Quality assessment in teaching English for specific purposes

Abstract

Quality of learning and teaching depends on a number of factors, and the most important are learner self-assessment and formal assessment, or testing, monitoring learners’ success and accomplishments, teacher development and teacher evaluation by learners, colleagues or authorities. Quality assurance can be implemented through effective learning, which is directly related to effective teaching because good teaching nurtures many aspects of learning. This paper addresses issues of quality assessment in teaching / learning English for Specific Purposes (ESP) and offers some recommendations for learner and teacher development.