The Application of E-Portfolios in Designing Alternative Assessment System for Foreign Language Education

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Effective foreign language education assessment is an issue worthy of exploring. Hence, the purpose of this paper is to facilitate quality language education via the application of e-portfolios as an alternative language assessment tool. After the reserch on e-portfolios and portforlio assessment, several strategies for designing e-portfolio language assessment system are put forward, with the expectation that language learners will become life-long, innovative language users.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 591-593)

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2341-2344

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November 2012

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© 2012 Trans Tech Publications Ltd. All Rights Reserved

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