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Hanifehzadeh, Sepeedeh; Farahzad, Farzaneh – International Journal of Language Testing, 2016
The present study was designed basically to develop a psycho-motor mechanism scale based on the theory of translation competence proposed by PACTE (2003), and then to assess the validity and reliability of the constructed scale. In this quantitative research, after designing the scale, two translation tasks were given to 90 M.A. students majoring…
Descriptors: Translation, Language Tests, Test Construction, Test Reliability
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Baghaei, Purya; Ravand, Hamdollah – Psicologica: International Journal of Methodology and Experimental Psychology, 2016
In this study the magnitudes of local dependence generated by cloze test items and reading comprehension items were compared and their impact on parameter estimates and test precision was investigated. An advanced English as a foreign language reading comprehension test containing three reading passages and a cloze test was analyzed with a…
Descriptors: Cloze Procedure, Reading, Reading Comprehension, Reading Skills
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Pishkar, Kian; Moinzadeh, Ahmad; Dabaghi, Azizallah – English Language Teaching, 2017
Speaking a language involves more than simply knowing the linguistic components of the message, and developing language skills requires more than grammatical comprehension and vocabulary memorization. In teaching-learning processes, drama method may have some positive effects on ELL students' speaking fluency and accuracy. This study attempts to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Undergraduate Students
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Golkar, Maryam; Yamini, Mortaza – Reading Matrix: An International Online Journal, 2007
This study set out to empirically determine the reliability and validity of the Vocabulary Levels Tests, both the passive and productive versions. Furthermore, attempt was made to investigate the nature of the students' vocabulary knowledge with regard to their passive and active knowledge of the L2 words as a whole and at different word frequency…
Descriptors: Vocabulary Development, Language Proficiency, Language Tests, English (Second Language)