THE EFFECTIVENESS OF UTILIZING PORTFOLIO TECHNIQUE AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STUDENTS` LINGUISTIC ABILITIES
Keywords:
assessment, portfolio, portfolio assessment, linguistic abilitiesAbstract
The article starts by providing a brief introduction to portfolio, portfolio assessment, and its importance in development of linguistic abilities in foreign language teaching. Then it concludes by emphasizing benefits of portfolios through questionnaires and interviews in language learning, indicating challenges in carrying out portfolio assessment, and providing suggestions for the future research.
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