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The purpose of this study is to analyze the involvement of students in the learning process in online platforms to understand more about the advantages and disadvantages of this process as well as its challenges in general and of foreign language students in the master degree programme in particular. The information gathered from 50 respondents through the questionnaire is analyzed through the computer program SPSS 25 in order to obtain a more complete and professional analysis. The questionnaires were filled out by the foreign language students in the master degree programme at Aleksander Moisiu University, Durres - Albania during the period January - March 2022. The findings of the paper prove that online learning experience depends mainly on online learning activities, reading and writing during online courses, tests and evaluations; student engagement in online learning depends mainly on activities that are performed during the process of online learning, in addition to the writing and reading process of the foreign language; the employment status of foreign language students studying in the master programme has influenced the educational process developed on online platforms; and sstudents' inclusion in the educational process on the online platform has an impact on their academic level.

Received: 24 August 2022 / Accepted: 28 October 2022 / Published: 5 November 2022

The goal of this study is to find out what students think about using a portfolio as a motivator tool in studying English as a foreign language. As they include both students' and teachers' viewpoints on the learning process, portfolios are viewed as potential assessment tools. This study made use of qualitative methods of research. We have used interviews, which was conducted with 70 students, in four high schools in Durres, Albania. Students' perceptions of utilizing portfolios as an assessment tool revealed that portfolios help students be more autonomous, promote critical thinking, and increase motivation. Portfolio is an effective assessment approach since it encourages students to improve in maturity and independence rather of simply exposing their flaws. Portfolio helps them to be critical thinkers and independent consequently motivating them in learning English as a foreign language. This study will assist teachers in using portfolios as an assessment tool to encourage students to learn English as a foreign language.

Received: 5 June 2021 / Accepted: 13 October 2021 / Published: 5 November 2021