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1.0 introduction English language has been introduced into education in Sudan by the

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1.0 introduction English language has been introduced into education in Sudan by the condominium rule (1898-1956). The objectives of teaching English language during that time were restricted to developing reading and writing skills (Bashir :1970 :19). Approaching the independence of the country, an international commission was invited to provide advice on education. This international commission (referred to as The 1955-International Commission) recommended, a change in the School Certificate Examinations to test speech and the comprehension of spoken English in the secondary schools (Ministry of education: 1957:12). However, this recommendation did not take place. Ironically, what the report called for, to be adopted in the …show more content…

Recently, the objectives of teaching English language have been changed to meet the domestic needs, and in conformity with modern trends in teaching English language. However, concerning testing learners’ oral communicative competence, we are still lagging behind the modern trend. This point needed investigation to find out why testing learners’ oral communicative competence systematically in the Sudanese Secondary Schools has been neglected. 1.1 Questions of the study The present study mainly addressed the question: to what extent, is testing learners’ oral communicative competence in the Sudanese Secondary Schools not adopted due to the lack of awareness of its importance to the Sudanese teachers of English? 1.2 Hypotheses of the study The present study hypothesized whether testing learners’ oral communicative competence systematically in the Sudanese secondary schools is neglected due to the lack of awareness of its importance to the Sudanese teachers of English. 1.3 Objectives of the study The present study attempted to realize the following objectives: 1- To find out the reasons behind the negligence of testing learners’ oral communicative competence systematically in the Sudanese secondary schools. 2- To forward some recommendations that will be conducive to

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