Yet, speech patterns are prevalent in our culture. There are specific structures for writing essays, resumes, and business letters. There are accepted structures for giving speeches, introducing speakers, giving a sales pitch, and preaching. Standardized tests themselves are based on specifications or templates and even TESL-EJ recommends the Review Style Guidelines for book reviews. It would seem unfair not to teach effective organizational structures in the name of spontaneous speech.
Spontaneity refers to responding from a natural feeling from within.
Spontaneity is not equivalent to being without communicative strategies. Native speakers generally bring culturally appropriate strategies to their communication encounters. It should not be assumed that the natural feelings and tendencies of non-native speakers of English will be the same or even culturally acceptable to native speakers. Perhaps Myers' complaint is a misunderstanding of what spontaneity is, or perhaps she would like the TSE scoring rubric to consider spontaneity more explicitly. Her unhappiness stems from the fact that the examinees are provided with the test questions in writing, nevertheless, the TSE does not claim to measure listening ability.