Vivien Berry

Dr Vivien Berry is Senior Researcher, English Language Assessment at the British Council where she leads an assessment literacy project to promote understanding of basic issues in language assessment, including the development of a series of video animations, with accompanying text-based materials. Before joining the British Council, Vivien completed a major study for the UK General Medical Council to identify appropriate IELTS score levels for International Medical Graduate applicants to the GMC register. She has published extensively on many aspects of oral language assessment including a book, Personality Differences and Oral Test Performance (2007, Peter Lang) and regularly presents research findings at international conferences. Vivien has also worked as an educator and educational measurement/assessment specialist in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.