This paper aims at presenting the preparation for Schema Theory, including language and cognition, construal, categorization. Also, it shows definition history of schema, highlighting role schema building as a powerful approach maximizing International English Language Testing System listening teaching, expounding benefits challenges theory in IELTS teaching well making recommendations teachers...

Students choose to use flashcard applications available on the Internet to help memorize word-meaning pairs. This is helpful for tests such as GRE, TOEFL or IELTS, which emphasize on verbal skills. However, monotonous nature of flashcard applications can be diminished with the help of Cognitive Science through Testing Effect. Experimental evidences have shown that memory tests are an important ...

In English as a Second Language Teaching and Testing situations, it is common to infer about learners’ reading ability based on his or her total score on a reading test. This assumes the unidimensional and reproducible nature of reading items. However, few researches have been conducted to probe the issue through psychometric analyses. In the present study, the IELTS exemplar module C (1994) wa...

The knowledge of vocabulary can be considered the main factor understanding context in learning a foreign or second language process. This seen clearly international exams such as TOEFL (Test English Foreign Language) and IELTS (International Language Testing Sysytem). research aims to analyze strategies 42 Omani EFL learners measure effect gender strategy selection among them. To collect infor...

Task-based listening tests such as IELTS require testees to listen to some information on a CD and simultaneously answer the related items. To answer such items, testees are expected to comprehend, analyze, compare and infer pieces of information while listening to the incoming audio material. The present research attempted to investigate whether the two major characteristics of question type a...

The present study investigated the effect of single and multiple genre movies on listening comprehension of upper intermediate language learners. To this end, a language proficiency test was administered to 40 male and female postgraduates of different majors attending International English Language Testing System (IELTS) classes and ultimately 25 upper intermediate language learners were selec...