Language Portfolio as an Integration of Digital Technologies in the English Language Assessment

Abstract

The article deals with the benefits of using the language portfolio as an integration of digital technologies in the English language assessment.The research is devoted to the use of digital technologies, describes the structure of the language portfolio and analyzes the positive aspects of e-portfolio.Prior to the transition to a more communicative approach in language learning, formal language exams were very narrow, which could not take into account all communicative skills. Teachers are trying to evaluate a wider range of communicative skills with the help of the new portfolio in order to make the current process more relevant, as well as to involve students in self-improvement and reflection on their own learning.Though many teachers do not try to integrate digital technology into their assessment system, the language portfolio is one of the most modern means of providing assessment based on modern experience in the field of language learning.The author explores the potential use of an e-portfolio that can be quickly distributed and even adapted. But most teachers have never used an e-portfolio or have only begun to incorporate some of its elements into their teaching and learning. The use of an electronic portfolio contains a number of advantages, among which we would like to highlight the opportunity for the younger generation to gather a large amount of evidence of their communicative competence and provide a comprehensive assessment of the student’s language skills. In the portfolio students include videos, audio recordings, examples of mind maps, wiki entries, examples of articles read, tests on the Internet, etc., which can be found in the central repository.
 Keywords: information and communication technologies; Internet; feedback; Internet resources; English language; language portfolio; digital technologies; assessment; communicative language teaching.