These are the key skills that are assessed in the Oral Language Test (OLT). In each unit of this course, the relevant skills applicable to a particular speaking task will be discussed in greater detail.
- Summarizing the main points of an academic lecture
- Explaining your own point of view
- Defining key terms in your own words
- Identifying and describing important details
- Elaborating on or extending an idea in your own words
- Reading quotes out loud in support of your position
- Planning and presenting information about a familiar topic
- Summarizing the main points of an academic reading in your own words
- Explaining a process or procedure that needs to be followed
- Telling a story from your own experience to support a point
- Giving directions
- Listening to and responding to a group discussion
- Speaking clearly and comprehensibly
- Using appropriate expressions, phrasing, or words in relation to the purpose
(formal presentation, group discussion) and the audience (professor, classmates) - Controlling the task by managing how much detail is included