非英语专业大学生期末英语口语测试及其反拨效应研究

College English Oral Test and Its Backwash Effect

一项科学的测试不仅在考前更应在考后能对应试者产生积极的反拨效应。口语测试是语言测试中的一个重要内容,它是在真实的或接近于真实的语境中,通过完成实际任务,测定考生运用语言的能力,其特点是真实性和交互性。通过分析口语教学和口语测试的关系以及根据非英语专业口语教学的目标及现状,可为不同年级的考生设置不同的测试题型与评分标准任务,从而保证口语测试具有一定的信度和效度,使其对口语教学产生正面的反拨作用。

A scientific test exerts backwash effect not only before but also after the test. Oral English test, an important component of language testing, is to test students＇ communicative competence in an authentic or closely authentic context through accomplishing real task. What spoken English test weighs in spoken English teaching is its backwash effect. After analyzing the relationship between spoken English teaching and testing, we set corresponding tasks and grading principles for sfudents of different grades according to the present teaching goals and conditions for the non - English majors, so as to guarantee the Authenticity and interactivity of the test. Thus, the positive backwash effect will be exerted to its utmost degree.