Testing Oral Skills: Elicitation Techniques, Certificate Exam Formats, Issues and Challenges

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Pages: 107-118
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54664/UWRA1020

Abstract:

Out of the four language skills, speaking is thought to be the most difficult to teach and test. The reason for this is the nature of the speech act and the way foreign languages are learned away from the native speaking country. There are also other factors to add, such as personality, memory, and talent for the language. Testing the skills properly is time-consuming and difficult, and there are a number of elicitation techniques that can be used both to teach and test speaking skills. These techniques are suitable for the classroom and for official certification. World-renowned certification examiners have come up with specific techniques to measure foreign language oral abilities at given proficiency levels. They are now used as part of the enrolment process in many universities.

Keywords:

speech act; elicitation techniques; speaking skills; certificate formats.

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