Developing English Speaking Skills: Enforcing Testing Criteria

Nailah Riaz, Sham Haidar and Riaz Hassan
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Nailah Riaz: PhD Scholar,
Sham Haidar: Assistant Professor,
Riaz Hassan: Dean,

Global Social Sciences Review, 2019, vol. 4, issue 2, 183-197

Abstract: Language is product of four skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking. English language learning and examination has been reduced to reading and writing in Pakistan, at the University level. However, English Speaking Skills (ESS) are in high demand in professional life. ESS require testing and grading like English writing skills. This study is based on developing ESS through testing criteria. A survey of university freshmen was used to collect data. Using Kim's (2010) testing scales, the freshmen's ESS progress was gauged through their speaking performances. As a case study, this research used a longitudinal approach (two academic semesters) with a mixed methods approach. University English Language Teachers' (UELTs) and University Administrators /Management's (UANM) interviews were analyzed textually. A criterion as a yardstick helped the learners to fit in to the optimum.

Keywords: Testing Scales; Developing Oral Skills; Recorded Speaking Performances; Pakistan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).18

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