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This study was conducted to examine students' and teachers' attitudes to a Computerized Oral Test (COT) and a Face-To-Face Interview (FTFI). The results of this study showed that the students had significantly more positive attitudes to the COT in terms of preparation time, nervousness, tiredness, and fairness, but more students tended to prefer the FTFI primarily because it better approximated real-time interaction and conversation. On the other hand, the teachers clearly showed more favorable attitudes to the COT, especially with regard to various question types, fairness, and practicality despite some perceived weaknesses of the COT; it poorly approximated real-life interaction and therefore felt less valid. On the whole, the teachers' attitudes and reactions to the COT were more positive than those of the students.