Assessing Speaking: Issues and Concerns

Authors

  • Tulika Prasad Satyawati College (Eve) University of Delhi

Keywords:

Speaking, Language skill, Language Function, Proficiency, Tests, Tasks, Rating Scale

Abstract

This paper will focus on the construct of assessing speaking in a multilingual context.  It will initially discuss the need to test speaking, then explore the 'what 'of speaking, i.e. what is it that we want to assess in speaking skills and finally the 'how 'of speaking i.e. the need to construct valid and reliable test items, developing  valid criterion and  scales to measure speaking.

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Published

2017-03-31

How to Cite

Prasad, T. (2017). Assessing Speaking: Issues and Concerns. VEETHIKA-An International Interdisciplinary Research Journal, 3(1), 81–90. Retrieved from https://qtanalytics.in/journals/index.php/VEETHIKA/article/view/635

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2017)

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