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I read the article “Assessing language using computer
technology” and I would like to focus on the construction of computer assisted
language tests (CALT’s) because this is a very useful tool at the time of
evaluating students’ English skills and knowledge because of its suitability when
getting scores and creating the tests. Some of the advantages of CALT are that
teachers are able to control the time that the test will take, select multiple
choices questions, and add audios and videos to the exams in order to make it
interactive. There are some things to improve in the listening and writing
skills on CALT at the time of measuring and also the high cost of implementing computer
assisted language tests (CALT’s) in schools is a disadvantage; however there
are more positive characteristics such as the ones mentioned above. To conclude,
I would like to say that as a teacher I strongly believe that by applying the computer
assisted language tests (CALT’s) we have a suitable way to score our students
grade, to save time and to control the tests.
