As a widely used English proficiency test that includes writing component, IELTS raises pedagogical challenges require high-stake literacy skills to meet the demands of assessment criteria. Many studies on various teaching strategies for tasks in preparation courses have been conducted. However, more information about explicit instructions is needed help test-taker candidates respond effectivel...

This case study is aimed to examine the communicative competence of an Indonesian student who studying in one United States Universities. The evaluation competence, such as speaking and writing, was based on theory Communicative Competence (CC) proposed by Celce-Murcia (2008). spoken written data given were from IELTS test format. collected face-to-face interview through Skype application, whil...

This study explored the effect of English language learners’ breadth and depth vocabulary knowledge on their understanding grades reading texts. Sixty-one Jordanian EFL undergraduates were assigned three tests, which Vocabulary Levels Test Version 2 (VLT), Word Associates (WAT), Academic International Language Testing System (IELTS). The collected data was analysed utilizing Pearson correlation...

This study examined the effect of culturally-specific items on performance Arab candidates IELTS Listening Test. Using an online survey and focus-group discussions with 16 teachers 32 at Al Ain University in Abu Dhabi/the United Emirates, current showed that independent variable, i.e., ‘culture’ has a negative impact candidates’ performance. The results revealed most culturally-loaded section T...

The objectives of this research are to explore how the EFL students aware toward American and British English know students’ perception towards both varieties that influence their learning experiences. This qualitative descriptive conducted ethnonarrative approach, which were analyzed descriptively through collecting data, reducing inappropriate displaying concluding data. results revealed way ...

Pre-sessional English for Academic Purposes (EAP) courses are meant to prepare international students their undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in an English-speaking academic environment. Prospective university candidates whom is not the first language required complete a pre-sessional EAP course if IELTS score lower than admissions requirements. Even though, terms of requirement, lack p...

This research chiefly focused on the application of mitigation strategies and traditional form of feedback in writing development of the fifth semester University students majoring in TEFL and English Translation fields based on Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory in general and the notion of “Zone of Proximal Development” in particular. To that end, this study relied on a pre-posttest experimental...

Cloze was officially introduced in a journal on Journalism as a technique for estimating text readability and as "a new psychological tool for measuring the effectiveness of communication" (Taylor, 1953: 415). Different varieties of cloze have since been developed and experimented upon as measures of such diverse traits as reading comprehension and language proficiency. The findings of numerous...