Error Taxonomy of TOEFL iBT Writing: An Iranian Perspective

error taxonomy of toefl ibt writing: an iranian perspective

toefl ibt has turned recently heads to the impacts language tests can have on language learning. since error analysis-based instruction has gained a new life with the advent of the computer analysis of the learner’s language, the researchers of this study embarked on examining a sample of integrated and independent writing tasks of 45 iranian toefl ibt candidates in order to identify and classi...

Automated Subscores for TOEFL iBT Independent Essays

Authenticity Evaluation of TOEFL iBT Speaking Module from the Perspective of Applied Linguistics and General Education

For the first time, this study combined models and principles of authentic assessment from two parallel fields of applied linguistics as well as general education to investigate the authenticity of the TOEFL iBT speaking module. The study consisted of two major parts, namely task analysis and task survey. Utilizing Bachman and Palmer’s (1996) definition of authenticity, the task analysis examin...

the effect of explicit versus implicit error correction on writing of iranian intermediate efl learners

در این پایان نامه دو روش اصلاح اشتباهات نوشتاری زبان آموزان بزرگسال ایرانی در سطح متوسط مورد بررسی قرار می گیرد. در روش اول (explicit) اشتباهات بطور مستقیم و در روش دوم (implicit) اشتباهات بصورت غیر مستقیم اصلاح می شود. برای انجام این تحقیق از دو گروه 15 نفری استفاده شده است. به زبان آموزان در هر جلسه یک موضوع انشا داده شده است. این کار در 15 هفته (15 جلسه) تکرار شده است. مقایسه نتایج این آزمون...

Iranian TOEFL iBT and the IELTS Teachers’ Views on the Structure of the TOEFL iBT and IELTS Receptive and Productive Sections in terms of Dynamic and Static Assessment

This mixed-methods design study investigated Iranian TOEFL iBT and IELTS teachers’ views on thestructure of the TOEFL iBT and IELTS receptive and productive sections from the yardsticks of dynamic and static assessment. It also examined the conformity level of the receptive and productive sections of TOEFL iBT and IELTS to dynamic assessment and static assessment standards. To achieve the objec...

Learner Strategies and Test-wiseness of the Intermediate and Advanced Iranian TOEFL ibt Test Takers

Good language learners slot in a repertoire of strategies and when language tests are at stake, test-taking strategies and test-wiseness pave pay to a prolific outcome. Among such tests, TOEFL iBT seems to be a prerequisite to academic success and a nightmare many Iranian students struggle with. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to raise awareness about the type of questions in iBT, b...