<b>Testing oral proficiency: what does pronunciation tell us?</b><br>

Abstract

In this study we discuss the role of pronunciation in languagetesting and investigate two features of pronunciation of eightcandidates of the Test of Oral Proficiency in English (TEPOLI)along four bands of the test scale. Deviations in vowel segmentsand in syllable structure are analyzed. The results point to theneed for a global assessment of the candidates’ phonologicalsystems.

Keywords

• language testing
• pronunciation
• phonology