1. Representative tasks
2. Content
2.1. Operation
2.1.1. Expressing
2.1.1.1. like. dislike, requirement, opinions, comment, attitude, complaints, reasons, comparisons, justifications, confirmation, preferences, agreement/disagreement,...
2.1.2. Directing
2.1.2.1. instructing, persuading, advising, prioritising
2.1.3. Describing
2.1.3.1. action, events, objects, people, processes
2.1.4. Eliciting
2.1.4.1. information, direction, clarification, help
2.1.5. Narration
2.1.5.1. sequence of events
2.1.6. Reporting
2.1.6.1. description, comment, decisions and choices
2.2. Type of text
2.2.1. Dicussion
2.3. Addressees
2.3.1. Interlocutor
2.4. Topics
2.4.1. Unspecified
2.5. Dialect, Accent and Style
2.5.1. Unspecified
3. Skills
3.1. Informational skills
3.2. Interactional skills
3.3. Skills in managing interactions
3.4. Type of text
3.4.1. presentation (monologue)
3.4.2. discussion
3.4.3. conversation
3.4.4. service encounter
3.4.5. interview
3.5. Other speakers (addressees)
3.5.1. equal or higher status
3.5.2. known or unknown
3.6. Topics
3.6.1. familiar and interesting
3.7. Dialect
3.7.1. standard British English or standard Americn English
3.8. Accent
3.8.1. Standard American
3.9. Style
3.9.1. formal and informal
3.10. Vocabulary range
3.10.1. non-technical
3.11. Rate of speech
3.11.1. vary according to task
4. Elicit a valid sample of oral ability
4.1. Choose appropriate techniques
4.1.1. Interview
4.1.1.1. Question and requests information
4.1.1.1.1. Yes/no questions
4.1.1.1.2. Requests for elaboration
4.1.1.1.3. Appearing not to understand
4.1.1.1.4. Invitation to ask questions
4.1.1.1.5. Interruption
4.1.1.1.6. Abrupt change of topic
4.1.1.2. Pictures
4.1.1.3. Role play
4.1.1.4. Interpreting
4.1.1.5. Prepare monologue
4.1.1.6. Reding aloud
4.1.2. Interaction with fellow candicates
4.1.2.1. Dícussion
4.1.2.2. Role play
4.1.3. Responses to audio or video or recording
4.1.3.1. Describe situations
4.1.3.2. Remark in isolation to response
4.1.3.3. Stimulated conversation
4.2. Plan and structure the testing carefully
4.2.1. Make the oral test as ong as feasible
4.2.2. Make the test carefully
4.2.3. Give the candictes as many "fresh starts" as possible
4.2.4. Use a second tester for interviews
4.2.5. Carry out the interview in a quite room with good aucoustic
4.2.6. Put candicates as their ease so that they can show what they are capable
4.2.7. Collect enough revelent informationn
4.2.8. Do not talk too much
4.2.9. Select interviewers carefully and train them
4.3. Stage 1 Background and overview
4.4. Stage 2 Assigning candicates to levels
4.5. Stage 3 Conducting interviews
4.6. Stage 4 Assessment
5. Ensure valid and reliable scoring
5.1. Create appropriate scales for scoring
5.1.1. Accurary
5.1.2. Appropriacy ( đúng ngữ cảnh)
5.1.3. Range ( sử dụng nn phong phú)
5.1.4. Flexibility ( manage skill in interaction)
5.1.5. Size ( expand and develop ideas)