Abstract
Testing of foreign languages has recently undergone considerable development. In particular, features such as standardization, validity, reliability and fairness have contributed to the improvement of foreign language testing.
E-learning platforms, such as Moodle at the tertiary level, have allowed students easy access to virtual testing regardless of physical location and thus e-lerning has contributed to practical language skills. Speaking skill, however, remains only marginally affected.
The paper focuses on the final oral test and its restructuring, carried out at the Charles University Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové in subject English for Medical Purpses (EMP). The final oral test was restructured in such a way so that students would show their actual knowledge instead of showing off their memory capacity, requiring both theoretical knowledge and the ability to communicate with patients.
Citation: VRBĚCKÁ, Dagmar. English for Medical Purposes: speaking and testing - the influence of new trends in testing.
Testing language competence of tertiary students in LSP courses. 1. vyd. Hradec Králové: TAH reklamní agentura, 2014. s. 25-30.
ISBN 978-80-260-6520-3.