Assessing speaking /
Sari Luoma.
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c2004.
- xiv, 212 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Cambridge language assessment series .
- Cambridge language assessment series. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 192-200) and index.
Introduction -- The nature of speaking -- Speaking tasks -- Speaking scales -- Theoretical models -- Developing test specifications -- Developing speaking tasks -- Ensuring a reliable and valid speaking assessment.
Sari Luoma outlines current language assessment paradigms and research findings to inform teachers and language test developers on how to design and develop suitable speaking tests and assessment tools for their students.
Language and languages--Ability testing. English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers. Oral communication--Ability testing. Conversation--Ability testing.