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Download full textLowe, Pardee, Jr.; Liskin-Gasparro, Judith E. – 1986
The oral interview (OI) is a testing procedure that measures a wide range of speaking abilities in a foreign language. Although somewhat different versions are used in different testing situations, the OI always consists of a structured, face-to-face conversation on a variety of topics between a student and one or two testers. The resulting speech…
Descriptors: Interviews, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Oral Language
Stansfield, Charles W.; Kenyon, Dorry – 1996
The Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview (SOPI) is a semi-direct performance-based speaking test that emulates the face-to-face Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) as closely as practical, using a tape recording and printed test booklet. The prototypical SOPI contains simple personal background questions typical of an initial encounter (warm-up) and…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Educational Trends, Interviews, Language Proficiency
