SPEAKING TEST PROCEDURE CEFR

ASSESSOR

• teachers who teach the candidates in the respective centre/school.

• specifically appointed by the Examination Sector and JPN must carry out the responsibility independently throughout the test

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

INTERLOCUTOR

• specifically appointed by the Examination Sector and JPN must carry out the responsibility independently throughout the test

• teachers who teach the candidates in the respective centre/school.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Can assessor or interlocutor use inactive mobile phones instead of a stopwatch?

• YES

• NO

In Part 3, Candidate A could not cooperatively contribute because Candidate B dominates the discussion. What should the Interlocutor do?

• Interlocutor lets the candidate finish his/her explanation.

• Interlocutor continues with the next part.

• Interlocutor stops the Speaking Test.

• Interlocutor uses hand gestures to stop the candidates.

In Part 3, candidates do not manage to come out with a decision within the 1-minute discussion task. Will this affect their scores?

• YES

• NO

• MAYBE

Tags

CCSS.L.4.1C

CCSS.L.9-10.1B

These are the analytical criteria used in assessing candidates except..

• Vocabulary

• Communicative Achievement

• Grammar

When do you start timing the test?

• When the candidates utter first word.

• When the interlocutor hands in the booklet.

• When the interlocutor greets the candidates.

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.3

CCSS.RI.11-12.5

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.5

Interlocutor can you react to candidates who need support in understanding or speaking except:

• use of a scripted back-up question/prompt.

• rephrase the prompts suitable to the candidates' level

• pointing to a task in the Candidate booklet

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.10

CCSS.RI.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.11-12.10

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10