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The Centre for Language Assessment Research (CLARe) is an internationally recognised research centre which offers scholars, examining boards and government organisations both domestic and foreign a centre in Britain that can provide and assist in quality research and development in the area of language assessment and indeed in assessment in general.

The current staff members of CLARe include Professor Barry O’Sullivan, Ms Carole Sedgewick and Miss Liz Doull.

Staff profiles

What we do

Research

• CLARe is actively engaged in research into various aspects of language test validity .
• Currently members of CLARe are working on projects in the Europe, the Middle East and Central America.

Summary of recent research projects undertaken

PhD supervision in a broad range of subjects within the fields of language testing and assessment

• CLARe offers supervision to research students registering in the Roehampton University or at their home university.
• We currently have a number of registered PhD students, most of whom are carrying out research within a coherent theoretical framework developed at CLARe.

Current PhD students

Past PhD students

Attachment programme in language testing and/or assessment and/or evaluation designed for the ELT researcher or practitioner who requires an individualised programme. It is especially appropriate for research students and academics on sabbatical leave. Attachments may last from three weeks to one year.

Short Courses

• CLARe offers short courses in the areas of programme and project evaluation, test development and construction, item writing, and test data analysis to suit individual group needs at any time of the year. Further details and cost are available on request.

Examples of short courses offered - forthcoming

Consultancies

Members of CLARe undertake consultancies in all aspects of language testing and evaluation throughout the world. Clients include or have included DfID, (formerly ODA), NATO, British Council, the BBC, Examination Boards such as City & Guilds and Cambridge ESOL, as well as Ministries of Education in many countries.

Summary of recent consultancies undertaken - forthcoming

Projects

We have worked on projects in China, Denmark, Estonia, Holland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Norway, Oman, Rwanda, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.

Summary of Current projects

The CLARe books, reports & articles collection

From our involvement in many projects around the world over the last 25 years, extensive collections of seminal articles in the fields of reading, listening, speaking, writing and general proficiency have been established. These materials are in addition to the well-stocked facilities of the Centre's library that holds an up-to-date collection of language testing books, reports, MA theses in the field as well as important PhD theses.