PRONUNCIATION TEST

8/7/2019 PRONUNCIATION TEST

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TESTING AND EVALUATION

MISS NORHAYATI BT ZAIN


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ACCURACY

FLUENCY

PRONUNCIATION


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y According to Oxford English dictionary, fluency is thespeed and mastery of speech and spoken language.

y Fluency in language is the rate of speech of a person

who is speaking.y It is an ability that defers between two speakers.

y Fluency in speaking does not guarantee correctmessage delivery.


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y According to Oxford English Dictionary, accuracy isthe level of precision of a person who is speaking usingcorrect sound forms.

y In language, accuracy is the correct usage of phoneticsounds when producing and pronouncing a word.

y Accuracy in language is difficult to achieve due toconstant change of air flow when producing sounds.

y Train voice and vocal cords since young to achieve peaklevel of accuracy.


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y Does not improve language knowledge

y Does not motivate

y Sole purpose is for language appreciation

y Learners more motivated to learn skills that help toincrease productivity in practical uses and nitappreciation.

y Teacher s are unable to focus either on accuracy or

fluency.


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It is possible for people to produce practically all thecorrect sounds but still be unable to communicate theirideas appropriately and effectively. On the other hand,

people can make numerous errors in both phonologyand syntax and yet succeed in expressing themselvesfairly clearly.


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y Test ability to parrot (imitate) a word or sentence heard.

y Basic phoneme/sound based test.

y The objective of this test is to basically to help learnersproduce correct pronunciation at basic phonetic level.

y Suitable for all levels of proficiency.

y Act as a training platform to improve phonetic level skills.

y Does not take consideration of learners understanding ofthe word/sentence.

y Examples:1. Simple Repetition Test2. Phone-pass Test


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y Where do you live?

y Do you like to be in class?

y What can you tell about your teacher?

y Please give a short explanation about your hobby.


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y Also known as Limited response task or Controlledresponses.

y Intensive test is the production of short stretches of

oral language.y It meant to test students working knowledge in

specific areas of English language.


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y Directed Response Tasks

y Read-Aloud Tasks

y Sentence/Dialogue Completion Tasks & Oral

Questionnairesy Picture-Cued Tasks


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Directed Response Tasks Picture-Cued Tasks

This form od assessment requireminimal production and thought onthe part of students.

This type of assessment entail theteacher asking students what is inthe picture or what is happening inthe picture.

This type of tasks are clearlymechanical and not communicative.

Students are required to give a onesentence response using the pictureas a visual aid.

The students usually require to onlyrepeat what they hear.


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Advantage Disadvantage

It help English teacher toevaluate/assess students knowledgeof specific areas of English.

It is not communicative in realcontexts.

Predictable output, practicality, andreliability in scoring.

Students will only repeating whatthe teacher said to them.

Tests are easy to prepare and toadminister.


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yStudents participate in shortinteractive session.

yStart without delay to simulatereal-world situations.

ySuitable for intermediate learners.


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y Question and Answer:

1. Requires one person to ask the students questions.

2. Students answers can be in 1 sentence or detailedbase on the questions.

y Paraphrasing

1. Listen 4 to 6 sentence paragraph.

2. Summarize 1 to 2 sentence.


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y Eliciting Questions from Instructors

1. Students asking the teacher questions.

2. Students assume control of the conversation

y Giving Directions and Comparing Objects

1. Students would give directions and compare on acertain situation.


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WHAT IS IT?- Almost similar to responsive

- Involve more than 1 interlocutor

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT?- It helps teacher to evaluate students

a) fluid b) detailed

c) in depth discussion


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ADVANTAGES

- Ease the students (games)- Promote students participant

- Promote maximum language usage

DISADVANTAGES

- Time consuming- Hard to control


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- Interview

- Role Play

- Discussions and Conversations

- Games- Oral Proficiency Interview


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GAMES- Easiest way to get students attention- Fun and it directly involve language

ROLE PLAYING- Allow students to express themselves

- Prepare students for real world situation


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y The most difficult type of speaking/pronunciation.

y It involves presentation being made, speeches beinggiven, and long monologues.

y Students are left to themselves to produce clear andintelligible speech.


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y Oral Presentations

y Picture-Cues Story Telling

y Retelling A Story, News Event

y Translation (of Extended Prose)


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Oral Presentation Picture-Cued Story Telling

A mixture of all the thing that thestudents have learn in their Englishclasses.

Higher level from the picture cueactivities found in the intensivetasks.

Students will be given a topic andthey need to use all of theirknowledge and give a presentationthat will be assessed form variousaspect of English language such asgrammar, pronunciation and

accuracy of language usage.

A series of pictures will be used as astimulus for a longer story ordescription.


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Advantage Disadvantage

Students a re able to show theirprogress in mastering the language.

Students need to fully achieve thecorrect usage of various aspect oflanguage to perform well in the test.

Teacher are able to detect the specificweaknesses of their students whenthey perform the tasks.

Teacher should fully understandwhat aspect of language that theywant to assess.

Interactive and able to evokestudents interest in learning andunderstanding the language.


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Fluency of Speech1 2 3 4 5

Poor Below average Average Above average Excellent

Grammar Use

1 2 3 4 5


Listening Comprehension1 2 3 4 5


Pronunciation

1 2 3 4 5


Vocabulary Appropriateness and Complexity1 2 3 4 5


Exam Evaluation Criteria

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PRONUNCIATION TEST