Essays about: "Assessment of oral proficiency"

Showing result 6 - 9 of 9 essays containing the words Assessment of oral proficiency.

1. 6. Speaking in the EFL classroom : A qualitative study of how four compulsory school teachers view the role of oral proficiency

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Sofie Olsson; [2018]
   Keywords : EFL teaching; oral proficiency; oral production; interaction; communicative competence; assessment of oral proficiency; oral proficiency teaching;

   Abstract : Research shows that oral proficiency is a big part of communicative competence, and therefore highly relevant for EFL teachers in today’s society. This study aims to investigate what types of activities four EFL teachers in secondary school in Sweden prefer to use in order to practice and assess their students’ oral proficiency. READ MORE

3. 7. Teaching and assessing English pronunciation in the communicative classroom : A qualitative study about teaching and assessing English pronunciation as part of oral skills in the ninth grade in Sweden

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Kalle Heikkinen; [2018]
   Keywords : pronunciation; oral skills; oral proficiency; speaking; communication; communicative classroom; English; ninth grade;

   Abstract : This study investigates how a group of English teachers in Sweden teach and assess pronunciation to ninth graders as a part of oral skills. The method applied in the study is qualitative semi-structured interviews with six teachers from different cities and schools in Sweden. READ MORE

4. 8. Teaching speaking in the English classroom : Teacher practices in Swedish upper secondary schools

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Engelska institutionen

   Author : Jorge Villegas Martínez; [2018]
   Keywords : English as a foreign language EFL ; speaking; communicative competence; oral proficiency; target language; pedagogical materials; textbook analysis; assessment; communicative approach;

   Abstract : This qualitative study aims to investigate how teachers of English as a foreign language (EFL) work to develop their students’ oral proficiency. The study analyses interviews and pedagogical materials to elucidate how the interviewed teachers regard their students’ oral proficiency, what kind of activities they use for teaching speaking and how they assess oral proficiency. READ MORE

5. 9. Assessing oral skills : A study comparing the Swedish and Norwegian English syllabi with the Common European Framework of Reference

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för språk (SPR)

   Author : Martin Olsson; [2016]
   Keywords : English; Assessment; Pronunciation; Oral skills; ENGENG06; ENG1-03; Grading; Grading scales; Swedish syllabus; Norwegian syllabus;

   Abstract : This is a comparative study of the Swedish and Norwegian syllabi for English for the minimum courses required in order to be allowed to apply for university courses in both countries. The study focuses on the assessment of oral production and what guidelines teachers and students are provided with in order to know what is to be assessed. READ MORE