DIGITAL TOOLS FOR THE STANDARDISED ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE: A LINGUISTIC-DIDACTIC APPROACH
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17605/Keywords:
Communicative competence, criterion-based assessment, digital tools, language teaching approach, rubrics, digital literacy, portfoliosAbstract
This article examines digital tools for the criterion-referenced assessment of communicative competence from a language teaching perspective, demonstrating how online platforms and services (Moodle, Canvas, Flip, VoiceThread, Zoom, Kahoot, etc.) enable the specification and transparent application of assessment criteria for learners’ oral and written language skills. It analyses how the use of digital rubrics, scenario-based tasks and portfolios contributes to the development of communicative and digital literacy among language students within a digital educational environment.
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