| ABSTRACT | 第5-6页 |
| 中文摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅰ INTRODUCTION | 第13-18页 |
| 1.1 Research background | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2 Research significance | 第15-16页 |
| 1.3 Research questions | 第16-17页 |
| 1.4 Organization of the thesis | 第17-18页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅱ LITERATURE REVIEW | 第18-42页 |
| 2.1 Definitions of key concepts | 第18-23页 |
| 2.1.1 Definitions of communicative competence | 第18-19页 |
| 2.1.2 Definitions of language competence and oral proficiency | 第19-23页 |
| 2.2 Previous research at home and abroad | 第23-30页 |
| 2.2.1 Theory development of language tests | 第23-26页 |
| 2.2.2 Previous research on English speaking tests | 第26-30页 |
| 2.3 Scoring methods and criteria for speaking in major English tests | 第30-42页 |
| 2.3.1 Methods of scoring for English speaking tests | 第30-31页 |
| 2.3.2 Assessment criteria for speaking in major English tests | 第31-42页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅲ METHODOLOGY | 第42-45页 |
| 3.1 Research questions | 第42页 |
| 3.2 Case Study | 第42页 |
| 3.3 Research Instruments | 第42-43页 |
| 3.3.1 Interview | 第42-43页 |
| 3.3.2 Document analysis | 第43页 |
| 3.4 Data collection | 第43-44页 |
| 3.5 Data analysis | 第44页 |
| 3.6 Reliability and validity of the research | 第44-45页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅳ A CASE STUDY OF FOUR FOREIGN TEACHERS’ RATING IN ENGLISH SPEAKING TESTS | 第45-60页 |
| 4.1 Rick’s English speaking test and assessment criteria | 第45-51页 |
| 4.1.1 The teacher’s background, teaching and test design | 第45-46页 |
| 4.1.2 Assessment criteria analysis | 第46-50页 |
| 4.1.3 Characteristics of Rick’s assessment criteria | 第50-51页 |
| 4.2 Rody’s English speaking test and assessment criteria | 第51-55页 |
| 4.2.1 The teacher’s background, teaching and test design | 第51-52页 |
| 4.2.2 Assessment criteria analysis | 第52-54页 |
| 4.2.3 Characteristics of Rody’s assessment criteria | 第54-55页 |
| 4.3 Blake’s English speaking test and assessment criteria | 第55-57页 |
| 4.3.1 The teacher’s background, teaching and test design | 第55页 |
| 4.3.2 Assessment criteria analysis | 第55-56页 |
| 4.3.3 Characteristics of Blake’s assessment criteria | 第56-57页 |
| 4.4 Don’s English speaking test and assessment criteria | 第57-58页 |
| 4.4.1 The teacher’s background, teaching and test design | 第57页 |
| 4.4.2 Assessment criteria analysis | 第57-58页 |
| 4.4.3 Characteristics of Don’s assessment criteria | 第58页 |
| 4.5 Characteristics of the foreign teachers’ assessment criteria | 第58-60页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅴ DISCUSSION | 第60-67页 |
| 5.1 Discussion of possible issues on foreign teachers’ teaching and assessing | 第60-61页 |
| 5.2 Discussion on the foreign teachers’ assessment criteria | 第61-63页 |
| 5.3 Improvement Suggestions | 第63-67页 |
| 5.3.1 Improvement from the personal factors | 第63页 |
| 5.3.2 Improvement from the external factors | 第63-64页 |
| 5.3.3 Improvements for the assessment criteria in G College | 第64-67页 |
| CHAPTER Ⅵ CONCLUSION | 第67-70页 |
| 6.1 Major findings | 第67-68页 |
| 6.2 Implications | 第68页 |
| 6.3 Limitations | 第68页 |
| 6.4 Suggestions for future studies | 第68-70页 |
| REFERENCES | 第70-74页 |
| APPENDICES | 第74-79页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅰ: A description framework of speaking English | 第74-75页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅱ: IELTS Band Descriptors | 第75-76页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅲ: TOEFL Band Descriptors (Independent Speaking Rubric) | 第76-77页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅳ: TOEFL Band Descriptors (Integrated Speaking Rubric) | 第77-78页 |
| APPENDIX Ⅴ: Range description of Spoken Test of TEM-4 | 第78-79页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第79-80页 |
| 学位论文数据集表 | 第80-81页 |
