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INTRODUCTION TO
THE
NEW FSI SPEAKING
TEST CHRISTINA N HOFFMAN, PH.D., [email protected]
ILR Testing Committee – March 13, 2015
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FSI Speaking Test
Testing team of two
Tester, native speaker of language tested
Communicates with test taker in the language of the test
Examiner, administers the test
Communicates with test taker in English
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FSI Speaking Test
Warm-up → Daily life situations ↗
More complex conversation ↗
Wind down ↘
Social Conversation
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FSI Speaking Test
7 topics
Flexible
5 minute preparation
About 3-5 minutes
Follow-up discussion (6-8 minutes)
Work-Related Exchange
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FSI Speaking Test
5 topics
Up to 13 minutes
Test taker interviews the tester on country of
origin
Test taker reports findings to examiner in English
Interview
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Part 1: Warm-up Warm-up
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Part 1: Warm-up
Self, hometown, education, job,
hobbies, etc., or another topic of
interest
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Part 1: Daily Life Situations
Speaking about daily life, preferably in a foreign country, if applicable
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Part 1: More Complex
Conversation
More
Complex
Conversation
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Part 1: More Complex
Conversation
A more complex topic such as: political,
economic, or social issues If applicable
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Part 2: Work-Related Exchange
Examinee: Select one topic out of seven cones Prepare for 5 minutes Explain for about 3 – 5 minutes
Testing team: Follow up for about 6-8 minutes
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Part 2: Work Related Exchange -
Cones
Consular
Diplomatic Security
Economy/ESTH (Environment, Science, Technology, and Health)
International Development
Management
Political/Military
Public Diplomacy
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Part 3: Interview
No Changes Test taker interviews the tester in the language of the test and reports
findings to the Examiner in English.
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Performance evaluation
Comprehension
Grammatical accuracy
Pronunciation
Organization of speech
Vocabulary
Fluency
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Questions?
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Important Links
ILR
http://www.govtilr.org/
Language Testing Unit
http://fsi.state.gov/SLS/Default.aspx?ContentId=
6951