Testing Speaking

Testing Speaking Skills
Widiatmoko
E.: moko.geong@gmail.com
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Jakarta, Indonesia
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Testing Speaking Skills
Pronunciation
Using pictures: Pictures for
description; Pictures for comparison
Oral interview
Question-Answer
Situation-Response
Role-Play
Formal Presentation
Pronunciation
Bud Bird Ferry Fairy
Nip Nib Boss Bus
Pill Pail Knit Lit
Ball Bowl Fry Fly
Sheet Seat Support Sport
Etc.
Using Pictures
Student A Student B
…
What is he like?
What is he wearing?
Where is he?
What is he doing?
Etc.
Discuss
• What is/are included in testing

speaking using pictures?
• In what level is the testing speaking
using pictures given?
Oral Interview: In Pairs
(Student A) (Student B)
Topic: Free Time Topic: School
Questions: Questions:
What do you do in the Where?
evening?; at weekends? Relations with other
Special interests? children?
Reading? Relation with teachers?
Travel? Important experiences?
Whom are you with? Good friendships?
Where?
Question-Answer
Questions: Your friend’s answer:
• … ___________.
• What’s your ___________.
hobby?
• Why do you find it ___________.
interesting?
• …
Situation-Response
• You meet a friend of yours who has
just come out of hospital. What do
you say?
• The phone rings and someone asks
to speak to Mr Geong. You’ve never
heard of him. What do you say?
• Someone asks you to see a film, but
you’d rather see it with your best
friend. What do you say?
Role-Play
You are a job You are a candidate.
interviewer. Perform by
Ask the candidate the answering the
questions of name, questions given
address, job applied, including: name,
previous experience, address, job applied,
skills, ability, salary previous experience,
expected, time of skills, ability, salary
starting working expected, time of
starting working
Formal Presentation
Present a ten minute speech on the

topic Juvenile Delinquency before the
audience. Your presentation include
introduction to your topic, problem
solving, and conclusion.
Task
• Think 3 interesting topics for

language presentation
• What considerations do you take
when you provide the topics to
present?
What to Test
Fluency;
Accuracy;
Pronunciation;
Task Completion;
Vocabulary;
Appropriateness;
Comprehension;
Communicative Competence
How to Score
Weighted Factors: e.g.

Fluency (25%);
Pronunciation (15%);
Accuracy (15%);
Vocabulary (15%);
Task Completion (30%)
Criteria Levels of Performance
Accuracy: intelligible pronunciation; high
grammatical; lexical accuracy
Appropriacy: appropriate to function; clear overall
intention of speaker
Range: available fair level of language of
candidate; able to express without overtly
searching for words
Flexibility: able to take initiative in conversation
and adapt to new topics or changes of direction
Size: able to produce complex utterances are
manifested
Format
Interview: most obvious and common

format; candidate is like to speak to
superior and unwilling to take initiative
Interaction with Peers: performance
of one candidate affected by that of
the other; assertive dominates
Responding to Tape recordings:
uniformity of elicitation achieved
Elicitation Techniques
Questions and requests for

information
Pictures
Role play
Discussion
Tape recorded stimuli
Imitation
Questions and requests for
information
Avoid only a few “Yes-No Questions’
Quickly pass on to information
questions to elicit functions
Pictures
Use single pictures for elicitation

descriptions
Use picture series for elicitation of
narration
Role play
Assume a role in particular situation;

describe situation briefly and clearly
Tester as observer
E.g.: A friend invites you to a party
but you don’t want to go as you want
to watch the last episode of a TV
serial. Thank your friend and refuse
politely
Discussion
Aim is to arrive at decision to topics
given
E.g.: Your school has a small budget
which it can spend on only one of the
following: video equipment; computer
equipment; additional books for library.
Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages to with your partner and
try to reach an agreement
Tape recorded stimuli
Ideal for use in the lab
Large number of candidates can be
tested at the same time
May use description of situations;
remarks in isolation to respond to;
simulated conversation
Limitation
Hearing a series of sentences each of

which they have to respond
Not long sentences
Allowing for control in choice of
structures, vocabulary

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• What is/are included in testing

Present a ten minute speech on the

• Think 3 interesting topics for

Weighted Factors: e.g.

Interview: most obvious and common

Questions and requests for

Use single pictures for elicitation

Assume a role in particular situation;

Hearing a series of sentences each of

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