Volume : II, Issue : XI, November - 2013

Portfolio as an Assessment Tool in French Foreign Language Classroom

Mrs. Jeevaratnam G

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This research paper investigates language assessment in terms of teaching and learning of French as a foreign language. Teachers and scholars today are experimenting with alternative techniques and procedures of evaluation to traditional test which is held at the conclusion of a unit of study. However, researchers have started questioning the adequacy of the single test at the end of the course as no single measure seems capable of estimating the diversity of skills, knowledge, processes, and strategies that combine to determine students’ progress. Marks or grades do not adequately capture the level of understanding of the language competence of the students. Thus teachers have begun to incorporate alternative non–test assessment  techniques such as portfolios to yield more useful information about students‘ achievement. This article discusses about the construction of portfolio as an assessment tool in a French foreign language classroom for self–assessment and teacher evaluation

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Mrs. Jeevaratnam G / Portfolio as an Assessment Tool in French Foreign Language Classroom / International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol.2, Issue.11 November 2013

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