Listening Assessment. Outline I. Objectives II. General Principles III. Different Testing Methods...
-
date post
20-Dec-2015 -
Category
Documents
-
view
216 -
download
1
Transcript of Listening Assessment. Outline I. Objectives II. General Principles III. Different Testing Methods...
Outline
I. Objectives
II. General Principles
III. Different Testing Methods
IV. Formats In Listening Test
V. Critic on advanced listening
test of GEPT
II. General Principles
Three important elements
----- The listening stimuli
----- The questions
----- The test environment
III. Different Testing Methods
Sounds
Grammatical Distinctions
Vocabulary
Auditory comprehension
Communicative assessment of listening comprehension
Testing with other skills
D. Testing Auditory Comprehension
Short statements and
conversations
Longer conversations and talks
Dictation
D-1. Short statements & conversation
2~3 lines early stages
Instruction-/Direction-based;
Question-/Picture-based
Five methods
Short statements & conversation
Simple instructions
1Statements, 2Questions &
3Short conversations
Following directions
Completing picturesShort conversations &
statements about pictures
Short conversations
Questions
Statements
A.A. Ann is often late and is punished.Ann is often late and is punished.
B.B. Ann is often late but is never punished.Ann is often late but is never punished.
C.C. Ann is rarely late and is never punished.Ann is rarely late and is never punished.
D.D. Ann is rarely late and thus isn’t often Ann is rarely late and thus isn’t often
punished.punished.
A.A. No, I didn’t.No, I didn’t.
B.B. I’m fine, thanks.I’m fine, thanks.
C.C. By loosening the screws.By loosening the screws.
D.D. About half an hour.About half an hour.
At what time does the man want to see Dr. At what time does the man want to see Dr.
Lawson?Lawson?
A.A. 9.00 a.m. C. 10 a.m.9.00 a.m. C. 10 a.m.
B.B. 9.10 a.m. D. 10.20 a.m.9.10 a.m. D. 10.20 a.m.
D-2. Longer conversations & talks
radio report
talks and lectures :example
longer conversations :example
--Normal speedNormal speed
-Meaningful -Meaningful
unitsunits
-Slower speed-Slower speed
Three major phases
Pause-required;
Intelligible-segment-
required;
Straightforward-marking-
required
D-3. Dictation
d-e-l-i-b-e-r-a-t-e-l-y
re • luc • tantly
Every year / thousands of new
words / come into the English
language. // Although most of these
words / disappear after a short time, /
one or two hundred words / eventually
find their way into the dictionary. // Who
decides which words are kept? //
~adopted from Classroom Testing
(P39)
E. Communicative assessment of listening comprehension
Lecture task
Dictation as a communicative test
Interview topic recovery
Verbal report data on listening
comprehension tasks
IV. Formats In Listening Test
Matching
True/False
Filling the blank
Multiple-choice
Sentence completion
Diagram labeling
Chart/Table completion
Short answer question
V. Critic on advanced listening test of GEPT
Background information
In detail:
---Instruction
---Part I: short conversation and talks
---Part II: long conversation
---Part III: long talks
In general:
---Strength/Weakness
Background Information
Title:Title: General English Proficiency
Test (GEPT)---advanced level---
listening
Author: Author: LTTC
Publisher: Publisher: LTTC
Part I : short conversation & talks
5 A. At the end of the second term.
B. After February 21.
C. On May 21.
D. In the next two days.
9. A. It lowered global temperatures.
B. It led to another volcanic eruption. C. It enlarged the holes in the ozone layers.
D. It caused droughts in both he hemispheres.
12. A. Endangered species in Guatemala.
B. Adult literacy campaigns.
C. The plight of aboriginal people.
D. The battle against terrorism.
Part II: long conversation
Strength
---Instruction(p2)
---Schemata
---Variety in style
---Time distribution
---Content
---Lay-out
Weakness
---Innovative?
---Subjective(p1)?
---Interesting?
---Natural?
---Proficiency test?
Part II: long conversation
20 Which would be the best title
for Taylor’s next book?
At the end of the second term.
After February 21.
On May 21.
In the next two days.Clear distinction