The testing of second language speaking is a relatively new field; even within the young discipline of applied linguistics.One of the main problems underlying speaking tests is that "speaking" is a difficult...The testing of second language speaking is a relatively new field; even within the young discipline of applied linguistics.One of the main problems underlying speaking tests is that "speaking" is a difficult construct to define. As to the speaking test and the writing test,there are many differences between the two. In spite of these, the similarities are greater than the differences. We shall discuss the differences shortly only in part one but I believe it will be useful to look at the points on which the two are the same. Therefore, I will do a comparative study of the speaking test and the writing test in the paper.展开更多
文摘The testing of second language speaking is a relatively new field; even within the young discipline of applied linguistics.One of the main problems underlying speaking tests is that "speaking" is a difficult construct to define. As to the speaking test and the writing test,there are many differences between the two. In spite of these, the similarities are greater than the differences. We shall discuss the differences shortly only in part one but I believe it will be useful to look at the points on which the two are the same. Therefore, I will do a comparative study of the speaking test and the writing test in the paper.
