<p>Even though assessment constitutes an essential component of any educational process, pre-service and in-service teachers at large seem to ignore its multiple implications and manifestations. Assessment continues to be regarded mainly as the summative evaluation which informs teachers of students´ success or failure in their learning process based on a numeric scale. This narrowed approach may be due in part to the lack of preparation and training both in teacher education programs and professional development programs. It is the aim of this paper thus to raise awareness of the relevance of Assessment Literacy (henceforth AL) in the field of English language teaching by re-examining some definitions of assessment, reviewing various studies in the area, analysing some models and alternatives for the evaluation and development of AL in English language teaching, and finally, offering conclusions and recommendations for the development of AL among prospective and in-service teachers so that they can better serve the needs of their students and their institutions.</p>

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Assessment is considered to be a reliable and valid means through which the effects of both teaching and learning can be measured. The lack of research studies in relation to self-assessment in the English Language Teacher Education Program (henceforth ELT Education Program) targeted in this study evidence that no policy determines how learners can self-assess their learning process. For that reason, we conducted this qualitative-descriptive case study that relies on principles of postmodern perspectives and constructivist theories that advocate the construction of learners' knowledge. The main objective was to determine how self-assessment influences the language learning process of a group of students from the ELT Education Program. To respond to this inquiry, we collected data through student reflective journals, focus group discussion commentaries, and an interview to analyze participants' reflections upon their English learning process. The results showed a positive response from students towards reflection. According to their comments, self-assessment evaluates more profound aspects of the self, such as autonomy, self-recognition, critical thinking, persistence, and self-efficacy. They also highlighted the role of reflective journals and focus group discussions as facilitators to self-evaluate deeply and promote collective reflection.

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Este artículo enuncia reflexiones emergentes de la práctica docente —intensiva—, de la Licenciatura en Educación Básica con Énfasis en Matemáticas de la Universidad Distrital Francisco José de Caldas, a propósito del papel del lenguaje en la enseñanza de las matemáticas. Se abordan cuestionamientos de contraste entre creencias individuales de los profesores en formación y creencias colectivas que rodean este fenómeno. Para ello, se establecen paralelos entre los discursos construidos bajo la perspectiva de la importancia del lenguaje para la enseñanza de las matemáticas y el papel de la palabra, además, se hacen reflexiones sobre su uso para aprender, evaluar, motivar e incluir. Se concluye que sin un discurso configurador de significantes y significados que discierna su dimensión de uso e intención, no se logra dar paso al desarrollo de constructos matemáticos (conceptualizar) pretendidos en la educación inicial.