Assessment and testing in esp

Conclussion

Assessment is a process of measuring, and one formal method of measuring is to test. Assessment is needed in order to know whether, and in what degree, the teaching of ESP has been successful. Instrument used in assessing ESP learners is test. ESP tests are related in content, themes and topics to particular disciplines, and involve a higher degree of language specificity. ESP tests are more concerned to present learners with tasks that involve them in reading, listening to, speaking or writing the target language, and evaluating how well they can do this. There are three kinds of test in ESP, they are :

1. 
   Placement Test
   
2. 
   Proficiency Test
   
3. 
   Achievement Test
   

A good test will automatically have beneficial effects on classroom instruction. Other variables such as teacher competence, motivation and innovation, the climate of the school, socioeconomic status of pupils and teachers combine to exert an equally important influence on what goes on in an ESP classroom.

References

Hutchinson Tom and Waters Alan. English For Specific Purpose. 1987. Cambridge University Press.

Evans Dudley and John St. Assessment: Continous Assessment and Testing. 1998. Published Journal.