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Ali Akbar Ariamanesh; Hossein Barati; Manijeh Youhanaee – International Journal of Language Testing, 2023
The present study investigates the efficacy of preparation time in four speaking tasks of TOEFL iBT. As the current pre-task planning time offered by ETS is very short, 15 to 30 seconds, we intended to explore how the test-takers' speaking quality would change if the preparation time was added to the response time, giving the respondents a…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Test Preparation
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Ghahderijani, Behnoosh Heshmat; Namaziandost, Ehsan; Tavakoli, Mona; Kumar, Tribhuwan; Magizov, Rustem – Language Testing in Asia, 2021
This study attempted to check the impact of two dynamic assessment (DA) models on speaking CAF. DA, as opposed to static assessment, is conceived as an interactive approach to assessment that integrates teaching and testing into a unified instructional engagement. To achieve the goals of this research, a convenience sample of 90 upper-intermediate…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Alternative Assessment, Group Testing, Computer Assisted Testing
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Ariamanesh, Ali A.; Barati, Hossein; Youhanaee, Manijeh – International TESOL Journal, 2022
The present study investigated the speaking module of TOEFL iBT with an emphasis on the dichotomy of independent and integrated tasks. The potential differences between the two speaking conditions were intended to be explored based on the oral performance elicited from a group of Iranian test takers. To collect the required data, a simulated…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, English (Second Language), Language Tests, Computer Assisted Testing
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Haez, Saba Ghanbari; Delfani, Mahtab – International TESOL Journal, 2022
The current paper examined the impact of Dynamic Assessment (DA) on the speaking skills of EFL learners applying socio-cultural theory, which was developed by Vygotsky (1934). The study also tried to compare the results from online synchronous DA sessions, which were done in the form of one-to-one online training over Google Meet, with the results…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Comparative Analysis
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Faramarzi, Sajad; Tabrizi, Hossein Heidari; Chalak, Azizeh – Teaching English with Technology, 2019
The Vodcasting technology has thrived as an auxiliary tool to support learners with supplementary materials. The current study aimed at exploring the use of vodcasting technology and the learners' perceptions and attitudes towards practicing L2 vodcasting tasks. For this reason, a sample of 120 Iranian EFL learners were selected and they received…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Attitudes, Second Language Learning, English (Second Language)
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Javad Ahmadian, Mohammad; Tavakoli, Mansoor; Vahid Dastjerdi, Hossein – Language Learning Journal, 2015
This study investigates the combined effects of task-based careful online planning and the storyline structure of a task on second language performance (complexity, accuracy and fluency). Sixty intermediate EFL learners were randomly assigned to four groups (n = 15). Participants were asked to perform two tasks with different degrees of storyline…
Descriptors: Language Fluency, Second Language Learning, Scores, Task Analysis