Research on the Interactiveness of TEM-4 Writing Tasks

Qinyu Wei

doi:10.54254/2753-7048/18/20231329

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Research on the Interactiveness of TEM-4 Writing Tasks

Qinyu Wei *^,1,

¹ Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

https://doi.org/10.54254/2753-7048/18/20231329

Abstract

This study aims to explore the interactiveness of Test for English Majors-Band 4 (TEM-4) writing tasks and tries to give some advice for further improvement. Interactiveness, as defined by Bachman and Palmer, is an important quality in any test. In order to achieve such aims, this study proposes two research questions:1.How interactive is TEM-4’s writing? 2.What do candidates think of TEM-4’s writing tasks? This study mainly adopts a mixed method which collects data by distributing about 50 questionnaires to English majors online and conducting semi-structured interviews with three participants. Through statistical analysis of the interactiveness of TEM-4 writing tasks from four aspects, this study found that the level of interactiveness of TEM-4 writing task is moderate while the tasks are challenging enough which can truly test students’ comprehensive abilities. However, the topics of writing can be more innovative since students feel that they are told in stereotypes and cliches. Therefore, this study broadens the application field of the theory of interactiveness and applies it to TEM-4 writing tasks in China. Furthermore, it also can provide helpful implications for test makers.

Keywords

TEM-4, writing tasks, interactiveness

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Wei,Q. (2023). Research on the Interactiveness of TEM-4 Writing Tasks. Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media,18,245-252.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Educational Innovation and Philosophical Inquiries

Conference website: https://www.iceipi.org/

ISBN：978-1-83558-061-5(Print) / 978-1-83558-062-2(Online)

Conference date: 7 August 2023

Editor：Enrique Mallen, Javier Cifuentes-Faura

Series: Lecture Notes in Education Psychology and Public Media

Volume number: Vol.18

ISSN：2753-7048(Print) / 2753-7056(Online)

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