ASSESSING LISTENING SKILLS IN THE CONTEXT OF AVIATION ENGLISH TRAINING

Abstract

This article deals with the introduction of a variety of assessment techniques and it will suggest whether they fit the needs of the learners. The article will help to choose and adapt materials from published books, tasks made by other teachers or to prepare own listening assessments to use in the classroom. The main emphases of this research is put on the importance for teachers of foreign languages in the Higher Educational establishments of Ukraine to identify some of the problems that learners have with listening; distinguish between different kinds of listening texts; distinguish different types of listening; find suitable recordings to use for listening tasks; demonstrate awareness of the advantages and disadvantages of different types of listening tasks; select or design appropriate tasks to assess your students for different purposes. So, the teacher should focus on the following aspects as tests and assessments; assessment for learning; listening; feedback and so on.