Test Review: The International English Language Testing System (IELTS)

The Language System of English

Academic Discipline DIF in an English Language Proficiency Test

The purpose of this study was to detect differentially functioning items in the University of Tehran English Proficiency Test (UTEPT) which is a high stake test of English developed and administered by the Language Testing Centre of the University of Tehran. This paper is based on the answers of 400 test takers to the test. All participants earned a master degree either in humanities or science...

شناخت معلمان انگلیسی و غیر انگلیسی زبان از آموزش زبان در محیط انگلیسی به عنوان زبان بین المللی native and nonnative english-speaking teachers’ cognition of language education in the context of english as an international language (eil)

هدف از انجام این پژوهش این بود که شناخت معلمان انگلیسی و غیر انگلیسی زبان را از مفاهیم و اصول آموزش زبان در محیط زبان انگلیسی به عنوان زبان بین المللی بسنجد. در این پژوهش 200 معلم انگلیسی و غیر انگلیسی زبان از کشورهای ایران، ترکیه، ایالات متحده، و انگلستان شرکت کردند. یافته های پژوهش نشان داد که معلمان انگلیسی زبان شناخت دقیق تری نسبت به مفاهیم و اهداف آموزش زبان انگلیسی به عنوان زبان بین الملل...

the relationship between learners critical thinking ability and their performance in the reading sections of the tofel and ielts test

the study reflected in this thesis aims at finding out relationships between critical thinking (ct), and the reading sections of tofel and ielts tests. the study tries to find any relationships between the ct ability of students and their performance on reading tests of tofel and academic ielts. however, no research has ever been conducted to investigate the relationship between ct and the read...

Examining the Features of an English Language Test: Reliability-related Issues

Most universities across Iran tend to develop English tests for placement, exit, achievement, and other purposes. Examining the various features of such tests is imperative for making informed decisions about learners’ achievement level. The present study examined the features of a university-wide administered English language achievement test at Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST)...