Larisa Ponomarenko

TL;DR: The differences across cultures in the enforcement of conformity may reflect their specific histories and advances knowledge that can foster cross-cultural understanding in a world of increasing global interdependence and has implications for modeling cultural change.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors identify how the use of alternative assessment techniques affects the formation of Business English skills among non-linguistic students, and the significance of the conducted research lies in the "assessment as learning" approach used to solve the problem of the business English skills and abilities formation among undergraduate students.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors identify the impact of the use of alternative assessment of the students' educational activities on the improvement of their foreign language communicative competence and identify the following alternative assessment forms and methods: iPortfolio, We Create Activity, iLearn & Teach Project, Technical Report, Mock Job Interview.