Formative assessment practices in English for occupational purposes classrooms: A case study at a university in Vietnam

Assessment can be considered as a key component for the improvement of the quality of language teaching and learning process. This study aims to investigate how teachers practice formative assessments (FA) in English for occupational purposes (EOP) classes and how they perceive it in promotingstudents’ learning, as well as challenges they faced. Data were collected through survey questionaires with sixty-one teachers and interviews with five teachers selected randomly.