Professor Tineke Brunfaut
Professor of Applied LinguisticsResearch Interests
My main research interests are language testing, and second language reading, listening, and integrated/multimodal skills. In recent research, I have focused on:
A. Cognitive and affective factors and processes in testing:
- reading (e.g. ; ; )
- listening (e.g. ; ; ; )
- writing (e.g. ; )
- integrated skills (e.g. ; ; )
- multimodal skills (e.g. )
B. Methodology in language testing research
- eyetracking (e.g. ; ; ; )
- critical discourse analysis techniques (e.g. )
- validation (e.g. )
C. Language test development
- language assessment literacy (e.g. ; ; ; ; )
- diagnosing second and foreign language proficiency (e.g. ; ; )
- language task development (e.g. )
- scoring and scales (e.g. ; ; )
I am a recipient of the ILTA Best Article Award, the e-Assessment Award for Best Research, and the TOEFL Outstanding Young Scholar Award.
I regularly conduct language test development and consultancy work for professional and educational bodies around the world.
Current Teaching
I teach on the MA in Language Testing (online), the MA TESOL with Language Testing (online) and the MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL (campus-based):
- Language Test Construction and Evaluation
- Exploring Language Constructs
- Issues in Language Testing
- Research Methods for Language Testing
- Statistical Analyses for Language Testing
I also teach on our online short courses and Postgraduate Certificate in Language Testing.
Profile
Research Group:
I coordinate the , together with my colleagues Luke Harding and John Pill.
Some recent presentations:
Brunfaut, T., & Kormos, J. (2025). Multimodal viewing-to-write test tasks: English-L2 learners’ processing and performance. L2WR symposium, Murcia (Spain).
Brunfaut, T., & Kormos, J. (2024). Innovating constructs and assessments: The development and investigation of multimodal viewing-to-write tasks. Language Testing Research Colloquium (LTRC), Innsbruck (Austria).
Brunfaut, T., & Kormos, J. (2024). Reflecting the impact of technological change on language constructs: Test-takers' processing of multimodal viewing-to-write tasks. European Association for Language Testing and Assessment (EALTA), Belfast (UK).
Brunfaut, T. (2023). Back to basics to be fit for the digital age: Reflecting on advancements, opportunities and challenges in technology-enhanced assessment. Association of Language Testers in Europe (ALTE), Madrid (Spain).
Brunfaut, T., Harding, L., & Batty, A.O. (2023). From paper-based to computer-based integrated reading-to-write: Evidence for delivery mode effects at the CEFR B1 level. European Second Language Association (EuroSLA), Birmingham (UK).
Brunfaut, T. (2021). Through the eyes of the reader: The use of eye-tracking to advance insights into reading in another language. Symposium keynote. International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA), Groningen (The Netherlands; online).
Research Overview
My main research interests are language testing, and second language reading, listening, and integrated/multimodal skills. In recent research, I have focused on a) cognitive & affective factors and processes in language testing, b) methodology in language testing research, and c) language test development. I also regularly conduct language test development and consultancy work for professional and educational bodies around the world.
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PhD Supervision Interests
I am especially interested in supervising PhD students in the area of language testing, second language reading and listening, and integrated/multimodal skills. Topic areas covered by my current and graduated PhD students include: testing listening/reading/speaking/language-in-use, testing integrated skills, language assessment literacy training, item writing, rating, and test validation.
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01/10/2025 → 31/07/2026
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01/03/2025 → 28/02/2027
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01/06/2024 → 31/05/2029
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15/01/2023 → 31/03/2025
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31/03/2020 → 31/12/2025
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01/09/2018 → 30/06/2026
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01/04/2018 → 30/09/2019
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01/02/2017 → 31/08/2018
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01/02/2017 → 31/01/2018
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20/10/2016 → 31/03/2017
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01/06/2015 → 31/10/2016
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01/05/2015 → 31/03/2016
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01/08/2013 → 30/11/2014
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01/04/2013 → 31/12/2014
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01/04/2012 → 31/12/2013
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01/09/2011 → 30/06/2020
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01/07/2010 → 31/08/2012
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01/01/2007 → 30/11/2008
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01/10/2003 → 31/03/2008
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01/01/2000 → 31/12/2002
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Prize (including medals and awards)
Prize (including medals and awards)
Prize (including medals and awards)
- LTRG - Language Testing Research Group