La evaluación: un reto para el inglés para fines específicos

Abstract

LSP tests are having a growing demand nowadays, especially business English. LSP tests comprise academic and occupational or professional purposes. This article shows an overview of the most important aspects LSP practitioners have to take into account when preparing LSP tests, as they are different from general language ones. LSP tests should be valid to measure the learner’s professional needs in terms of authenticity, and their design would also require the involvement of experts in the field. Teacher assessment has to be systematically complemented by self as well as peer and group assessment. Finally, LSP assessment needs to reach a balance between the evaluation of both process and product as authors highlight.