How to Test Speaking Skills in Japan

References

Recommended titles The following references contain a lot of great information on lan guage testing and various related issues If you’re interested in learn ing more about this field, this is a good place to start To help get you started, here are a few highly recommended titles from this list: What Should Every EFL Teacher Know? by Paul Nation is great for teachers just beginning their careers as well as experienced instructors looking to review basic concepts and get some new ideas It’s written in a very authoritative yet accessible voice and covers a lot of basic information on all aspects of teaching English as a for eign language The sections on testing deal with all four skills in very clear and practical ways Next, if you are on the lookout for large collections of language testing ideas, check out the following two books: Testing Spoken Language: A Handbook of Oral Testing Techniques , by Nic Un derhill, and New Ways of Classroom Assessment, Revised , which was edited by JD Brown Both offer up usuful information and a wide variety of creative step-by-step plans for assessing all four skills

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