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What is the theory behind the Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI), and what kind of speaking test puts this theory into practice in order to aim for objective assessment? This book introduces the fundamentals of the OPI.

However, it does not deal with the OPI simply as a test. The primary aim of the OPI is to elicit the test-taker’s full ability and to collect natural spoken data that can be evaluated. Enabling learners to perform at their very best is also one of the central goals of the classroom.

The data gathered through the OPI vividly reflects the process of acquiring Japanese. How can the OPI be applied to education? How can it be utilised for research into language acquisition? This book explores these questions, providing insight into educational and research methods that make use of the OPI.

―目次―
序章：OPIの概略を知ろう（牧野成一）

【第１部】OPIの理論と実践を学ぶ　
第1章：OPIのすがた（鎌田修）
第2章：OPIのインタビューを学ぶ ―インタビューと判定の留意点―（三浦謙一）

【第２部】OPIを教育、研究に生かす　
第1章：教育現場に生かすOPI ―試験開発と教材開発を例として―（嶋田和子）
第2章：教師の成長を支えるOPI ―教師が変われば、授業が変わる―（嶋田和子）
第3章：研究に生かすOPI ―OPIデータが語る日本語の習得過程―（奥野由紀子／）
第4章：研究に生かすOPI ―コーパス化とその活用―（李在鎬）　

終章：OPIの過去・現在・未来（三浦謙一）