Essays about: "Assessment of oral proficiency"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 essays containing the words Assessment of oral proficiency.
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1. Proficient speakers : A literature review on what it means to be orally proficient as a speaker of English
University essay from Jönköping University/Högskolan för lärande och kommunikationAbstract : An increasing amount of people use the English language, even those with other first languages. Therefore, there is an interest in investigating various aspects of the English language. The present study aims to investigate what it means to be orally proficient as a speaker of English. READ MORE
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2. The Effects of Different Assessment Methods on EFL-Students’ Speaking Performance. A Literature Review
University essay from Göteborgs universitet / LärarutbildningsnämndenAbstract : Nowadays, it can be argued that it is becoming increasingly more important to be proficient in speaking the English language due to globalization. Examining teaching and assessment of oral proficiency is therefore important for establishing how EFL-learners’ speaking skills are most effectively taught and assessed. READ MORE
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3. Assessment of oral proficiency in the EFL classroom : Four teachers’ perceptions of the English Syllabus
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : Previous research shows that English teachers in Sweden struggle with the assessment of oral proficiency. The reasons for this are several but most of them have occurred in the gap between the intended and perceived curriculum. READ MORE
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4. Summative assessment of oral language proficiency : Four Swedish EFL teachers’ views on communicative competence, grading criteria and strategy use
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för didaktik och lärares praktik (DLP)Abstract : Assessment is one of the major struggles for EFL teachers, not least oral proficiency assessment. Considering the great influence of communicative competence on today’s EFL classroom, oral language proficiency is a common source of assessment. However, it is also difficult to assess, and grading criteria are not always easy to interpret. READ MORE
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5. Assessing oral proficiency in the EFL classroom : A qualitative study of teachers' understanding, experience, and assessment of oral production, and interaction in Swedish upper secondary schools
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)Abstract : Oral proficiency plays a crucial part in mastering the English language. It is, because of that, heavily debated among professors and teachers. Among teachers, uncertainty prevails regarding how oral proficiency should be taught and assessed. READ MORE