Assessing speaking skill involves three frameworks: linguistically oriented tasks focus on vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation; communication-oriented tasks assess actual communication; and situation-based tasks design simulations to evaluate speaking in real-world contexts.

1. ASSESSING SPEAKING SKILL

2. What are possible speaking tasks
for assessment?
Luoma (2004) provides three frameworks about general
purposes of testing oral skills:
 Linguistically oriented: vocabulary, grammar and
pronunciation.
 Communication-oriented
 Situation-based task design

3. Linguistically oriented

4. Communication-oriented

5. Situation-based task design