Dr. Mats Oscarson

Biography

Mats Oscarson is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Gothenburg with extensive experience in language education, foreign language testing, and learner self-assessment of language ability. Throughout his career, he has been involved in major research projects including national evaluations in Swedish secondary schools, Modern Languages Projects under the Council of Europe, and DIALANG – Diagnosis of Language Ability, supported by the European Commission and Council of Europe. Oscarson has spent time conducting research at the National Foreign Language Center at Johns Hopkins University. He has participated in international teacher training seminars in various countries including England, Portugal, Latvia, and Mozambique, primarily focused on English language instruction and educational measurement. His prolific contributions to the field include authoring numerous teacher materials and language textbooks, as well as serving on the editorial boards of distinguished journals such as SYSTEM and Language Assessment Quarterly. Oscarson has been recognized as an expert within the European Association for Language Testing and Assessment and has written extensively on language assessment and education, contributing significantly to academic discourse in these areas.

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