Assessment Techniques in Teaching English for Specific Purposes to Engineering Students

The present study aims to demonstrate the advantages of using alternative assessment methods in the ESP (English for Specific Purposes) class. By resorting to theoretical support and also practical examples from professional experience, the author argues that employing a series of assessment techniques to check the level of the English language skills in engineering students is a beneficial factor for general language progress in the context of specific content language required by the students' educational profile.