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12 Types of Task for Speaking Tests

12 Types of Task for Speaking Tests. David Hutchinson Hoseo University Email: hutchinson@hoseo.edu Website: david-hutchinson.ca. Measures of a good test. Test Validity. A paper-based speaking test …. Speaking Test Name: ________ A: Hi, I’m Frank. B: ___________

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12 Types of Task for Speaking Tests

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  1. 12 Types of Task for Speaking Tests David Hutchinson Hoseo University Email: hutchinson@hoseo.edu Website: david-hutchinson.ca

  2. Measures of a good test

  3. Test Validity A paper-based speaking test … Speaking Test Name: ________ A: Hi, I’m Frank. B: ___________ A: Nice to meet you. So where are you from? B: ___________. ____________? A: I’m from Saskatchewan. Have you been here long? B: ____________. A: So what’s your major? B: ________________.

  4. Features of authentic speech • spontaneous • interactive • creative

  5. Types of Validity • Construct Validity • Content Validity • Concurrent Validity • Face Validity • Predictive Validity • Authenticity

  6. Measures of a good test

  7. Measures of a good test

  8. #1: Questions & Answers Using pictorial input: sample questions: • What Sam do on the weekend? • What are Sam’s plans for the weekend? • What does Sam usually do on the weekend?

  9. #1: Questions & Answers 3 ways to add variation to the task: • Questions with blanks • Follow-up questions • Pictorial Input What’s your favorite ______?

  10. #2: Preference with Choices What club would you like to join? Why? Ballroom dancing club Skydiving club Pets club Ping pong club Stargazing club Guitar club

  11. #2: Preference with Choices • What class do you want to take? • Where do you want to visit? • What gift will you give to mom for her birthday? $20 $300 $120 $60

  12. #2: Preference with Choices • What elective class would you like to take? 日本語 Japanese Breakdancing History of Rock Music PhotographyComputer Graphic Design Stocks & Investment

  13. #2: Preference with Choices • Where would you like to visit? Canada Egypt Moscow Hawaii Rome Sydney

  14. #2: Preference with Choices More Ideas: • Who would you like as a friend? • Where would you like to live? • Which summer job would you get? • What would you like to buy? • What business would you open?

  15. #3: Information Gap Vacations

  16. #3: Information Gap George Mark Johnson District Manager Office: Cell: (905)380-2817 Email: Bob Maud Bill Mary Alice

  17. #4: Picture Description What does he / she look like?

  18. #5: Interactive Tasks • Menu • Salad • Garden salad…….……5.00 • Greek salad……….…..7.00 • Caesar salad……….….9.00 • Soup • Potato leek soup .……6.50 • French onion soup….7.50 • Vegetable soup……….5.00 • Sides • French Fries ……………….5.00 • Baked potato ………………4.00 • Fried vegetables ………….4.50 • Main Course • (all main courses come with a choice of salad or soup) • Steak with onions…………..27.00 • Cornish game hen………….25.00 • Lobster …………………………33.00 • Pizza …………………….....18.00 • Spaghetti Bolognese..….15.00 • Teriyaki chicken………..21.00 • Drinks • Soft drinks……………………….3.00 • Juice………………………………..5.00 • Bottled water …………………..2.00

  19. #5: Interactive Tasks

  20. #6: Storytelling

  21. #6: Storytelling August 2011 France The Louvre museum By the Seine River …

  22. #7: Data Description

  23. #7: Data Description

  24. #7: Data Description • budget charts • sales charts • weather charts • floor plans • scientific diagrams

  25. #8: Comparisons Seoul Jeonju Population: 9,700,000 Traffic ●●●●● Crime ●●● Pollution ●●●● Shopping ●●●●● Entertainment ●●●● Population: 650,000 Traffic ●● Crime ● Pollution ● Shopping ●● Entertainment ●●

  26. #9: Giving Advice I really want to become a professional boxer. I love fighting, and nothing makes me more satisfied than beating my opponent and seeing him lying on the ground. I think I’m a natural born boxer! Nobody can beat me! However, my parents don’t agree with me. They say that boxing is dangerous. They say it’s a waste of my abilities. They want me to go to university to study! I hate studying. What should I do?

  27. #9: Giving Advice I’ve got a terrible runny nose, I’ve been sneezing all day and I’ve got an awful headache!

  28. #10: Giving Instructions

  29. #10: Giving Instructions

  30. #11: Expressing Opinions The university has some money to develop facilities on campus. What change should they make? I think they should build a bigger library, and buy more books! They should put in tennis courts and plant more trees and flowers.

  31. #11: Expressing Opinions More situations:

  32. #12: Advantages & Disadvantages Discuss the benefits and drawbacks of … • living in the country • smart phones • going to university • staying in the dormitory

  33. In Summary… • Question & Answer • Preference w/ Choice • Information Gap • Picture Description • Interactive Tasks • Storytelling • Data Description • Comparisons • Giving Advice • Giving Instructions • Expressing Opinions • Advantages & Disadvantages

  34. Contacting me David Hutchinson email: hutchinson@hoseo.edu website: david-hutchinson.ca

  35. Sample Curriculum

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