ASSESSING SPEAKING

ASSESSING SPEAKING

1. SKILLS

   • MICROSKILLS
     • PRODUCE SMALLER CHINKS
   • MACROSKILLS
     • THE SPEAKER'S FOCUS ON THE LARGER ELEMENTS
       • FLUENCY
       • DISCOURSE
       • FUNCTION
       • STYLE
       • COHESION
       • STRATEGIC OPTIONS

2. DESIGNED ASSESSMENT TASKS

   • IMITATIVE SPEAKING
     • WORD AND SENTENCE REPETITION
     • SCORING BY A SCALE - INDICATES A TWO OR THREE POINTS SYSTEM
   • INTENSIVE SPEAKING
     • DIRECTED RESPONSE TASKS
     • READ- ALOUD TASKS
       • PROVIDED A FOUR- POINT SCALE FOR PORNUNCIATION AND FOR FLUENCY
     • SENTENCE / DIALOG COMPLETION TASKS AND ORAL QUESTIONNAIRES
       • DIALOGUE COMPLETION TASK
       • DIRECTED RESPONSE TASK
     • PICTURE - CUED TASK
       • PICTURE - CUED ELICITATION OF MINIMAL PAIRS
       • PICTURE - CUED ELICITATION OF COMPARARTIVES
       • PICTURE - CUED ELICITATION OF NOUNS, NEGATIVE RESPONSES, NUMBERS, AND LOCATION
       • PICTURE - CUED ELICITATION OF RESPONSES AND DESCRIPTION
       • PICTURE - CUED ELICITATION OF GIVING DIRECTIONS
       • PICTURE CUED MULTIPLE CHOICE DESCRIPTION FOR TWO TEST -TAKERS
     • TRASLATION
   • INTERACTIVE SPEAKING
     • INTERVIEW
       • LENGTH FROM PERHAPS 5 TO 45 MINUTES
       • STAGES
         • WARM UP LEVEL CHECK PROBE WIND DOWN
     • ROLE PLAY
     • ASSESMENT GAMES
   • RESPONSIVE SPEAKING
     • GIVING INSTRUCTIONS AND DIRECTIONS
       • ELICITING INSTRUCTIONS OR DIRECTIOS
     • QUESTION AND ANSWER
       • QUESTIONS ELICITING OPEN-ENDED RESPONSES
       • ELICITATION OF QUESTIONS FROM THE TEST-TAKER
     • PARAPHRASING
       • PARAPHRASING A STORY OOR DESCRIPTION
       • PARAPHRASING A PHONE MESSAGE
   • EXTENSIVE SPEAKING
     • ORAL PRESENTATION
     • PICTURE- CUED STORYTELLING
     • RETELLING A STORY, NEWS EVENTS
     • TRASLATION

3. THE IMPORTANCE OF SPEAKING

   • PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE
   • TYPES OF SPEAKING
     • IMITATIVE
     • INTENSIVE
     • RESPONSIVE
     • EXTENSIVE
     • INTERACTIVE
   • MICROSKILLS
   • MACROSKILLS