澳大利亚ISLPR框架下职业英语能力测试模式及开发与启示

The Study of EOP Ability Assessment Mode under the Frame of ISLPR in Australia

职业英语课程的发展需要建立专门的测试体系,目的在于评价学生在特定岗位中运用英语完成特定工作任务的能力,而现有的通用英语的测试模式无法全面评价学生的职业英语能力。澳大利亚ISLPR语言能力量表及其测试是基于交际能力理论基础上的测试体系,并为语言能力测试提供了专门用途模式,它所具备的真实性和职业性符合职业英语能力测试的要求。本文通过研究ISLPR的设计原理和具体的测试设计,为构建适合职业英语课程的测试模式提供可行的措施和方法。

A specific assessment should be established with the development of EOP course, whose purpose is to evaluate the learner＇s language ability during specific work process, because the testing ways in existence couldn＇t meet this kind of need. The ISLPR and its testing in Australia are based on the theory of communicative ability,which provide testing mode for special purpose. Most important of all, the authenticity and occupational preference in the testing accord with the requirement of the EOP ability assessment. The focus of this paper is on the design principle and procedure in ISLPR,which can give some useful tips for the assessment mode in EOP course.