Methods and techniques of foreign language level control among students in non-philological Universities

Abstract

The article analyzes the basic principles and methods of testing the assessment of knowledge, skills and abilities of students in the process of learning a foreign language in non-philological universities. It is emphasized that the current stage of education development in our country can be called transitional. The transition from traditional forms of education to the search for new, more effective ones requires the creation of a qualitatively new model of the control system, which would allow to assess the knowledge, skills and abilities of students objectively. It is proved that effective organization and control needs clearly present the objects of control, which are the criteria for assessing the level of foreign language speech activity proficiency. The main forms of control organization are recognized, such as: individual or frontal; by the nature of answers – oral or written; using the native language – monolingual or bilingual; using technical means, using visual aids (drawings, diagrams, tables, etc.), using only paper and pens, without any aids. Focus is also placed on the relationship between teaching methods and knowledge control methods. Innovative teaching and control methods are carefully analyzed: the method of role play, the method of "case study", the method of projects that allow not only the teacher but also students to see their level of language proficiency and compare their achievements with the achievements of other students. It is emphasized that the most effective form of control nowadays is test. Firstly, it helps to achieve the optimal performance of all elements of the learning system by providing feedback aimed at the educational activities of teachers and students. Secondly, feedback determines the dual nature of control. Depending on the type of information you want to get, there are 4 types of tests: tests of general foreign language knowledge; diagnostic tests; educational achievements tests; tests of distribution by level of training (tests of abilities). Test control simplifies the examination of works by the teacher and allows to organize boundary and final control, to intensify the activities of students by covering more students with control, to test the knowledge of a large amount of material in a short period of time