Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Translation Studies

Objective Assessment of Oral Presentations and EFL Learners’ Speaking Development

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Yazd University

Abstract

A longitudinal study was planned, and a scale was suggested for assessing EFL learners’ oral presentations. The scale had three major evaluation components: `Preparation’, `Organization’, and `Presentation’. The students were informed about the rating scale against which their performances would be evaluated. Throughout the course each student had five performances on different occasions.
The results of the study indicated that: (a) significant improvement was observed in the learners’ performances, (b) ANOVA results indicated that the five performances were significantly different, (c) there were high correlations between each paired performances, and (d) the rating scale was a reliable and consistent measure by means of which the instructor could assess the student’s speaking ability.

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Journal of Foreign Language Teaching and Translation Studies
Volume 1, Issue 1
April 2012
Pages 23-38
  • Receive Date: 22 November 2018
  • Accept Date: 22 November 2018