The assessment of second language (L2) speaking has long been an important yet challenging area of research in language testing. L2 testers are often concerned with designing authentic speaking tasks that resemble real-life speaking activities so that score interpretations are generalizable to non-test contexts. The conversational nature of speaking skills has promoted the widespread integratio...

Abstract This study aimed to examine the impacts of computerized dynamic assessment (C-DA) and rater-mediated on test anxiety, writing performance, oral proficiency Iranian EFL learners. Based Preliminary English Test (PET) results, a sample 64 intermediate participants was chosen from 93 students. Running convenience sampling technique, target test-takers were randomly divided into experimenta...

Objectives: The present research aimed to identify the assessment and treatment processes implemented by Iranian speech-language pathologists (SLPs) for CAS and to investigate the possibility of impact of their knowledge level and years of experience on their choice of assessment and treatment. Methods: A cross-sectional method using survey design was employed to obtain a sample of 260 SLPs w...

OBJECTIVE A study was carried out to compare 3 treatment regimens for vaginal candidiasis. METHODS A total of 150 women with clinical and mycological evidence of vaginal candidiasis were randomized to receive 50 mg of oral fluconazole daily for 6 days (50 women), a single oral 150 mg dose of fluconazole (50 women), or 100 mg of intravaginal clotrimazole daily for 6 days (50 women). They were ...

I read with great interest the recent article reporting the relation between skeletal muscle mass and dysphagia in cancer patients by Hidetaka Wakabayashi et al. In criteria for the diagnosis of sarcopenia, loss of muscle mass, reduced handgrip strength, or gait speed is assessed as representative value of impaired muscle strength or physical performance. Assessment of oral motor and feeding fu...