presentation proposes different strategies that assess students’ academic skills through engaging them in interesting and challenging critical reading and writing tasks . The tasks assess the students' cognitive and social skills. The presenter will introduce the strategies and the steps involved in carrying them out.
Yasmine Salah El-Din
09/04/2026 02:00 pm
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Venue: HH 403
Session Type: Presentation
GenAI's rapid rise exposes the inadequacy of product-oriented grading, as final outputs are now instantly reproducible. To counter "cognitive debt," higher education must reframe assessment toward the iterative learning process. Educators can protect critical thinking using three pillars: real-time formative activities, student co-designed authentic tasks, and a Supervisor Model evaluating
Amani Demian
09/04/2026 02:00 pm
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Venue: HH 404
Session Type: Presentation
This framework addresses the shift from emergency remote teaching to an AI-driven educational landscape by establishing a proactive, empathetic strategy for academic integrity in language assessment. Rather than relying on purely punitive measures, it blends strict behavioral boundaries with supportive pedagogical design to cultivate an equitable learning environment.
Rania Nafie
09/04/2026 02:00 pm
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Venue: HH 405
Session Type: Presentation
Teachers often have more assessment experience than they realise, every piece of feedback given during a lesson, every draft returned with comments, is part of a continuous picture of learner development. This session helps participants recognise and build on what they already do, offering a practical framework for making
Aya Badr
09/04/2026 02:00 pm
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Venue: HH 406
Session Type: Presentation
This session explores the role of using prompt engineering and generative AI in language assessment, emphasizing learners' evolving role as AI collaborators. It highlights prompt engineering as a key competency alongside language proficiency, critical evaluation, and ethical AI use. The proposed framework promotes innovative, integrity-centered assessment that supports human-AI collaboration.
Alshymaa Gad El-Haq
09/04/2026 02:00 pm
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Venue: Main 342
Session Type: Workshop
This session introduces a free digital reflection hub built with Google Sites. Through anonymous reflection walls, learners engage in self-assessment, peer feedback, and ongoing reflection while creating a lasting archive of learning. Participants will explore a working model and discover practical ways to support Assessment for Learning and learner autonomy.
Nour Elsayed
09/04/2026 02:00 pm
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Venue: Main 344
Session Type: Workshop
This session introduces a teacher-moderated AI feedback model that pairs automation with human pedagogical judgment. Participants will explore practical workflows to generate, refine, and release AI feedback, backed by evidence on student engagement. Attendees leave with concrete strategies to improve feedback speed, quality, and student uptake in writing-intensive courses.
09/04/2026 02:00 pm
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Venue: Main 251
Session Type: Workshop
In this hands-on workshop, participants build their own AI assessment tool, configured around their own rubric. Together we explore how to make AI-assisted assessment transparent and trustworthy, measuring genuine learning in the AI era while keeping teachers as the final interpreters and decision-makers in human-centred instruction.
Mennatullah Medhat
09/04/2026 02:00 pm
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Venue: Main 258
Session Type: Workshop
This interactive session turns standard test
Into an exciting challenge.Workig in friendly teams,you will solve language clues,crack Cambridge -style puzzles, and open the secret box.Discover how to easily bring joy,
build confidence,and improve real language skills.This workshop will be a real, practical chance for young learners' teachers to experience.
Safaa Mohamed
09/04/2026 02:00 pm
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Venue: Main 260
Session Type: Presentation
This presentation explores how peer assessment using rubrics can enhance ESL learners’ engagement, autonomy, and language performance. It highlights benefits, challenges, and practical strategies for effective implementation, especially in low-resource classrooms. It is concerned with supporting both high- and low-proficiency students through collaborative, rubric-based assessment in writing and oral tasks.
Ghada Ali
09/04/2026 02:00 pm
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Venue: Main 262
Session Type: Presentation
AI enhances formative assessment by delivering real-time, personalized feedback.. It identifies learning gaps and supports language skills. However, success depends on balancing technological innovation with integrity — ensuring data privacy, fairness, and maintaining the human role in assessment.
Dalia Shams El Din
09/04/2026 03:00 pm
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Venue: HH 602
Session Type: Presentation
The session helps practitioners understand how to use the seven-step PREPARE model to design specific, AI prompts that align with the assessment task objectives. Participants will move beyond just getting generic AI prompts to learn how to program different AI chatbots to provide personalized formative feedback which decreases grading burden
Hala Ibrahim Mohamed Gharib
09/04/2026 03:00 pm
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Venue: HH 403
Session Type: Workshop
This interactive workshop focuses on integrating AI with teacher feedback in hybrid assessment cycles. Participants engage in hands-on activities using AI tools to provide detailed and constructive feedback, analyze learner errors, and develop feedforward strategies. The workshop offers practical tools and AI prompts for immediate classroom implementation.
Qesma Alaa Abouzied
09/04/2026 03:00 pm
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Venue: HH 404
Session Type: Presentation
This presentation discusses effective feedback strategies. The issue of excessive praise and how it can lead to confusion or false expectations is going to be addressed. The presentation suggests ways to manage assessment criteria by developing rubrics to help teachers and students have realistic expectations and manage the feedback process.
Nora Bonnah
09/04/2026 03:00 pm
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Venue: HH 405
Session Type: Presentation
This presentation will explain the basic components of feedback literacy frameworks and focus on how they can be integrated in L2 writing instruction through a clear three-step framework. The presenter will also offer practical activities that teachers can use to enable their students to actively engage with AI-generated feedback.
09/04/2026 03:00 pm
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Venue: HH 406
Session Type: Presentation
This presentation explores the ethical challenges of using AI and digital tools like Google/Microsoft Forms, Socrative and Gemini in assessment. It addresses concerns regarding bias, integrity, and responsible implementation to ensure human-centered feedback, data security, and student privacy. Questions, sharing views and exchange of ideas are welcomed throughout the session.
Rasha Abdel Haliem Osman
09/04/2026 03:00 pm
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Venue: Main 342
Session Type: Presentation
Assessing speaking skills is a must to interact clearly in real-life situations. Such assessment is needed for teachers to understand students’ language strength and areas requiring enhancement. As we live in an AI era, this session highlights best practices for assessing speaking skills generated by AI tools.
09/04/2026 03:00 pm
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Venue: Main 251
Session Type: Presentation
What do we measure when AI can write essays for students in no time? This session offers practical answers: Shadow Writing, AI-assisted peer review, and Reflective Vivas—strategies that put student thinking, voice, and ownership back at the heart of language assessment
09/04/2026 03:00 pm
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Venue: Main 258
Session Type: Workshop
This interactive workshop explores how language educators can use AI to design valid, authentic assessments while maintaining academic integrity. Participants will evaluate AI-generated tasks and redesign assessments for their teaching contexts.
Nada Maatouk
09/04/2026 03:00 pm
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Venue: Main 260
Session Type: Presentation
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping English language assessment, particularly in evaluating EFL speaking skills (Othman et al., 2025). This presentation explores the pedagogical value, reliability, and ethical implications of AI-generated diagnostic feedback through platforms such as SmallTalk2Me. The platform provides immediate CEFR-based feedback on pronunciation, fluency, grammar, and vocabulary.
Yusra Al-Attar
09/04/2026 03:00 pm
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Venue: Main 262
Session Type: Workshop
This workshop aims to develop a coherent AI-integrated assessment policy. The new coherent policy outlines four principles: AI, assessment policy, student and faculty capacity building, and quality. Attendees will discuss current assessment policy challenges and successful case studies. Followed by a practical policy design simulation.
09/04/2026 04:00 pm
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Venue: HH 602
Session Type: Presentation
Assessing ADHD and ASD in multilingual immigrant students requires overcoming linguistic and cultural barriers that can affect diagnosis and educational placement. This presentation discusses interpreter-mediated assessment in schools and explores how culturally responsive practices, interpreter training, and ethical use of AI translation tools can promote equitable and inclusive evaluations.
09/04/2026 04:00 pm
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Venue: HH 403
Session Type: Presentation
This proposal examines Egypt’s new baccalaureate and the role of AI in language assessment. Drawing on my experience as supervisor, mentor trainer, and teacher educator, it highlights innovation in academic writing pedagogy, equitable feedback, and empowering teachers and secondary learners through responsible technology integration.
09/04/2026 04:00 pm
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Venue: HH 404
Session Type: Workshop
This interactive workshop equips K–12 educators with practical peer and self-assessment strategies for AI-enhanced classrooms. Participants will explore reflective feedback techniques, collaborative rubrics, and ethical assessment practices that promote learner autonomy, critical thinking, academic integrity, and authentic student engagement while adapting assessment methods to the evolving realities of AI-supported education.
Ghada Tosson Abd Al-Lateef
09/04/2026 04:00 pm
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Venue: HH 405
Session Type: Presentation
This session explores practical assessment strategies that help English language teachers evaluate authentic student performance in classrooms where AI-generated responses are becoming increasingly common.
09/04/2026 04:00 pm
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Venue: HH 406
Session Type: Workshop
This hands-on workshop explores how artificial intelligence is transforming homework and assessment. Teachers will explore whether take-home tasks are still a valid way to measure student ability, identify common risks and re-design assignments to make learning visible. Participants will leave with practical strategies for developing fair, authentic and verifiable assessment
Riham Helal Ali
09/04/2026 04:00 pm
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Venue: Main 342
Session Type: Workshop
Group and collaborative work are learning approaches that enhance students' learning of English Language during crisis. This interactive workshop provides a glimpse into the challenges of assessing group and collaborative work, offering practical solutions while integrating AI to ensure fair and equitable assessment, with insights from Palestine and Lebanon.
Yaffa Jumah
09/04/2026 04:00 pm
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Venue: Main 344
Session Type: Workshop
Every classroom is a mix of abilities and learning styles. This workshop helps teachers create more inclusive assessment experiences through differentiated assessment. Participants will explore how to differentiate assessment according to readiness, interests, and learning profiles. Through hands-on stations and group tasks attendees will gain practical strategies and tools.
Salma Ali
09/04/2026 04:00 pm
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Venue: Main 251
Session Type: Workshop
In this workshop, I’ll be focusing on exploring how AI and statistics can help us better understand large amounts of assessment data, such as students’ scores across different subjects or within the same subject across different levels. Together, we will learn how to organize, present, and interpret this data.
Abu Bakr Ghazali Mohamed
09/04/2026 04:00 pm
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Venue: Main 258
Session Type: Presentation
I will discuss the frame works, hold an activity in which the attendees will attempt a mini roleplay in which characters are meant to solve a problem and illustrate the methods' application I previously used in my classrooms. Additionally, I will display results students' work from my classes.
09/04/2026 04:00 pm
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Venue: Main 260
Session Type: Presentation
This presentation explores inclusive language assessment for diverse learners, including ELLs, gifted students, and those with learning difficulties. It highlights practical strategies such as differentiated tasks, flexible formats, and scaffolded assessments. The goal is to promote fairness, accessibility, and meaningful evaluation while supporting learner engagement, confidence, and achievement in classrooms.
Zeynep Sadek
09/05/2026 11:45 am
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Venue: Oriental Hall
Session Type: Plenary Workshop
09/05/2026 09:30 am
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Nahdet Misr
Sponsored Session
Venue: Ewart
09/05/2026 10:30 am
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Venue: Ewart Hall
Session Type: Plenary Talk
09/05/2026 01:15 pm
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IDP
Sponsored Session
Venue: Ewart
09/05/2026 09:30 am
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Venue: HH 602
Session Type: Workshop
This interactive workshop focuses on making writing assessment engaging through games, activities, and interactive tasks. Participants explore peer, self, and teacher assessment strategies using practical classroom tools. The session provides ready-to-use activities, handouts, and innovative techniques to improve students’ writing skills and assessment practices in the language classroom.
Qesma Alaa Abouzied
09/05/2026 09:30 am
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Venue: HH 403
Session Type: Presentation
This presentation explores AI’s impact on university ESL general writing and academic writing assessment, addressing academic integrity, personalized feedback, and ethical considerations. It advocates integrating AI literacy into rubrics and blending technology with human expertise for effective assessment. Questions, sharing views, and exchange of ideas are encouraged throughout the session.
Rasha Abdel Haliem Osman
09/05/2026 09:30 am
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Venue: HH 404
Session Type: Presentation
This presentation helps EFL teachers move beyond simply using AI tools and instead learn how to critically evaluate the quality and trustworthiness of the feedback it generates. Through hands-on activities and a practical rubric, participants will gain the confidence to use AI wisely as a supportive partner in their classrooms.
Samah Maghawry Ahmed
09/05/2026 09:30 am
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Venue: HH 405
Session Type: Workshop
This workshop explores how AI can promote equity and inclusion in language assessment. Participants will identify bias in traditional testing, apply Universal Design principles, and use AI tools to personalize feedback for diverse learners — all while maintaining ethical integrity and a genuine commitment to fair, learner-centered assessment practices.
Salma el Gabry
09/05/2026 09:30 am
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Venue: HH 406
Session Type: Presentation
Ahmed Abdelhafez
09/05/2026 09:30 am
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Venue: Main 342
Session Type: Workshop
This session shows language teachers how to use AI and voice technology to support fair, inclusive speaking and listening assessment. Participants will explore concrete classroom examples, risks, and practical guidelines they can adapt to their own contexts.
Farah Abdou
09/05/2026 09:30 am
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Venue: Main 344
Session Type: Workshop
In conclusion, shifting the assessment lens from teacher-centric to student-centered is vital for modern language classrooms. By equipping learners with structured tools like co-created rubrics and peer feedback protocols, they become active evaluators of their own growth. This ultimately streamlines the teacher's workload while cultivating highly independent, autonomous learners.
09/05/2026 09:30 am
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Venue: Main 251
Session Type: Presentation
This presentation explores how AI transforms language assessment beyond traditional tests, focusing on innovative, learner-centered approaches. It highlights AI tools, adaptive testing, and real-time feedback while addressing integrity, fairness, and challenges. Participants will interact with digital links and QR codes to experience practical applications in modern education.
Nagwan Ammar
09/05/2026 09:30 am
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Venue: Main 258
Session Type: Presentation
This presentation explores the design of a CEFR-aligned language assessment ecosystem that integrates placement testing, continuous assessment, automated feedback, instructor reporting, and learner progression pathways. Participants will gain practical insights into creating a more connected, efficient, and learner-centered assessment experience.
Safa Hassan
09/05/2026 09:30 am
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Venue: Main 260
Session Type: Workshop
As an English Supervisor, mentor trainer, and teacher educator, I bring expertise in rubric design, academic writing pedagogy, and equitable assessment. My collaborative leadership and mentoring skills support Egypt’s new baccalaureate by aligning policy with practice and empowering teachers and learners.
09/05/2026 09:30 am
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Venue: Main 262
Session Type: Workshop
This workshop explores how digital learning activities in higher education can be transformed into meaningful assessment opportunities. Participants will examine practical strategies and digital tools for collecting evidence of learning, enhancing feedback, and supporting student engagement in English language classrooms without relying solely on traditional examinations.
09/05/2026 11:45 am
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Venue: HH 602
Session Type: Workshop
The workshop aims at developinh how inclusive assessment design can discourage cheating while supporting neurodiverse learners. Using principles of academic integrity, equity, and Universal Design for Learning, it examines authentic assessment approaches that promote genuine learning, accessibility, fairness, and ethical educational outcomes.
09/05/2026 11:45 am
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Venue: HH 403
Session Type: Presentation
Enhancing Formative Writing Assessment through Natural Language Processing (NLP): A Case Study of Young EFL Learners in Nile Egyptian International School/ Qena Branch
09/05/2026 11:45 am
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Venue: HH 404
Session Type: Presentation
This session explores Augmented Reality (AR) as an innovative tool for language assessment, drawing on practical examples from Arabic language education. Participants will examine how AR supports authentic, contextualized evaluation of vocabulary, communication, and language proficiency, and consider how heritage-informed approaches can enrich assessment design across diverse language teaching contexts.
09/05/2026 11:45 am
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Venue: HH 405
Session Type: Presentation
This session equips language assessment experts with practical, evidence-informed strategies for
redesigning tasks that resist AI-generated responses. Drawing on construct validity and integrity-centred frameworks, attendees will engage with a diagnostic audit tool and concrete redesign techniques applicable across writing, speaking, and integrated skills contexts.
09/05/2026 11:45 am
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Venue: HH 406
Session Type: Presentation
The session discusses the use of Technology-Enhanced Peer Assessment (TEPA) in developing English language acquisition in the secondary stage. It presents digital applications that teachers apply to facilitate peer assessment, such as Microsoft Teams, Padlet, and Kahoot. Also it deals with challenges with the digital learning platforms.
09/05/2026 11:45 am
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Venue: Main 342
Session Type: Workshop
09/05/2026 11:45 am
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Venue: Main 344
Session Type: Presentation
This presentation proposes an informed approach through DiSC integrated into feedback and feed-forward to bridge the gap in the one-size-fits-all feedback practices. Building on Hattie and Timperley's and Sadler's concepts, it introduces a behavioral-profile-based approach to assist teachers in tailoring feedback to tackle both learners’ cognitive and emotional tendencies.
09/05/2026 11:45 am
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Venue: Main 251
Session Type: Presentation
Bridging theory and practice in the AI era, this session explores how generative tools force us as academic writing instructors to redefine language testing constructs. Moving from proctoring to pedagogy, the session will equip educators with evidence-based, process-oriented formative assessments, like multi-stage portfolios, that foster positive washback, ensure academic
09/05/2026 11:45 am
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Venue: Main 258
Session Type: Workshop
This session shows EFL teachers how to design rubric-based peer assessments for writing and oral presentations, with strategies to lower student anxiety, build learner agency, and adapt rubrics for lower-proficiency learners.
09/05/2026 11:45 am
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Venue: Main 260
Session Type: Workshop
The workshop tackles controversial questions:
How can SEL assessment be designed to track and foster continuous student growth?
How can language educators assess SEL in equitable, evidence-based ways that are aligned with principles of assessment integrity?
How can teachers accurately identify, interpret, and document valid, observable evidence of social-emotional competencies?
09/05/2026 11:45 am
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Venue: Main 262
Session Type: Workshop
This presentation is intended to demonstrate how an AI-supported program, designed according to IELTS speaking assessment rubrics, can maximise the accuracy of speaking evaluation. It examines fluency, coherence, pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary, while providing detailed feedback and remediation plans, balancing the benefits and limitations of AI-supported assessment.
09/05/2026 01:30 pm
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Venue: Oriental
Session Type: Poster Session
Can AI and backward design close the gap in authentic language assessment? By integrating UbD's outcome-driven framework with AI tools adaptive testing, NLP, and smart feedback educators can design real-world assessments that truly measure competency. This work redefines teachers as strategic designers in an AI-powered learning landscape.
09/05/2026 01:30 pm
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Venue: Main 258
Session Type: Presentation
IELTS candidates increasingly turn to AI tools between lessons, but not always wisely. This session offers trainers and learners a practical, honest guide to platforms that support writing, speaking, and reading development. Participants will explore what these tools do well, where they fall short, and how to build them into
09/05/2026 01:30 pm
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Venue: Main 260
Session Type: Workshop
This session looks at how AI tools can handle speaking assessment: analysing recordings, producing written feedback, and tracking learner progress. The whole process takes under a minute per student. Teachers walk away with a workflow they can test in their next class.
09/05/2026 01:30 pm
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Venue: Oriental
Session Type: Poster Session
Artificial intelligence is reshaping language assessment by enabling faster, adaptive, and data-driven evaluation. However, challenges such as bias, validity, and ethical concerns remain. A balanced approach that integrates AI with human expertise is essential to ensure fair, reliable, and meaningful assessment practices in modern language education.
09/05/2026 01:30 pm
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Venue: Oriental
Session Type: Poster Session
This paper aims to put forward a framework for measuring zakat terminology literacy, comprising the comprehension, explanation, and contextual application of the terms threshold (nisab), period (haul), and related concepts, as well as contemporary notions of wealth.
09/05/2026 01:30 pm
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Venue: Oriental
Session Type: Poster Session
The paper is based on a mediation communication competence framework, articulated through a rubric comprising criteria for clarity, neutrality, a respectful register, active listening, and professional explanation of the legal-religious aspects of Islamic family law.
09/05/2026 01:30 pm
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Venue: HH 602
Session Type: Presentation
It is a presentation of a systematic review research that aims to examine the impact of integrating AI-assisted tools in education to assess and improve EFL learners’ speaking skills (fluency, accuracy, pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar) by providing instant feedback
09/05/2026 01:30 pm
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Venue: HH 403
Session Type: Workshop
Assessment is not only about scores, grades, and correct answers; it is about understanding learners as whole individuals. Through music, reflection, collaboration, and creative assessment activities, participants will explore how to capture students’ voices, emotions, and abilities. This interactive session offers practical strategies for designing more human, meaningful, and inclusive
09/05/2026 01:30 pm
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Venue: HH 404
Session Type: Presentation
**AI-Generated Assessment, Feedback, and Diagnostics** is an innovative AI-powered tool that uses a real-time conversational avatar to assess learners' English proficiency through natural spoken interaction. The system analyzes performance against CEFR standards, providing instant level placement, personalized feedback, diagnostic insights, and targeted learning recommendations.
09/05/2026 01:30 pm
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Venue: HH 405
Session Type: Presentation
How do we assess Arabic learners who study both Standard and Colloquial Arabic, and know when each belongs?
This session presents a feedback framework that distinguishes linguistic errors from errors of choosing the right register. Designed for teachers and for learners who want to tell the formal from everyday speech.
09/05/2026 01:30 pm
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Venue: Main 342
Session Type: Workshop
This interactive workshop equips teachers and leaders to design equitable assessments across summative, formative, and reflective structures. Participants will actively audit traditional exams for bias, construct inclusive rubrics, and strategically leverage AI as a tool to scaffold diverse learners, leaving with a practical toolkit to ensure total assessment fairness.
09/05/2026 01:30 pm
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Venue: Main 344
Session Type: Workshop
Instead of avoiding artificial intelligence or using it passively, we should learn how to utlize and critique this type of technology. This workshop demonstrates how rubric-based analysis of AI-generated responses foster critical thinking and help identify accurate and effective answers to academic questions.
09/05/2026 01:30 pm
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Venue: Main 251
Session Type: Presentation
Today’s classrooms are beautifully diverse, meaning traditional tests must evolve. This session explores how training future teachers to design flexible, inclusive language assessments can remove unfair barriers. By shifting our focus from rigid grading to strengthening student support, tomorrow's educators can turn stressful testing into an empowering tool that celebrates
09/05/2026 02:30 pm
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Venue: HH 602
Session Type: Workshop
This practical workshop examines how primary teachers can integrate AI into formative assessment for mixed-ability classrooms. Participants will collaborate to design tiered tasks, construct rubrics, and address critical privacy and bias concerns. Attendees will leave with functional templates that balance modern technological tools with professional, practical and grounded pedagogical judgment.
09/05/2026 02:30 pm
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Venue: HH 403
Session Type: Presentation
This session explores ethical and innovative strategies for helping learners achieve IELTS Band 7+ in the AI era. Participants will discover evidence-based techniques for all four IELTS skills and learn how AI tools can be used responsibly to enhance learning, provide feedback, and support authentic language development.
09/05/2026 02:30 pm
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Venue: HH 404
Session Type: Workshop
A practical workshop for teachers who want to keep language goals visible when using gamified and AI supported assessment. Participants will test a task, redesign it with a simple template, and leave with a validity checklist and one classroom ready idea.
09/05/2026 02:30 pm
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Venue: HH 405
Session Type: Presentation
This session presents an individualized approach to assessment of autistic learners by applying Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory and Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences. Through case evidence and classroom practice, it demonstrates scaffolded instruction, peer-assisted learning, and strength-based projects. The model fosters achievement, participation, growth, and authentic assessment aligned with each learner’s unique profile.
09/05/2026 02:30 pm
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Venue: HH 406
Session Type: Presentation
This is for all educators who hope to make assessment more efficient, personalized and meaningful. Discover how AI-powered tools can support the creation of differentiated assessments, generate individualized feedback and identify leaning gaps quickly. Through practical examples, participants will explore innovative strategies that enhance language assessment while maintaining teacher oversight
09/05/2026 02:30 pm
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Venue: Main 342
Session Type: Workshop
This workshop looks at voice notes as a low-stakes, authentic alternative to traditional speaking tests in large EFL classes. It shows how short recorded responses can offer valuable information about learners’ communicative competence while reducing anxiety and enhancing the effectiveness, fairness and practicality of assessment in language classrooms.
09/05/2026 02:30 pm
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Venue: Main 344
Session Type: Workshop
What if the most important skill in the age of AI is not generating answers, but evaluating them?
Moving learners from passive users of AI to critical evaluators, this workshop demonstrates how rubric-based self- peer, and AI assessment can transform writing instruction. Participants will explore practical activities that promote assessment literacy,
09/05/2026 02:30 pm
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Venue: Main 251
Session Type: Workshop
This session guides Business English trainers in designing rubrics tailored to C-suite executive learners. Participants explore how well-crafted rubrics built around real communication frameworks can clarify expectations, drive learner engagement, and bring consistency and impact to high-level corporate English training.