Czego spodziewać się po pracowniku z certyfikatem z języka biznesowego, czyli o kłopotach z testowaniem umiejętności językowych w kontekście zawodowym
What to expect from an employee with a business language certificate: Problems with testing language skills in a professional context

Author(s): Magdalena Sowa, Elżbieta Gajewska
Subject(s): Language studies, Applied Linguistics, Studies of Literature, Polish Literature, Philology, British Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: language for specific purposes; testing; language certificate; language levels; dual competence
Summary/Abstract: A certificate in a foreign language is an important asset in the modern labour market: it certifies communication skills in a foreign language, although it does not guarantee the reliability of certified competences in specific professional situations. Certification of communication skills in the field of languages for specific purposes should include both assessment of language and professional skills, and thus certify the so-called learners’ dual competence. This paper aims to diagnose and discuss the real problems encountered in practice in the assessment of dual competences of learners of specialized languages.

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