Percepciones y experiencias de los estudiantes del Máster ELE sobre la evaluaciónel caso de los másteres oficiales ELE en España

Abstract

In this investigation, we focus on student’s perceptions and experiences to analyze the evaluation system of official Master's in Spanish as a foreign language (SFL), so as to make sure assessment, as it is conceived and applied, participates in the development of the future SFL teacher’s competencies. Using a mixt research method, combining sequentially the quantitative and qualitative approaches, the results at our disposal show that students manifest a good knowledge of the theoretical conceptualization of competency assessment; some significant steps are also observed on it application as a tool at the service of students’ competencies development. But, there’s still a lot of work to do, so that this assessment could decisively become an instrument for developing the future teacher of SFL’ competencies. Concretely, authentic assessment activities are not carried out in all the subjects, feedback needs a deep improvement as well as the involvement of the student in the evaluation; it is also urgent to diversify the evaluation instruments, insisting on the use of ICT in the process.