Questão 67039 de Língua Inglesa - PERFIL 2025

Questão

ID 67039

Disciplina: Língua Inglesa

Assunto: Compreensão e Produção Oral | Listening And Speaking

Ano: 2025 Banca: PERFIL - ENADE Órgão: Terceiro Simulado Pnd

A teacher educator is leading a critical discussion on the ideological underpinnings of high-stakes English proficiency tests, such as TOEFL and IELTS. She wants her student-teachers to understand that these tests are not neutral instruments of measurement, but powerful language policy tools that function as 'gatekeepers' to academic and professional opportunities worldwide. She argues that the tests, by their very design, promote a specific, and often narrow, definition of 'linguistic competence'. Her analysis is informed by a critical perspective on language testing, which states: 'High-stakes proficiency tests are a key mechanism in the global linguistic marketplace. The constructs they claim to measure (e.g., 'academic English') are not objective realities, but are socially and ideologically constructed. By testing a specific set of skills and genres, and by valorizing native-like performance, these tests create a 'washback' effect, influencing what is taught in classrooms around the world and perpetuating the hegemony of Inner Circle Englishes and Western academic norms.' The educator asks her students to analyze the format of the speaking section of a typical proficiency test, where a candidate has to speak for a short time on a given topic to an anonymous examiner.

Based on this critical perspective on language policies, which is the most incisive critique of this type of speaking test?

Alternativa A:
The topics are often boring, and candidates would perform better if they could choose their own topics.
Alternativa B:
The test is flawed because it decontextualizes speaking from its natural, interactive social environment. It assesses the ability to produce an extended monologue, a very specific and culturally-bound genre, while ignoring other crucial aspects of communicative competence, such as the ability to negotiate meaning, co-construct a conversation, and engage in authentic, dialogic interaction. This implicitly defines 'speaking proficiency' in a way that favors certain communication styles over others.
Alternativa C:
The test is a good measure of speaking ability because it is standardized, and all candidates face the same task, ensuring fairness and objectivity.
Alternativa D:
The main problem with the test is a practical one: it is very expensive for candidates in developing countries.
Alternativa E:
The test accurately measures a candidate's fluency and grammatical accuracy, which are the two most important components of speaking ability, so there is no need for a more complex critique.

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