SPEAKING TESTS USED BY EFL TEACHERS IN KEFAMENANU
Abstract
Speaking, from the point of view of educational evaluation is considered special because it is interactive and must be measured through direct interaction. This study focuses on types of speaking test used by EFL teachers and challenges faced by EFL teachers in constructing and administering the test. Two EFL teachers from two schools located in Kefamenanu were the subjects of the study. The descriptive qualitative method was employed in conducting this study. The instruments used were documentation of speaking tests and interviews. The research result revealed that there were nine types of speaking tests used by the teachers namely oral presentations, free interviews, information transfer questions on a single picture, role play, paraphrasing, giving instructions and directions, conversation, and translation. The challenges faced by the teachers in assessing students’ speaking skills were insufficient time to prepare the test, the short time to test all students and no test training provide for the teachers.
Keywords
References
Anggraeni, D. A., Endriyati, R., & Pratolo, B. W. (2019). Oral assessment in EFL class: Is it a burden? Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Language, Literature and Teaching, 98-105. Retrieved from: http://hdl.handle.net/11617/11142
Al-Khotaba, H. H. A., Alkhataba, E. H. A., Abdul-Hamid, S., & Bashir, I. (2019). Foreign language speaking anxiety: A psycholinguistic barrier affecting speaking achievement of Saudi EFL learners. Arab World English Journal, 10 (4), 313-329. https:// doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol10no4.23
Alahmadi, N., Alrahaili, M., & Alshraideh, D. (2019). The impact of the formative assessment in speaking test on Saudi students’ performance. Arab World English Journal, 10 (1), 259-270. https://doi.org/10.24093/awej/vol10no1.22
Al-Jarf, R. (2021). EFL female college students and instructors’ preferred method of speaking assessment: A perspective from Saudi Arabia. Asian Journal of Education and Social Studies, 16(3): 38-50. https://doi.org/ 10.9734/AJESS/2021/v16i330403
Burns, A. (2012). Teaching Speaking: A Holistic Approaches. New York: Cambridge University Press.
Brown, H. D. (2004). Language Assessment: Principles and Classroom Practices. New York: Pearson Education, Inc.
Chou, M-H. (2021). An integrated approach to developing and assessing EFL students’ speaking ability and strategy use. Language Education & Assessment, 4(1), 19-37. https://doi.org/ 10.29140/lea.v4n1.428
Dwijayani, I., & Musigrungsi, S. (2022). Investigating speaking tasks in relation to communicative goals: Possibilities and obstacles. Studies in English Language and Education, 9(2), 501-520. Retrieved from: http://www.jurnal.unsyiah.ac.id/SiELE/article/view/23566/15806
Duque-Aguilar, J. F. (2021). Teachers’ assessment approaches regarding EFL students’ speaking skill. Profile: Issues in Teachers’ Professional Development, 23(1), 161–177. https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v23n1.85964
Djiwandono, S. (2011). Tes Bahasa: Pengangan bagi Pengajar Bahasa (2 Ed.). Jakarta: PT. Indeks Jakarta.
Flojo, O. O. (2013). Curriculum and Instruction: The Teacher of English. USA: The Education Council, Department of Education.
Fahmi, Pratolo, B. W., & Zahruni, N. A. (2020). Dynamic assessment effect on speaking performance of Indonesian EFL learners. International Journal of Evaluation and Research in Education, 9(3), 778-790. https:doi.org/10.11591/ijere.v9i3.20466
Genç, E., Çal??kan, H., & Yüksel, D. (2020). Language assessment literacy level of EFL teachers: A focus on writing and speaking assessment knowledge of the teachers. Sakarya University Journal of Education, 10(2), 274-291. https://doi.org/10.19126/suje.626156
Isaacs, T. (2016). Assessing Speaking: Handbook of Second Language Assessment. Berlin: DeGruyter Mouton.
Jackson, M. D. (2019). Pitch Perfect Pronunciation: Using Classroom Karaoke as an EFL Teaching Tool. (Unpublished Dissertation). USA: Alliant International University?
Khoiriyah, H., Waris, A. M., & Juhansar, J. (2018). The students’ achievement in pronouncing English song using Smule application. Indonesian EFL Journal, 5(1), 45-58. https://doi.org/10.25134/ieflj.v5i1.1610.
Köro?lu, Z. C. (2021). Using digital formative assessment to evaluate EFL learners’ English speaking skills. Gist Education and Learning Research Journal, 22, 103-123. https://doi.org/10.26817/16925777.1001
Latifa, A., Rahman, A., Hamra, A., Jabu, B., & Nur, R. (2015). Developing a practical rating rubric of speaking test for university students of English in Pare-Pare, Indonesia. English Language Teaching, 8(6), 166-177. https://doi.org/10.5539/elt.v8n6p166
Madani (2019). Authentic Assessment of Speaking Skills in EFL Class. (Unpublished Graduate’s Thesis). Bengkulu: State Institute of Islamic Studies.
Mahmud, S. K., & Bostan, H. B. (2022) English as a foreign language teachers’ perceptions towards the use of the communicative testing method. World Journal of English Language, 12(5), 410-418. https://doi.org/10.5430/wjel.v12n5p410
O’Malley, J. M., & Pierce, L. V. (1996). Authentic Assessment for English Language Learners. USA: Addison-Wesley Publishing.
Phan, S. (2008). Communicative language testing. Hawai Pacific University TESOL Working Paper Series, 6(1), 3-10. Retrieved from https://www.hpu.edu/research-publications/tesol-working-papers/spring-2008/6_1_02Phan.pdf
Qayoom, N., Saleem, M., & Mansoor, M. (2021). Objectives of teaching English skills and their assessment in Indian schools: A study on the divergence. Journal of Language and Linguistic Studies, 17(2), 755-766. https://doi.org/10.52462/jlls.53
Richards, J. C., & Rodgers, T. S. (2001) Approaches and Methods in Language Teaching. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Setiyadi, A. B. (2020). Teaching English as a Foreign Language. Yogyakarta: Graha Ilmu.
Spring, R. (2020). Can video-creation project work affect students’ oral proficiency? An analysis of fluency, complexity and accuracy. The Electronic Journal for English as a Second Language, 24(2), 1-17. Retrieved from: https://eric.ed.gov/?q=speaking+test&ft=on&pg=3&id=EJ1268697
Semiun, T. T., & Luruk, F. D. (2020). The quality of an English summative test of a public junior high school, Kupang-NTT. English Language Teaching Educational Journal, 3(2), 133-141. https://doi.org/10.12928/eltej.v3i2.2311
Tajeddin, Z., Alemi, M., & Yasaei, H. (2018). Classroom assessment literacy for speaking: Exploring novice and experienced English language teachers’ knowledge and practice. Iranian Journal of Language Teaching Research, 6(3), 57-77. Retrieved from: http://ijltr.urmia.ac.ir
Vladi, A. C. (2015). Developments in language testing with the focus on ethics. Journal of Education and Practice, 6(32), 9-13. Retrieved from: www.iiste.org
Weir, C. J. (1990). Communicative Language Testing. UK: Prentice Hall.
Wisrance, M. W., & Semiun, T. T. (2020). LOTS and HOTS of teacher-made test in junior high school level in Kefamenanu. Journal of English Education. 6 (2), 62–76. https://doi.org/10.30606/jee.v6i2.574
Yalçin-Çolakoglu, Ö., & Selçuk, M. (2019). Assessing individual and group oral exams: Scoring criteria and rater interaction. Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 10(1), 147-153. https://doi.org/10.7575/aiac.alls.v.10n.1p.147
Zeinep, C. K. (2021). Using digital formative assessment to evaluate EFL learners’ English speaking skills. Gist Education and Learning Research Journal, 22, 103-123. https://doi.org/10.26817/16925777.1001
Zaim, M., Refnaldi, & Arsyad, S. (2020). Authentic assessment for speaking skills: Problem and solution for English secondary school teachers in Indonesia. International Journal of Instruction, 13(3), 587-604. https://doi.org/10.29333/iji.2020.13340a
DOI: https://doi.org/10.36706/jele.v10i2.21351
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
PUBLISHER:
ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM, FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION, UNIVERSITAS SRIWIJAYA
JLN SRIJAYA NEGARA BUKIT BESAR PALEMBANG 30137, SUMATERA SELATAN, INDONESIA
EMAIL: jele@fkip.unsri.ac.id
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.