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Direct linkSamaneh Ghaneiarani; Sayyed Mohammad Alavi; Shiva Kaivanpanah – Language Testing in Asia, 2024
Despite the widespread use of Learner-Oriented Assessment (LOA) in (English as a Foreign Language EFL classes, concerns persist regarding its suitability for contexts such as Iran. Drawing on Carless's (SHE, 31:219-233, 2006) criteria for LOA, the present study examined the effectiveness of peer and teacher feedback in an academic writing course.…
Descriptors: Writing Ability, Student Centered Learning, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
Zou, Shen; Zhang, Wenxing – Language Testing in Asia, 2017
Background: The CEFR, ever since its inception, has had profound impact on language teaching, learning, and assessment not only in Europe but also in other parts of the world. This study focuses on the adaptability of CEFR writing descriptors in the context of Test for English Majors (TEM). Methods: First, we constructed a questionnaire based on…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, English (Second Language), Language Tests
Ahangari, Saeideh; Barghi, Ali Hamed – Language Testing in Asia, 2012
Almost no language test is void of grammar items, and the reason is probably the assumption that there exists a positive correlation between examinees' grammar knowledge and the actual demonstrable level of accuracy in communication. Meanwhile, examples abound where many examinees relatively do well on grammar knowledge tests despite failing to…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Grammar
Yang, Hui-Chun – Language Testing in Asia, 2012
The study compares EFL writers' processes in composing reading-based writing (RW) and graph-based writing (GW) tasks developed for a university English proficiency exam. Think-aloud protocols and interviews of ten university-level nonnative English-speaking writers were collected to explore writers' composing processes. The results revealed that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Writing (Composition)
