Abstract
The purpose of this study is to check whether "shadowing" can be used as an evaluation method of conversational proficiency. Placement tests in JSL generally check learners' grammar abilities, whereas their conversational proficiency is hardly considered. Moreover, it is not clear which methods can evaluate conversational proficiency. In this presentation, based on investigation of whether grammar abilities affect "shadowing" and whether there are any tendencies for incorrect reproduction, it is shown that "shadowing" can differentiate learners above certain grammatical level. It is also argued that "shadowing" can measure the variety of learners' expressions.
