Introduction
We are avaliAção e Linguagem (assessment and language), a research group from the Graduate Program in Language Studies at the State University of Londrina. If you want to learn more about our university, watch the video below, in English:
We understand that assessment is not synonymous to testing. We adopt a concept of assessment as being an integral part of teaching and learning and as an essential process to promote student development. In that sense, assessment encompasses the use of diversified instruments and techniques, considerations about learning goals and target audience, as well as reflections about ethics and social justice.
Our main research is within the field of language assessment; more specifically, language assessment literacy, teacher (assessment) education, learning oriented language assessment and assessment in hybrid contexts.
This space is being built with the goals of disseminating our work and establishing connections with teachers, researchers and anyone else interested in expanding their views on assessment for learning.
On this website you will find resources on assessment (papers, videos, suggested readings), information about events and a summary of the research we have been conducting.
The Research Group
Our group’s goals are to exchange ideas, establish partnerships, and contribute, both within theory and practice, to the area of language assessment.
Below, you will find information about the group’s members.
Isadora Teixeira Moraes
Isadora is a PhD student from the Graduate Program in Language Studies at the State University of Londrina, under the supervision of professor Dr. Viviane Furtoso. Her current research investigates teachers' language assessment literacy needs and how these needs can be met in order to improve learning, assessment and teaching. Her main areas of interest are language assessment literacy and teacher education.
E-mail: isadora.moraes@uel.br
Gabriela Rossatto Franco
Gabriela is a PhD student in Language Studies at the State University of Londrina. She has been working in the educational field since 2011 with experience as an English, grammar and writing teacher. She has also taught Portuguese classes for speakers of other languages. Her main research interests are related to telecollaborative contexts of teaching and learning languages, assessment, Portuguese as a foreign language and the training of language teachers.
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E-mail: gabriela.rossatto@uel.br
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Viviane holds a PhD in Linguistic Studies (2011) from the State University of São Paulo. She is currently a professor at the Department of Modern Foreign Languages ​​at the State University of Londrina. She develops research in the area of ​​Applied Linguistics, with an emphasis on Assessment, Teaching and Learning of Foreign Languages ​​in classroom and online contexts, as well as in the training of English and Portuguese teachers for speakers of other languages.
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E-mail: viviane@uel.br
Leila Miyuki Saito
Leila is a PhD student in Language Studies at the State University of Londrina. She has experience in the educational area since 2004. Currently, she holds a Technical-Administrative position in Education at the Federal Technological University of Paraná. She develops research in Assessment in the context of remote / hybrid teaching. Her main research interests are topics related to assessment in language teaching, gamification and the use of digital technologies for educational purposes.
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E-mail: saito.leila@gmail.com
Giovanna Mollero Fernandes
Giovanna is a Master's student in Language Studies at the State University of Londrina. She currently teaches English at a language institute and has experience in the area of ​​education, with emphasis on teaching-learning-assessment of English. She develops research in the field of assessment literacy and her research interests are assessment literacy and learning-oriented language assessment.
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E-mail: giovannamollero@hotmail.com
Estogildo Gledson Batista
Gledson is a PhD student in Language Studies at the State University of Londrina. He has been an English teacher since 2007 and is currently a temporary professor at the State University of Maringá. His main research interests are themes related to assessment in language teaching, developing research especially with a focus on learning-oriented language assessment.
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E-mail: batista.gledson@gmail.com
Alex Alves Egido
Alex is a PhD student from the Graduate Program in Language Studies at the State University of Londrina (UEL), where he currently works as a temporary professor. He is president of the Association of English Language Teachers of the State of Paraná (APLIEPAR) (2020-2021). His research interests focus on: ethics in teaching and research, critical studies, qualitative research methodology and discourse studies under Foucaultian orientation.
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E-mail: egido.alex.alves@gmail.com
ADVISOR:
Viviane Aparecida Bagio Furtoso