APPLICATION OF KEITH MORROW`S FEATURES OF COMMUNICATIVE LANGUAGE TESTING TO A TEST OF “COMMUNICATION SKILLS” AT MBA LEVEL

Abstract

Since the 1970s, an innovative theory regarding language and language use exerted a noticeable effect on language teaching and language testing. Testing is essential in the learning process and is acrucial aspect of teaching. But language testing has traditionally been taken the form of testing knowledge about language , usually the testing of knowledge of vocabulary and grammar . However , language testing is much more than simple testing of vocabulary and grammar. So, communicative language tests are designed to measure the ability of the testees to use target language in real life situations. However , language testing in Pakistan in not based on Communicative Language Testing approach. The present research evaluates a test of ‘ Communication skills ’ module taught at MBA (Master of Business Administration) level (Appendix-A) . Keith Morrow’ s (1979) Seven Features of Communication, based on Holistic approach to language testing, has been used as criterion to evaluate the appropriateness of the above mentioned test. A revised test of reading and speaking skills in the light of Morrow’ s features has been proposed in the end (Appe ndix-B).