The effect of setting speaking and listening test in Guangzhou High school entrance examination

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10.2991/978-2-38476-126-5_78How to use a DOI?

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the quality of education; listening and speaking; language skill acquirement; exam strategy

Abstract

In order to cultivate the talent people who were capable to communicate or learn from other countries, the government in People Republic of China set up English discipline in 1960s. The conventional educational mode in China is exam-oriented mode. People cast doubt that this mode only emphasize reading and writing, which would hinder students listening and speaking in English discipline. Based on the need for improving educational quality, Chinese educational bureau tried to provide more opportunity for student to speak out and teach students the skill of listening and speaking. Therefore, listening and oral speaking test put forward initially in Guangzhou and Shenzhen high school entrance examination. Some previous research found that some listening and speaking task may have positive effect on listening and speaking acquisition. It is impossible for China to get rid of exam-oriented educational mode. The listening and oral speaking test is the outcome of the educational reform. There is no research on proving listening and oral speaking test, which set in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, has positive effect on improving students’ listening and speaking skill and its long-lasting effect on the future study of student. This research aimed at figuring out whether the listening and oral speaking test in high school entrance examination have effect on helping students acquire listening and speaking skill, and have long-term effect on students’ future learning. The result showed that listening and oral speaking test develop students listening and speaking test. Moreover, students need to practice for the test so that they have formed some exam techniques or strategies which also assist them for having good performance in other English language test.

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AU  - Hengrui Xu
PY  - 2023
DA  - 2023/10/31
TI  - The effect of setting speaking and listening test in Guangzhou High school entrance examination
BT  - Proceedings of the 2023 7th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2023)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 685
EP  - 693
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/978-2-38476-126-5_78
DO  - 10.2991/978-2-38476-126-5_78
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