Proficiency … By … Dr. Supalak Komarakul and Mr. Robert Woodhead TOEIC Center of Professional Assessment (Thailand)

1. Proficiency …By… Dr. SupalakKomarakul and Mr. RobertWoodhead TOEIC Center of Professional Assessment (Thailand)

2. Communicative English in the Workplace

4. Proficiency Not what you KNOW but what you can DO with what you know

5. Language Skills Listening Reading SpeakingWriting

6. Language Skills Listening ReceptiveReading ReceptiveSpeakingWriting

7. Language Skills Listening ReceptiveReading ReceptiveSpeakingProductiveWritingProductive

8. Time Spent Communicating

9. Communicative English Addresses the ability to:listenand understandin personal and work environments

10. Addresses the ability to:speak and be understoodin personal and work environments Communicative English

11. Addresses the ability to:read and understandin personal and work environments Communicative English

12. Addresses the ability to:write and be understoodin personal and work environment Communicative English

13. Prerequisite forDevelopment What can you do now?

14. Prerequisite forDevelopment What can you do now? What do you want to be able to do?

15. Prerequisite forDevelopment What can you do now? What do you want to be able to do? What are you missing?

16. Prerequisite forDevelopment Assessment Teaching Learning

17. Comparison of Language Tests Achievement Tests the recall of material previously learned Test items are limited to a specific amount of course material Proficiency Tests linguistic function (what the candidate can do using the language) Test items (amount of language sampled) are limited only by the candidate's proficiency

18. Comparison of Language Tests Achievement Possible for students to get 100% Students can prepare for the test Proficiency 100% criterion does not exist (tests how candidate functions as compared to all other speakers of the language) Candidate cannot prepare for the test

19. Comparison of Language Tests Achievement Test can focus on specific linguistic problems (can be used as a diagnostic tool) Proficiency Tests integrated language (cannot be used as a diagnostic tool)

20. Self -Assessment

21. Standardized Proficiency Scales Interagency Language Roundtable (ILR)(FSI / OPL) American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Common European Framework (CEF)

22. Language Proficiency Level Descriptions

23. Oral Proficiency Threshold Levels • 5 • 4 • 3 • 2 • 1 • 0

24. Oral Proficiency Threshold Levels • 5 Equivalent to an Educated Native Speaker • Can Function & Sound like a Native Speaker • 4 • 3 • 2 • 1 • 0 No Functional Ability

25. Oral Proficiency Threshold Levels • 5 Equivalent to an Educated Native Speaker • Can Function & Sound like a Native Speaker • 4 • 3 • 2 • 1 Survival Proficiency • Can Hold a Short Conversation • Can Provide Biographical Info • Can Ask Questions • Can Handle Survival Situations • 0 No Functional Ability

26. Oral Proficiency Threshold Levels • 5 Equivalent to an Educated Native Speaker • Can Function & Sound like a Native Speaker • 4 • 3 • 2 Minimum Professional Proficiency • Can Narrate in Past, Present and Future time • Can Describe Objects • Can Give Directions/Instructions • Can Handle Complications • 1 Survival Proficiency • Can Hold a Short Conversation • Can Provide Biographical Info • Can Ask Questions • Can Handle Survival Situations • 0 No Functional Ability

27. Oral Proficiency Threshold Levels • 5 Equivalent to an Educated Native Speaker • Can Function & Sound like a Native Speaker • 4 • 3 Professional Proficiency/Functional Fluency • Can Support Opinion • Can Hypothesize • Can Handle Unexpected Situations • 2 Minimum Professional Proficiency • Can Narrate in Past, Present and Future time • Can Describe Objects • Can Give Directions/Instructions • Can Handle Complications • 1 Survival Proficiency • Can Hold a Short Conversation • Can Provide Biographical Info • Can Ask Questions • Can Handle Survival Situations • 0 No Functional Ability

28. Oral Proficiency Threshold Levels • 5 Equivalent to an Educated Native Speaker • Can Function & Sound like a Native Speaker • 4 Advanced Proficiency • Can Convince/Persuade/Advise • Can Tailor Language • 3 Professional Proficiency/Functional Fluency • Can Support Opinion • Can Hypothesize • Can Handle Unexpected Situations • 2 Minimum Professional Proficiency • Can Narrate in Past, Present and Future time • Can Describe Objects • Can Give Directions/Instructions • Can Handle Complications • 1 Survival Proficiency • Can Hold a Short Conversation • Can Provide Biographical Info • Can Ask Questions • Can Handle Survival Situations • 0 No Functional Ability

29. Oral Proficiency Threshold Levels • 5 Equivalent to an Educated Native Speaker • Can Function & Sound like a Native Speaker • 4 Advanced Proficiency • Can Convince/Persuade/Advise • Can Tailor Language • 3 Professional Proficiency/Functional Fluency • Can Support Opinion • Can Hypothesize • Can Handle Unexpected Situations • 2 Minimum Professional Proficiency • Can Narrate in Past, Present and Future time • Can Describe Objects • Can Give Directions/Instructions • Can Handle Complications • 1 Survival Proficiency • Can Hold a Short Conversation • Can Provide Biographical Info • Can Ask Questions • Can Handle Survival Situations • 0 No Functional Ability

30. Oral Proficiency Plus Levels 5 Equivalent to an Educated Native Speaker 4+ Advanced Proficiency PLUS Level 4 + 70% Level 5 4 Advanced Proficiency 3+ Professional Proficiency PLUS Level 3 + 70% Level 4 3 Professional Proficiency/Functional Fluency 2+ Minimum Professional Proficiency PLUS Level 2 + 70% Level 32 Minimum Professional Proficiency 1+ Survival Proficiency PLUS Level 1 + 70% Level 21 Survival Proficiency 0+ Memorized Proficiency 0 No Functional Ability

31. Oral Proficiency Plus Levels 0+ Memorized Proficiency No real communication Memorizes both Questions and Answers Communicates primarily in single word responses, or sentence fragments Typically very heavy influence from the native language

32. Proficiency Funnel

33. Proficiency LevelBar Graph

34. What are the components of English Proficiency?

35. Functional Trisection Function Tasks accomplished, attitudes expressed, tone conveyed Context Topic, subject areas, activities, and jobs addressed) Accuracy Acceptability, quality and accuracy of message conveyed)

36. Functional Trisection For example, a candidate could be asked to talk about a trip he or she took ... • the FUNCTION is narration in the past; • the CONTEXT is personal experience on a trip; and • the ACCURACY acceptable at a level as set forth in a verbal description against which the candidate's performance may be judged.

37. Functional Trisection

38. Components of Spoken Language Vocabulary Grammar/Syntax/Accuracy Fluency/Flow Pronunciation Sociolinguistic Awareness

39. Components of Spoken Language

40. Who takes Professional English tests?

41. Examinees by gender

42. Examinees By Education Level

43. Examinees By Occupation Type

44. Examinees by employment level

45. Who uses Professional English test results?

46. Client Category Air Travel

47. Client Category Air Travel

48. Client Category Consumer Products

49. Client Category Education

50. Client Category Electronics