The course is designed to provide student-teachers with more specific skills regarding evaluation, assessment, and test construction. This course complements previous courses related to L2 methodology, and SLA, and focuses on enabling students to deal with terminology in the field of assessment and clarify the ambiguity related to the issue. The course is also concerned with the design of instruments to appropriately assess language development in an integrated way, according to the current trends in L2 teaching/learning. The course also  examines policies that influence assessment, specifically the role of standards in assessment and teaching, and evaluates Colombian standards comparing them to those from other countries and continents.