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September's TESOL Live
Join us 20 September 2025
Chat with your global colleagues, share classroom practices, and build your network at this month's TESOL Live!
We will be joined by our featured guest, Kyle Lachini, educator, author, and researcher.
Can AI promote linguistic equity in language assessment?
This dynamic session will explore how AI tools can move us beyond standardized norms toward inclusive, intelligibility-based evaluation practices.
About our Featured Guest
Kyle Lachini, PhD is an educator, author, and researcher with over 40 years of experience teaching English across the Middle East, GCC countries, and Canada at all educational levels, from secondary to postgraduate. He has held various academic leadership roles and has extensively presented and published in the fields of language education and assessment. His latest publication, An Introduction to Research Quality: A Practical Approach, reflects his commitment to advancing research methodologies in applied linguistics. The first edition of the book was published in 2024, and the second edition has been released in 2025 with the subtitle "AI-assisted Research Quality Assurance."
Kyle has supervised numerous Master’s and PhD dissertations in applied linguistics, language testing and assessment, and teaching methodology. His research interests include language testing and assessment, AI-assisted language learning and evaluation, linguistic inequality in education, and Langlism—a concept he pioneered to describe biases against non-native English varieties.
Recognized for his contributions to the field, he was shortlisted for the TESOL Arabia "Best of Conference" award in 2005. He currently serves as a trustee of the English Language and Testing Society, based in Davis, California, USA.