Language Teaching Methodology / Mетодика
Galina V. Velikova
Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy – Varna
https://doi.org/10.53656/for2025-04-04
Abstract. The present paper aims to contribute to the process towards global standardization of Maritime English (ME) testing and assessment that has been in progress for many years. It focuses on the format of the current final state exam for future deck officers graduating from the Naval Academy in Varna and the testing requirements it conforms to while pointing at its strengths and weaknesses. It also attempts to review this assessment tool in the light of the test specifications developed on the basis of the Maritime English competence yardstick linked to the CEFR reference levels to describe a language user’s proficiency in the absence of universal testing and assessment standards for Maritime English.
The author’s belief is that the development of the blueprint for the test, namely the test specifications, is a step in the right direction and will help us further enhance the quality of the final product. Besides, it is a good starting point for testing and assessing students whose native language is not English and whose language of instruction is their native language supported by Maritime English.
Keywords: Maritime English testing, assessment tool, specifications, test tasks, marking, linguodidactology
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