Barry O’Sullivan

Barry O'Sullivan has a PhD in language testing and is particularly interested in issues related to performance testing, test validation and test-data management and analysis. He has lectured for many years on various aspects of language testing, and is currently Director of the Centre for Language Assessment Research (CLARe) at Roehampton University, London. Barry's publications have appeared in a number of international journals and he has presented his work at international conferences around the world. His book Issues in Business English Testing: the BEC Revision Project, was published in 2006 by Cambridge ESOL and Cambridge University Press in the Studies in Language Testing series. His next book is due to appear later this year. Barry is active in language testing around the world and currently works with government ministries, universities and test developers in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Central America. In addition to his work in the area of language testing, Barry taught in Ireland, England, Peru and Japan before taking up his current post.

Barry O’Sullivan has a PhD in language testing, and is particularly interested in issues related to performance testing, test validation and test-data management and analysis. He has lectured for many years on various aspects of language testing, and is currently Director of the Centre for Language Assessment Research (CLARe) at Roehampton University, London. Barry’s publications have appeared in a number of international journals and he has presented his work at international conferences around the world. His book Issues in Business English Testing: the BEC revision projec was published in 2006 by Cambridge University Press in the Studies in Language Testing series; and his next book is due to appear later this year. Barry is very active in language testing around the world and currently works with government ministries, universities and test developers in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Central America. In addition to his work in the area of language testing, Barry taught in Ireland, England, Peru and Japan before taking up his current post.

Barry O’Sullivan has a PhD in language testing, and is particularly interested in issues related to performance testing, test validation and test-data management and analysis. He has lectured for many years on various aspects of language testing, and is currently Director of the Centre for Language Assessment Research (CLARe) at Roehampton University, London.

Barry’s publications have appeared in a number of international journals and he has presented his work at international conferences around the world. His book Issues in Business English Testing: the BEC revision project was published in 2006 by Cambridge University Press in the Studies in Language Testing series; and his next book is due to appear later this year. Barry is very active in language testing around the world and currently works with government ministries, universities and test developers in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Central America. In addition to his work in the area of language testing, Barry taught in Ireland, England, Peru and Japan before taking up his current post.