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Download full textStansfield, Charles W. – 1989
The Simulated Oral Proficiency Interview (SOPI) is a semi-direct speaking test that models the format of the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI), an oral proficiency test used by government agencies to assess general speaking proficiency in a second language. The SOPI is a tape-recorded test consisting of six parts. It begins with simple, personal…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Oral Language
Malone, Margaret – 2000
This digest discusses the simulated oral proficiency interview (SOPI), a performance-based, tape-mediated speaking test. The SOPI follows the general structure of the oral proficiency interview (OPI) used by government agencies and the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) to measure speaking proficiency. Whereas the OPI is…
Descriptors: Interviews, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Oral Language
Wiley, Terrence – 1991
This digest focuses on measuring literacy in the United States. Various reports and surveys offer conflicting data on the extent of illiteracy, but it is generally agreed upon that the rates are alarmingly high. Information provided in this digest highlights the problem of defining literacy and the limitations of various approaches to measuring…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Illiteracy, Limited English Speaking, Literacy
