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Download full textStansfield, Charles W. – 1990
The simulated oral proficiency interview (SOPI) is a semi-direct speaking test that models the format of the oral proficiency interview (OPI). The OPI is a method of assessing general speaking proficiency in a second language. The SOPI is a tape-recorded test consisting of six parts: simple personal background questions posed in a simulated…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Interviews, Language Proficiency, Language Tests
Stansfield, Charles W.; Kenyon, Dorry – 1996
The Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview (SOPI) is a semi-direct performance-based speaking test that emulates the face-to-face Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) as closely as practical, using a tape recording and printed test booklet. The prototypical SOPI contains simple personal background questions typical of an initial encounter (warm-up) and…
Descriptors: Audiotape Recordings, Educational Trends, Interviews, Language Proficiency
