From Beginner to the Skilled Language Learner: A Primary Analysis of Testing Spoken English by the Written Mode

Autor/in	Hetcherla,Narendra Kumar
Titel	From Beginner to the Skilled Language Learner: A Primary Analysis of Testing Spoken English by the Written Mode
Quelle	In: Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 18 (2022) 2, S.1019-1025 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Language Tests; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Language Proficiency; Oral Language; Speech Communication; Foreign Countries; Communicative Competence (Languages); India + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Language test; Sprachtest; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Oral interpretation; Mündlicher Sprachgebrauch; Ausland; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Indien
Abstract	A language 'test' is a systematic procedure for observing a person's behavior and describing it with the aid of a numerical scale or category system (Cronbach LJ 1971: 26). A test cannot be based on a selection of items chosen on linguistic grounds alone, and that to devise an effective test, it is necessary to specify how an examinee requires to use the language. "The criterion for success lies not in formal correctness but in communicative effectiveness" [Carroll: 1980, 8] Tests of spoken English usually give priority to language aspects of performance highlighting vocabulary, grammar, syntax and lexicon and pronunciation features, rather than the effectiveness and appropriacy of communication. It is no secret that the testing of oral proficiency is one of the weakest items in our testing battery, the ability to write an essay is looked on as the sine qua non of language courses, whereas the ability to speak that language is rated much lower. (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies. Hacettepe Universitesi, Egitim Fakultesi B Blok, Yabanci Diller Egitimi Bolumu, Ingiliz Dili Egitimi Anabilim Dali, Ankara 06800, Turkey. e-mail: jllsturkey@gmail.com; Web site: http://www.jlls.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01