Weighed and Measured: Evaluation of Communication Skills in Foreign Language Education

In foreign language education, a fundamental shift has occurred in recent decades from knowing to being able to use the language. This evolution has clearly left its mark on classroom practice. Much more than before, the emphasis is on acquiring skills in the foreign language. This approach also has repercussions on evaluation in foreign language education. After all, being able to apply grammar rules is no guarantee that students can also communicate effectively in the foreign language. If teachers do not always follow this new practice with equal enthusiasm, this is often because they do not find a suitable way to test the reading, listening, writing and speaking skills of the student. Gewekt en gewicht suggests an answer to the long-neglected question about evaluation of skills in foreign language education.