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Multiple Choice

The alternatives must be kept as short as posible

Phoneme discrimination

Short Answer

Short and straightforward

Preferably unique and obvious

Gap Filling

Partial Dictation

Where a short answer question with a unique answer in not possible

It may not be a particularly authentic listening activity but it can be useful as a testing technique

"rough & ready" measure of listen ability

it can be used diagnostically to student´s ability to cope with particular difficulties

Setting the task

Setting the task

Writing items

Selecting Samples of speech

Extended listening

Moderating the items

Presenting the test

Essential

Live

Recorded

or

Single Speaker

Acoustic & Equipment

Scoring the Listening Test

Receptive Skill

" There is no reason to deduct points for errors of grammar or spelling, provided that it is clear that the correct anwser was intended. "

Possibles Techniques

Test specifications in mind

As natural as possible

To listen and note down what it is that candidates should be able to get from the passage

Avoid passages originally intended for reading

Poor recordings reduce the validity of the test

To write items that check whether or not they have got what they should be able to get.

Authentic Speech

Items sufficiently far apart in the passage

Care should be taken to ensure that it fits with the specifications in terms of speed of delivery, style, lengths ...

Key words in the item and in the passsage

"fair warning"

20 seconds

10 minutes

to give a set of directions

Time at the outset to familiarise themselves with the items

academic lecture

Note Taking

Information Transfer

Candidates take notes during the talk

It makes minimal demands on productive skills

They see the items to which they have to respond

Activities

The labelling of diagrams or pictures

Completing forms

Marking diary entries

To use a passage from which notes can be taken succesfully

(first attempted by test writters)

Showing routes on a map

It is better to have items rather than to score the notes

greetings and introductions

agreement

comedies

Monologue

feelings

news

basic dialogue in the daily life

Dialogue

1º Specified

interview

learning English

expressions of

Multi-participant

Conversation

TEXT TYPE:

Might be

disagreement

announcement

talk or lecture

2º Specified

instructions

directions

description

exposition

  • Understand

argumentation

TEXT FORMS

requests for clarifications

instruction

narration

speaker´s purpose

listener indicates understanding

misunderstanding

may be expressed in

LENGTH

seconds and minutes

as words per minute

wpm

INTERACTIONAL

CONTENT

TEXTS

SPEED OF SPEECH

May be

expressed

This is an example of syllabus per second in a rap song

syllabes per second

sps

understanding

Radio monologues

Conversations

indications of

uncertainty

Reported average speeds

for samples of British are:

requests for

  • Recognise

Lectures to

non-native speakers

Interviews

clarification

opinion

standard

varities

DIALECTS

May include

and

understand

corrections and modifications on statements by the speaker

non-standard

THANKS FOR

LISTENING !!

Regional

These is the Spain which are divided in different regions and in each region the people speak in a different accent.

ACCENT

May be

attempts to persuade others

Non-regional

This is the Spanish accent which is non-regional

  • Obtain factual information

Testing Listening

  • Follow instructions

requests for information

expressions of need

requets for help

Luis Marrero

Mario Robles

  • Understand

requests for permission

obtain the gist

apologies

global

follow an argument

objectives

recognize the attitude of the speaker

may be classified in

  • Follow sequence of events (narration)
  • Recognise and understand opinions

OPERATIONS

explicitly stated

INFORMATIONAL

  • Understand comparisons

suggestions

specific

details

comments

listening specifications

implied stated

excuses

expressions of preferences

  • Recognise

and

understand

complaints

speculation

Specifying according to

this candidate should be able to develop the content

"Taking" the test & Analysing their items and our reactions to them

Prepared recordings

Reading a text

I´d love to help but

I´ve got to go

round to my

mother´s in

a minute.

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