An analysis of speech acts and discourse strategies of test-takers in an oral test

• Main Author: Saguid, Agatha Christie A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2008
• Subjects: English language—Examinations; Test-taking skills—Study and teaching; Language test; Speech acts (Linguistics); Language and Literacy Education
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_masteral/3460; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/etd_masteral/article/10298/viewcontent/CDTG004270_P.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Due to trends in international migration, language tests are now used not only for assessing learners proficiency level but also as a requirement for international travel. This study examined speech acts produced as well as discourse strategies utilized by thirty test-takers who took an oral test wi...