8 – 10 December 2022, Utami Widiati delivers her opening remarks at the 10th East Asia New Directions 2022 in Bali. She represents TEFLIN as one of the conference key partners among other prestigious partners and institutions. She is pleased to welcome all delegates, presenters and participants to the conference as it is aimed at bringing together practitioners and influencers in teaching, testing and the wider educational context into “Bridging divides: towards a comprehensive approach to language teaching, learning and assessment.”
The conference theme implies the importance role of standards and frameworks in breaking down the barriers between teaching, learning and assessment in the learning system. In addition, the theme this year is to explore the myriad of interactions at global challenges and changes from a language assessment perspective, located in the wider educational, social and technological context. With its four strands: (1) standards and frameworks: integrating teaching, learning and assessment; (2) integrating communication: reimagining assessment; (3) a collaborative future: humans and technology; and (4) future of English: insights and mobility, this conference seeks to highlight the interconnectedness of systems, societies and people. She concluded her opening remarks by thanking the organizers and the participants for taking part of the conference.
