Teachers' approaches to formative assessment in ELT

Abstract

This bachelor thesis is focused on the approaches of English language teachers to the formative assessment. In the theoretical part of this thesis, there is described the connection between active learning and formative assessment through the constructivist theory, followed by the concept of assessment, specifically the formative one. Furthermore, there is a description of the aim of ELT, which is communicative language competence, with the focus on the linguistic competence and possible ways of developing it by the use of formative assessment. The practical part focuses on analysis of carried out interviews, in order to find out what are the approaches of English teachers on using formative assessment in their lessons.