LPII Timeline and Application Procedures

Each of step of the LPII is opt-in, but they must be completed in sequence: you must attend a Language Assessment Workshop before (re)designing assessments; a redesigned assessment must be completed before applying for a curriculum design grant. For more information, please visit our LPII page.

For information on how to apply, visit the page dedicated to each component:

• Language Assessment Workshop
  • Required for all new LPII test developers
• Test Design and Development
  • Pre-requisite: Completion of a Language Assessment Workshop
• Curriculum Design
  • Pre-requisite: Completion of a proficiency test
• Domain Analysis

Timeline – 2023/2024

• October 12, 2023 (5:00 PM – 6:00 PM): LPII Information Session, on Zoom (contact Cathy Baumann for link)
• October 18, 2023: Deadline for Domain Analysis application
• December 1, 2023 (4:30 PM – 8:30 PM): Language Assessment Workshop, in person
• December 6, 2023: Proposals due for Test Design & Development
• December 8, 2023 (4:30 PM – 7:30 PM): Test Design and Development Refresher Workshop (for returning test developers), in person
• December 11-14, 2023: Test Design and Development Workshop, in person
• January 8, 2024: Test Design due
• March 31, 2024: Test Development due
• April 1, 2024: Curriculum Design Workshop Application due
• April 19, April 26, May 10, May 17: Curriculum Design Workshop
  • Held on Friday afternoons, 4-8pm

NOTE: All materials produced under the Language Pedagogy Innovation Initiative will become the exclusive property of the University of Chicago, and the University has sole discretion in approving and implementing the materials and curricula developed under the Initiative.