抄録
This paper identifies the factors related to assessment of listening comprehension abilities focusing on oral communication. The criteria used for making a listening test focusing on oral communication is given. The study also reports the formation of a reliable and valid listening test, and the results of the scores of Japanese and Korean high school students are analyzed. The test data were obtained with the help from many high school teachers both in Japan and in South Korea who offered to administer the test in their classes. The test results of our research indicate that there are no significant differences between the scores of Japanese subjects and Korean ones, though some differences are found to be statistically significant in the performance of certain aspects of listening skills.
