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A comparison between 7 speaking rating scales, in alignment with the ACTFL proficiency guidelines-speaking

As the testing of English speaking ability is becoming necessary and important in Korea today, the speaking rating scales are also drawing attention from people concerned. The rating scales are a point of reference in assessing test takers’ speaking performance. Raters are required to refer only to the pre-published rating scales in order to reduce the subjectivity in rating. In this paper it is attempted to compare seven of widely-used English speaking rating scales with each other and align the proficiency level that each scale is representing. As the base of the comparison, the ACTFL proficiency guidelines-speaking is going to be used, and 6 other scales are going to aligned with the ACTFL proficiency guidelines-speaking. The comparative places of each rating scale are presented in this paper.