Using online practice tests based on authentic short stories in English to enhance student language skills
Using online practice tests based on authentic short stories in English to enhance student language skills
Author(s): Gergana Petkova, Vanya IvanovaSubject(s): Language studies, Foreign languages learning, Educational Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Experimental Pschology, Distance learning / e-learning
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: e-learning; practice tests; digital tests; short stories; test criteria;
Summary/Abstract: The purpose of this article is to explain the principle behind practice tests based on authentic short stories in English, describe their construction, and outline their application which aims to increase student knowledge and skills in a foreign language. The methodology employs digital practice tests created following a set of criteria for test development based on Bloom’s taxonomy. The results of the study indicate certain benefits of the practice tests: short stories introduce new vocabulary and the tests provide reinforcement, which both facilitates and motivates the students.
Journal: Studia Linguistica Universitatis Iagellonicae Cracoviensis
- Issue Year: 139/2022
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 91-107
- Page Count: 17
- Language: English