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The main purpose of this study is to analyse correlation between second language learners' oral communicative competence and the results of a school mid-term/final-term exam which is to be considered as a valid assessment tool of students' overall L2 competence. After reviewing current researches concerning L2 performance assessment, the study found out limits of practicing performance-based test in schools and desirable ways to assess oral communicative competence effectively. L2 learners' oral communicative competence is measured by Korean
teachers' observation stamp card recording the degree of interaction with their native teacher in terms of students' communicative language use and participation during English conversation classes. It can be interpreted that there does not much relationship between learners' scores of school exams and the degree of interaction with native teacher. Although there is no cause-effect relationship between the variables in correlation studies, the results implicate that there should be a big gap between L2 learners' practical communicative competence and scores of tests in schools. Finally it suggests that we should make judicious use of traditional testing
and performance assessment, pointing out that one form of testing is not desirable
under all circumstances.