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Profile Issues in Teachers` Professional Development
versión impresa ISSN 1657-0790
Resumen
VALENCIA ROBLES, Jeannette de Fátima. Anxiety in Language Testing: The APTIS Case. profile [online]. 2017, vol.19, suppl.1, pp.39-50. ISSN 1657-0790. https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v19n_sup1.68575.
The requirement of holding a diploma which certifies proficiency level in a foreign language is constantly increasing in academic and working environments. Computer-based testing has become a prevailing tendency for these and other educational purposes. Each year large numbers of students take online language tests everywhere in the world. In fact, there is a tendency to use these tests more and more. However, many students might not feel comfortable when taking this type of exams. This paper describes a study regarding the fairly new APTIS Test (British Council). Thirty-one students took the test and responded to a structured online questionnaire on their feelings while taking it. Results indicate that the test brings a considerable amount of anxiety along with it.
Palabras clave : Anxiety; computers; foreign language; testing.