ESP portfolio reloaded: conclusions from an attitudinal study

Abstract

In the spring semester of 2019, the portfolio method, in the scope of a pilot project, was introduced in our ESP classes at Budapest Business School’s Faculty of Finance and Accountancy. At the end of the semester a small sample attitudinal research was conducted among the participating students. Questions aimed at measuring student satisfaction with the information provided about the portfolio method, the types of tasks assigned to them and the evaluation scales used for assessing the portfolios. Based on student feedback, the previous portfolio has been redeveloped: information provided for the students, as well as the description of and introduction to the method to be disclosed during the first class have been modified; tasks to be completed have been described in more detail, more group work activities have been included among tasks and evaluation scales have been refined. In comparison with the previous portfolio, our study introduces this renewed ESP portfolio.