Welcome to LAALTA

The Latin American Association for Language Testing and Assessment (LAALTA) is a non-profit organization comprised of professionals and researchers in language assessment and testing with interest in the Latin American context. This group seeks to promote language assessment and testing best practices in Latin American educational and professional contexts.

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Nayibe Rosado

Nayibe Rosado

President 2021-2023 | Colombia

Universidad del Norte

Nayibe is associate professor at Universidad del Norte, Colombia and one of the co-founders of LAALTA. Her general research interests reside in the intersection of student learning and teacher learning and how language affects the construction of reality in contexts such as classrooms and in other institutions that surround us.

Pablo Toledo

Pablo Toledo

Vice President 2021-2023 | Argentina

Cambridge University Press & Assessment

Pablo is an English teacher and teacher trainer (ISP “Joaquín V. González”). He holds a Postgraduate Advanced Certificate in Educational Assessment from the University of Cambridge and a Diploma in Education Policy from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. Before joining Cambridge University Press & Assessment, he managed projects in the areas of remote teaching, internationalisation of higher education and language teaching to refugees for the British Council and led the Education department of the Buenos Aires Herald newspaper.

Salome Villa

Salome Villa

Immediate Past President 2021-2023 | Chile

Universidad Alberto Hurtado

Salomé is Assistant Professor at Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Chile and one of the LAALTA co-founders. She holds a PhD in Applied Linguistics from Lancaster University, UK, and an MA from Melbourne University, Australia. Her research interests include language assessment literacy development in the teaching profession and language testing in teacher education.

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