Analysis of ESP Assessment Modes and Selection of Grading Components and Criteria
Roč.7,č.1(2017)
Defining assessment and the selection of grading criteria in the context of English for Specific Purposes courses have been an important point of debate in the field of language learning and teaching. Language experts (McNamara, 1996, Bachman and Palmer (1996, Jacoby, 1998) propose different grading criteria and various modes of assessment for ESP courses. Dudley-Evans and St. John (1998) define the reasons and the benefits of assessment in the context of ESP courses. This article analyses the process of defining and assessing students’ performance in the context of ESP (English for Specific Purposes) courses offered by the Language Center, South East European University, in Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia. This study reviews the issue of assessment in ESP through analysis of students’ opinions and preferences of the assessed tasks and the comments related to assessed tasks and the grading criteria. The research method included in the study is a questionnaire containing open-ended questions which required the ESP (English for Specific Purposes) students to comment on the level of difficulty, benefits and drawbacks on the assessed tasks in the context of ESP courses. The study attempts to provide conclusions and recommendations regarding assessment practices in English for Specific Purposes courses.
Elena Spirovska Tevdovska
Centrum jazykového vzdělávání MU
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