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Speaking section in English speaking and writing test -­‐‑ ESWT [Review]

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Abstract

The English Speaking and Writing Test (ESWT) is a web-based, free of charge, and low- stake testing program, developed in Pai Chai University in Daejeon, South Korea to provide appropriate assessment of local university students’ speaking and writing proficiency (Kim, 2011). Its development was originally motivated by the various advantages computer-assisted language testing (CALT) offers such as assessing large number of test takers and the ability to track students’ improvement. Another motivation derived from the observation that the expensive test fees in many popular commercial testing products caused financial burdens for students (Kim, 2011). Therefore, a test that is sensitive to local context is needed to assess students speaking and writing proficiency on the one hand, and provide constructive feedback to track and facilitate students’ English language development on the other (Kim, 2011).

How to Cite:

Zhou, Z., (2015) “Speaking section in English speaking and writing test -­‐‑ ESWT [Review]”, Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Proceedings 7(1).