From the perspective of test methods, this paper revisits the communicative testing features reflected in the Revised Syllabus of the BEC Handbook (2002) by carrying out detailed analyses of the Sample Listening of BE...From the perspective of test methods, this paper revisits the communicative testing features reflected in the Revised Syllabus of the BEC Handbook (2002) by carrying out detailed analyses of the Sample Listening of BEC Vantage. A table of the Sample Listening is then constructed by using Bachman's framework of test methods (1999). From the table and a layout of its components, this paper explicates the five communicative testing features embodied in the Revised BEC: authenticity, contextualization, communicativeness, overall ability and holistic, qualitative scoring method.展开更多
Drawing on the theoretical frameworks on "oracy" in the UK, this study investigated how Chinese English teachers conceptually understand spoken English and practically implement speaking assessment in 10 mid...Drawing on the theoretical frameworks on "oracy" in the UK, this study investigated how Chinese English teachers conceptually understand spoken English and practically implement speaking assessment in 10 middle schools in Guangdong. Questionnaire survey and telephone interviews were employed to collect the data. Results from this study revealed that many middle school English teachers did not have the right conceptual understanding on "oracy" in English. Consequently oral proficiency was not assessed from t...展开更多
文摘From the perspective of test methods, this paper revisits the communicative testing features reflected in the Revised Syllabus of the BEC Handbook (2002) by carrying out detailed analyses of the Sample Listening of BEC Vantage. A table of the Sample Listening is then constructed by using Bachman's framework of test methods (1999). From the table and a layout of its components, this paper explicates the five communicative testing features embodied in the Revised BEC: authenticity, contextualization, communicativeness, overall ability and holistic, qualitative scoring method.
文摘Drawing on the theoretical frameworks on "oracy" in the UK, this study investigated how Chinese English teachers conceptually understand spoken English and practically implement speaking assessment in 10 middle schools in Guangdong. Questionnaire survey and telephone interviews were employed to collect the data. Results from this study revealed that many middle school English teachers did not have the right conceptual understanding on "oracy" in English. Consequently oral proficiency was not assessed from t...
