TY - JOUR
TI - Using online practice tests based on authentic short stories in English to enhance student language skills
AU - Petkova, Gergana
AU - Ivanova, Vanya
TI - Using online practice tests based on authentic short stories in English to enhance student language skills
AB - 
	The purpose of this article is to explain the principle behind practice tests based on authentic short stories in English, describe their construction, and outline their ap­plication which aims to increase student knowledge and skills in a foreign language. The methodology employs digital practice tests created following a set of criteria for test development based on Bloom’s taxonomy. The results of the study indicate certain benefits of the practice tests: short stories introduce new vocabulary and the tests provide reinforcement, which both facilitates and motivates the students.

	ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

	This paper is supported by grant MU21-FMI-015 from the NPD at the University of Plovdiv “Paisii Hilendarski”, financed by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science.
VL - 2022
IS - Volume 139, Issue 2
PY - 2022
SN - 1897-1059
C1 - 2083-4624
SP - 91
EP - 107
DO - 10.4467/20834624SL.22.006.15630
UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/studia-linguistica-uic/artykul/using-online-practice-tests-based-on-authentic-short-stories-in-english-to-enhance-student-language-skills
KW - e-learning
KW - practice tests
KW - digital tests
KW - short stories
KW - test criteria