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Developing English Speaking Skills: Enforcing Testing Criteria

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  • Nailah Riaz

    (PhD Scholar,)

  • Sham Haidar

    (Assistant Professor,)

  • Riaz Hassan

    (Dean,)

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.

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  • Nailah Riaz & Sham Haidar & Riaz Hassan, 2019. "Developing English Speaking Skills: Enforcing Testing Criteria," Global Social Sciences Review, Humanity Only, vol. 4(2), pages 183-197, June.
  • Handle: RePEc:gss:journl:v:4:y:2019:i:2:p:183-197
    DOI: 10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-II).18
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    Keywords

    Testing Scales; Developing Oral Skills; Recorded Speaking Performances; Pakistan;
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