EAP ASSESSMENT IN AN ENGLISH-MEDIUM INSTRUCTION UNIVERSITY: A CASE FROM UZBEKISTAN (4-7)

DOI: 10.31618/ESU.2413-9335.2020.7.76.947

Дата публикации статьи в журнале: 2020/08/20

Название журнала: Евразийский Союз Ученых — публикация научных статей в ежемесячном научном журнале, Выпуск: 76, Том: 7, Страницы в выпуске: 4-7

Автор: Erkin Mukhammedov Hayitbaevich
Senior lecturer, Westminster International University in Tashkent, Tashkent

Анотация: A number of English medium instruction universities in Uzbekistan increasing considerably. Most of these universities deliver English for Academic Purposes module (it is also called Academic English in some universities). This article highlights the importance of assessment in English for Academic Purposes modules delivered in Level 3 (Foundation Studies) in an English medium university in Uzbekistan. The paper critically evaluates an essay and explains why preference has been given to portfolio assessment.

Ключевые слова: Assessment, formative assessment,pre-sessional EAP,essay portfolio ,

Данные для цитирования: Erkin Mukhammedov Hayitbaevich . EAP ASSESSMENT IN AN ENGLISH-MEDIUM INSTRUCTION UNIVERSITY: A CASE FROM UZBEKISTAN (4-7) // Евразийский Союз Ученых — публикация научных статей в ежемесячном научном журнале. Педагогические науки. 2020/08/20; 76(7):4-7. 10.31618/ESU.2413-9335.2020.7.76.947

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