Development of Scoring Standard of English Oral Test in Respects of Research and Practice

Abstract

This paper aims to summarize the development of international oral test scoring standards since 1980s. The development of scoring standards for oral test mainly includes two aspects: research and practice. In the respect of research, the scoring standard of oral test has gone through three stages: “expert experience”, “practitioner cognition” and “learner development”; In terms of practice, the scoring standard of oral test can be roughly divided into three types: “native speaker”, “being able to express” and “typical characteristics”. Based on the analysis of representative research papers and typical practical cases, this paper aims to sort out the development of international oral test scoring standards in order to provide suggestions for the research and practice of oral test scoring standards in China.