This research study explores teacher and student perceptions to verify consequential validity the potential washback effect of a locally developed university-level English language proficiency test which consists reading listening-to-writing assessment tasks. The integrated is used upon completion preparatory program in Turkish context determine learners’ access further medium academic courses ...

While Communicative Language Teaching (CLT) is recognised as an effective approach worldwide, its implementation in foreign language (FL) classrooms remains difficult. Earlier studies have identified factors impeding CLT implementation, such a lack of communicative lesson materials or teachers' more traditional views on learning.In the Netherlands, goals been formulated at national level, but a...

This study aimed to investigate the washback effect of three alternative assessment procedures, namely oral-conferences, portfolios, and corpora-based feedback on the writing achievement and attitudes of Iranian EFL university learners. The participants taking part in the study were 156 native Iranian students in a mixed Reading-Writing course. Through the two three-month semesters, the learner...

The utilization of mobile-assisted language learning (MALL) enhances activities. As online modalities proliferate, Duolingo is becoming increasingly well-known but understudied as an English-learning assessment tool. This study explores the tool, specifically in context English for Specific Purposes (ESP) Indonesia. Three Electromedical Engineering students were selected participants, and semi-...

This article reports on the development of literary portfolio as an alternative to standard written tests in summative assessment competences English a foreign language (EFL) classroom. It is argued that traditional class put too narrow focus those aspects are more readily operationalized and thus lend themselves better testing. This, however, may result negative washback teaching. Building on,...