英语口语测试中的语用能力测试题设计研究——以《中国英语能力等级量表》中五级语用能力描述语为例

A Study on the Design of Pragmatic Ability Test in the SpokenEnglish Test: Taking the Descriptors of PragmaticAbility in Scale 5 of CSE as an Example

本研究依据《中国英语能力等级量表》(以下简称《量表》)中与五级语用能力相关的描述语,探讨如何在英语口语测试中加入语用能力测试题,从而更好地检测学习者的语用能力。本研究首先依据《量表》的相关描述语设计口语语用能力测试构念,然后依据语言测试与《欧洲语言共同参考框架》对接框架,将口语语用能力测试的内容与评价标准进行可操作化处理。在此基础上,本研究选取32名受试,对口语语用能力测试的内部效度和外部效度进行验证,从而确定测试内容与评价标准的有效性。本研究不仅丰富了现有的语用能力测试研究,也对英语教学起到了积极的反拨效应。

Based on the descriptors of pragmatic ability related to Scale 5 in China’s Standards of English Language Ability(CSE),this paper aims to design the spoken pragmatic ability test and integrated it into the present Spoken English test,so as to assess EFL learner’s pragmatic ability.The paper first proposes the constructs of spoken pragmatic ability test based on the descriptors of pragmatic ability in Scale 5 of CSE.Then,we try to transfer the constructs into spoken pragmatic ability tests and scoring criteria based on the Manual for Language Test Development and Examing:For Use with the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.To verify the validity of the tests,both internal and external validity analysis are conducted with 32 participants.It is believed that the findings will enrich the research on pragmatic ability test,and have a positive backwash effect on English teaching.