Computer-Based Vs. Face-to-Face Speaking Assessment: Fitness for Purpose from a Communicative Language Testing View

Thanks to the ever-developing educational technologies, more and institutions testing organizations around world have been delivering their events through computer-based formats. As far as language assessment is concerned, these developments led questions on all sorts of validity being raised by researchers, especially regarding speaking skill. This exploratory paper compares contrasts pros cons face-to-face from a communicative view language, exploring what exactly needs be assessed in speaking, effects delivery mode differences between computerized human rating. The findings are that much valid format than point view, but latter can provide partial answer bulk administration problem contexts such placement or exit tests institutions.