Oral Proficiency Interview

An Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) is a standardized procedure for the assessment of functional speaking ability. The test measures how well a person speaks a language by assessing their performance of specific language tasks against specified criteria. In the United States, the criteria for each of ten proficiency levels are described in the ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines, devised by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).

OPI is generally used for native speakers of English, but it was adopted in South Korea after the computer version was developed by the Korean computer company Credu. In September 2009, 40,000 people applied to take the test in South Korea ^[1].

Oral Proficiency Interview - computer

Oral Proficiency Interview - computer (OPI-c) is a computerized test of English-usage skills^[2] developed by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) and a computer company. It is a computer-based version of the OPI ^[3]. OPI-c is a kind of test business interview. The one-hour test is a series of recorded questions which are accessed by computer. The test scores have seven levels. The evaluations are done by ACTFL professionals in the United States.

References

1. ^ http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2910932
2. ^ http://cafe.daum.net/OPIC/2c6A/1?docid=1A0Ox%7C2c6A%7C1%7C20070430120835&q=opic%20test%20english&srchid=CCB1A0Ox%7C2c6A%7C1%7C20070430120835
3. ^ http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2883242