Serendipitous: Lessons and Insights into Language Assessment from Catherine Elder

Abstract

ABSTRACT The following interview was conducted with Catherine Elder in spring of 2020, at the beginning of the pandemic. Cathie has had a varied career in language testing, including work at universities in Australia and New Zealand and at the Language Testing Resource Center in Melbourne. In this interview, Cathie shares some highlights of her somewhat serendipitous career as well as lessons she has learned along the way and insights into possible future directions for language assessment.