Open AccessTHE COMPETENCE-BASED FOCUSED FORMS OF ESTIMATION OF PROFESSIONAL FOREIGN-LANGUAGE COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE (CRITERIA ESTIMATION)
Author(s) -
I. A. Mazaieva
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
vestnik mgimo-universiteta
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2541-9099
pISSN - 2071-8160
DOI - 10.24833/2071-8160-2013-5-32-84-89
Subject(s) - communicative competence , competence (human resources) , cognition , psychology , foreign language , computer science , mathematics education , pedagogy , social psychology , neuroscience
The article contains a description of an experimental criterion referenced assessment marking schemes design based on the theory of the socio-cultural approach to cognitive development (Zimnaya I.A.). The article envisages the progress in ESP writing and speaking skills as a part of cognitive development and suggests a cognitive development oriented progression of communication tasks necessary to reach the required ESP learning outcomes - communicative competence in ESP. It also contains a pedagogical strategy of developing criteria-referenced descriptors of performance assessment which serve as guidelines for teachers as well as a strategy of developing checking lists for students. The article provides some significant insights into the effect of criteria- referenced assessment on teacher and student development.