PERSPECTIVE OR RETROSPECTIVE? METAPHORS OF LANGUAGE TESTING
Pavlovskaya Irina Yur'evna
Saint Petersburg University
Abstract. The article is devoted to the evolution of testing in human history, perspectives and challenges of our time in this sphere. The author considers such tendencies as the differentiation of testing according to professional areas, the reduction of the watershed between training and testing, the use of new technologies, the emphasis on integrative test tasks.
Key words and phrases: языковое тестирование, рубежное тестирование, формирующее тестирование, технологии тестирования, интегративные тестовые задания, шкалы оценивания, компетенции, language testing, watershed testing, forming testing, testing technologies, integrative test tasks, assessment scales, competences
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