L'évaluation en langue étrangère : entre la certification et la compétence

Résumé

Assessment is a very important element in the teaching / learning world even outside of school. Teachers often receive training in teaching methodology, but little emphasis is placed on assessment. The evaluation occupies a lot of learners because they are finally looking for a certificate to prove their qualification. But is the certificate really indicative of the quality of education and the level of its holder? Many schools, and even teachers, practice what we call "guided teaching. They help learners pass an evaluation more than having language skills, as institutions and businesses require a certificate. The standardization and globalization of certificates is important for equal opportunities, but detrimental to the quality of educational objective. It is obvious that we can't ignore the assessment, but it is very important that institutions, like the CEFR, which deal with the criteria for the assessment and certification offer languages ​​really think about quality and the communicative objective rather than globalization and the standardization of levels and certificates.

Mot-clés: épreuve, enseignement, évaluation, certificat, langues