Two MA in Language Testing students from the Department of Linguistics and English Language have recently won awards for dissertations completed as part of their degrees.

Dylan Burton’s dissertation Raters’ perceptions and operationalization of authentic engagement in oral proficiency tests won the 2019 Caroline Clapham Masters Award awarded by the IELTS partners – the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge Assessment English – for the dissertation which makes the most significant contribution to the field of language testing. Dylan was supervised by Professor Luke Harding.

Indrit Bulku’s dissertation What features of legal writing matter to domain and language specialists? An exploratory study investigating indigenous assessment criteria in a second language legal context won the 2019 BALEAP Masters Dissertation Award for dissertations making a significant contribution to the field of English for Academic Purposes (EAP). BALEAP is an international association supporting the professional development of those involved in learning, teaching, scholarship and research in EAP. Indrit was supervised by Dr John Pill.

Congratulations to Dylan and Indrit on the well-deserved recognition of their excellent work.