콘텐츠 본문
논문 해외 국제전문학술지(SCI급) Test Review on the Multi-Media Assisted Test of English Speaking: The SOPI Approach.
- 학술지 구분 국제전문학술지(SCI급)
- 게재년월 2007
- 저자명 Lee, Y.-J.
- 학술지명 Language Assessment Quarterly
- 발행국가 해외
- 논문언어 외국어
논문 초록 (Abstract)
The Multimedia Assisted Test of English Speaking was designed to assess global speaking competence of Korean speakers of English at Sookmyung Women's University. The test was developed with the help of the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages for their proficiency guidelines and of the Center for Applied Linguistics for their expertise in computerized assessments. The test roughly follows the structure of the Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview (SOPI); it starts with simple tasks and progresses toward difficult tasks. It is a criterion-referenced test, and test takers' speech samples are scored on the basis of proficiency guidelines. The test has showed positive evidence for authenticity, interactiveness, and practicality. However, empirical studies need to be conducted in areas of reliability, validity, and impact as well as bias. This article also addresses practical implications when considering developing similar oral proficiency assessments—SOPI variants—in other contexts where English is used as a foreign language.
