Development of Web-Based Communicative Tests for Measuring Foreign Language Proficiency

(1)在第一年，岩崎和田中/劳尔分别为日本大学生开发了德语和英语的基本交际测试。为了编写这些交际测试，选择了大约50个基本语言功能作为衡量学习者交际能力的锚点。所使用的功能包括道歉、请求帮助、建议行动等。Mueller，M. Schneider，G. Naef，A. 03 The Dog's Dog（1980）以及来自货车Ek，J.A.特里姆，J.L. M.第90集90.在第二年，我们实施了这些交际测试，以及田中和劳尔已经开发的其他英语资格测试。这些测试可以在以下网站（http：//www.example.com）上找到，并且可以用作自动自我评估测试。flare.media.hiroshima-u.ac.jp其中一些现在也在其他大学使用 关于我们 在广岛地区，根据学生的熟练程度将他们分成语言班。(2)我们根据“按需练习”的原则，开发了基于Web的练习和测试CGI程序。学习者不仅可以设置练习的数量，还可以选择他们想要学习的项目和问题，例如语法中的动词变位或交际功能中的“表示满意”。透过这项服务，学生及教师亦可从拥有大量习题的资料库中，制作出度身订造的网上习题。这个系统提供了多种选择题和填空题的练习类型，比如有两个空格需要填空的练习，这是许多非线性结构，比如德语的独立动词所需要的。该系统允许语言教师在线注册到练习数据库中。他们只需要按照指示进行注册。岩崎目前正在这个基于网络的锻炼系统的框架内建立一个大型的锻炼数据库。少

(1) In the first year, Iwasaki and Tanaka/Lauer developed basic communicative tests for Japanese university students in, respectively, German and English. In order to write these communicative tests, about 50 basic language functions were selected as anchor points for measuring the communicative abilities of the learners. Functions utilized include offering an apology, requesting assistance, suggesting a course of action, and so on. The language functions were taken from Baldegger, M. / Mueller, M. / Schneider, G. / Naef, A. (1980) : Kontaktschwelle Deutsch als Fremdsprache. and also from Van Ek, J. A. /Trim, J. L. M. (1990) : Threshold 90. In the second year, we implemented these communicative tests, together with other English qualification tests which Tanaka and Lauer had already developed. These tests can be foung on the following Web-site (http://flare.media.hiroshima-u.ac.jp), and can be used as automatic self-evaluation tests. Some of them are now also used in other universities … More in the Hiroshima area as means for grouping students into language classes by their proficiency levels.(2) We, futhermore, developed the CGI program for Web-based exercises and tests according to the principle of so-called "Exercise on Demand". Leaarners can set not only the number of exercises but also select the items and issues that they want to learn, such as verb conjugation in grammar or "expressing satisfaction" in communicative functions. Through this service, students and teachers can also generate custom-made Web-based exercises from the database with a large number of exercises. This system offers a variety of multiple-choice and fill-in exercise types, such as exercises with two spaces to be filled-in, which many non-linear constructions like German separate verbs would require. This system allows language teachers on-line registration into the exercise-database. They only need to follow the instruction for registration. Iwasaki is now building up a large exercise database in the framework of this Web-based exercise system. Less