%0 Journal Article 
%A Sánchez Ruiz, Raquel
%A López Cirugeda, Isabel
%T Common errors made by Spanish graduate students to be avoided at B1 English oral exams
%D 2014
%@ 1989-0796
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10017/21616
%X The European Higher Education Area requires graduate students to reach B1 level under the Common European
Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) to obtain any university degree. This forces them to take official
English exams, both written and oral, which presents difficulties for Spaniards, as many of them claim not to have taken
any oral exam before. It is also challenging for teachers, who must combine the acquisition of communicative results,
perceived as more demanding, with the traditional use of English aspects and provide a more creative and pragmatic use
for all of them.
Considering the above, we have compiled a list of common pronunciation, vocabulary and grammatical errors made by
Spaniards to be avoided at B1 oral exams, based on teachers’ notes from the three official B1 oral examination sessions
at the university in the academic year 2013-2014. It aims to detect errors, mistakes and weaknesses so as to guide the
teaching-learning process in future B1 intensive programmes.

%K Pronunciation errors
%K Grammatical errors
%K B1 oral exams
%K English as a Foreign Language (EFL)
%K Errores de pronunciación
%K Errores gramaticales
%K Exámenes orales de B1
%K Inglés como Lengua Extranjera
%K Filología
%K Philology
%~ Biblioteca Universidad de Alcala