A Research On The Influence Of The Communicative Oral Testing On The Senior High School Students’ Learning Interest

Based on the English Curriculum Reform and the theory of the communicative language testing, the author puts forward the implementation of the communicative oral testing in high school. The purpose of carrying out the communicative oral testing is to improve the high school students’ interest in learning English. This paper aims to make it clear that the listening and speaking ability is the basis of learning a foreign language. Therefore, the author tries to arouse the students’ interests of speaking and avoid the silent English among students.The research methods used in this paper are as following:literature study review, experimental method, questionnaire and interview survey. The author carried out the experiment on the basis of the research achievement at home and abroad, and the current situation of oral English teaching in high school. Through the questionnaire for the students and teachers, and the interview of the teachers, the author strived to make this oral testing fit for the current English teaching situation. And at the same time, the author tried her best to make the testing benefit for the students’ interest in learning English.Chapter One reviews the current situation of this study, the significance of the research and the structure of this thesis. In chapter two, the author gives a brief introduction of the phylogeny of the language testing and looks back to the status quo of the testing of spoken English in high school. In this chapter, the author puts the emphasis on the characteristics of the communicative oral testing; they are authenticity, interactivity and situationality. And at the same time, it also mentions the testing items and scoring method of the oral testing in Cambridge Business English Certificate (BEC). Chapter three goes into the testing of spoken English (TSE) in high school. The main purpose of TSE, the testing content and the testing methods of TSE in high school are discussed. This part also probes testing problems, which should be avoided in oral testing process. The author places the emphasis on the scoring method and the implementing process of TSE in high school. Chapter four focuses on the planning, arrangement and operation of the experiment, which the author recorded seriously and honestly, is the main part of this thesis. In chapter five, the author draws a conclusion through the analysis of the questionnaire and interview. It is concluded that the communicative oral testing has a benefit effect on the students’ learning interest in English. In addition, the suggestions from the questionnaire for the teachers are valuable. The teachers suggested that the testing should have face validity, i.e., the testing items should be appropriate for the students of different levels. They also suggested that the testing process should be recorded for further analysis. The last part is the conclusion. In this part, the author gives an integrated generalization of this thesis. Furthermore, the author also refers to the limitation of this research and the further research questions.Through the research, the following conclusions are reached:1The communicative oral testing is burgeoning in the county of medium and small cities.2The communicative oral testing has the beneficial effect on the students’interest in learning English.