On site observation of KPG oral examiners : Implications for oral examiner training and evaluation

2009

The paper focuses on the development and main findings of an observation project carried out by the Research Centre for English Language Teaching Learning and Assessment (RCEL) of the Faculty of English Studies, University of Athens, within the context of the Greek state exams for foreign language proficiency, known as KPG exams. The project, which was launched in November 2005 and is ongoing, involved on site observation of oral examiners as a means of evaluating and monitoring the KPG oral exams for English; the project aimed at gathering information about, inter alia, the conditions of the oral exam administration, examiner discourse practices, examiner efficiency and conduct. The projec…