This paper, in detailed analysis of the current situation of foreign practical English evaluation tools by different categories such as their development purposes and area, criteria and method, and level, seeks to identify each category's criterion an...
This paper, in detailed analysis of the current situation of foreign practical English evaluation tools by different categories such as their development purposes and area, criteria and method, and level, seeks to identify each category's criterion and to apply this standard to development of domestic practical English evaluation tools.
Thus in this paper, I have first concentrated on the analysis of the current development of foreign practical English evaluation tools, especially the ones that are being newly emphasized in Korea, the communication centered evaluation tools, in particular English speaking ability evaluation methods. Based on this analysis, I compared and analyzed the aforementioned tools with special emphasis on their characteristic features.
The results of the analysis showed that the Great Britain and the United States have developed and utilized many language evaluation tools customized for various purposes. In addition, most of the speaking evaluation tools have tested listening, reading, writing, and speaking, the four functions of a language in a comprehensive manner. Testing time lasted approximately ten to twenty minutes. The testing method was usually one to one cassette tape recording. Test scores varied with the specific characteristics of each evaluation tools.
In conclusion, I believe that the recent efforts to develop excellent evaluation tools will provide the momentum needed to push the domestic English evaluation field into a new direction.