Analysis of Ankara Police High School 9th grade students' English speaking levels according to speaking criteria of the common European language framework of reference for languages

The purpose of this study is to analyse the speaking level of Ankara Police High School 9th grade students? in the academic year 2009-2010 according to speaking criteria of the Common European Language Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The reason for choosing CEFR for evaluation criteria is that CEFR is considered to be the most effective and the most accepted language assessment system in the whole of Europe.For the speaking analysis, two questionnaires were administered to 225 9th grade students and to 12 ELT teachers who taught English in the academic year 2009-2010 in the 9th grades at Ankara Police High School. Besides these questionnaires, a discourse completion test was administered to a sample group of 60 students. The results obtained after the implementation have been assessed statistically. The findings in the research indicate that the opinions of the students and of the teachers in assessing Ankara Police High School 9th grade students? speaking levels according to Common European Language Framework of Reference For Languages speaking criteria is as follows:?A1 Spoken Interaction: Students: =4,27; Teachers: =4,50?A1 Spoken Production: Students: =3,99; Teachers: =4,75?A2 Spoken Interaction: Students: =3,58; Teachers: =3,98?A2 Spoken Production: Students: =3,85; Teachers: =4,18?B1 Spoken Interaction: Students: =3,31; Teachers: =3,69?B1 Spoken Production: Students: =3,16; Teachers: =3,24