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English as a Second Language Oral Assessment (ESLOA)
Purpose: To measure the ability of non-native English
speakers to understand and speak English.
Target: Adult non-native speakers of English.
Method and format: Performance-based; individual face-to-face interviews.
The test was originally designed to be used in tutor-student
situations. It moves through four progressively more difficult
levels. At the first level, the administrator asks simple
questions and students may respond orally or by pointing; at
the fourth level students are asked to respond to hypothetical
questions, describe events, and change verb tenses.
Content: Level 1: comprehension of specific vocabulary and
basic grammatical structures; Level 2: ability to create
language using basic vocabulary and grammar; Level 3:
ability to use more complex structures and engage in
meaningful communication; Level 4: comprehension,
fluency, pronunciation.
The language used is general and does not reflect specifically
work-related topics or vocabulary.
Administration time: 10-20 minutes per student.
Levels and scoring: The test assesses oral communication
skills from no English to intermediate level and provides
numerical scores correlated to BEST, CASAS, and SPLs.
Reliability/validity: No information available from
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