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Language Proficiency Tests in the Iranian Context: Do They Represent Communicative Language Testing Model?
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Razmjoo, Seyyed Ayatollah – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2011
The Communicative Ability in language testing originates from a theory of language as communication proposed by Hymes (1972) and known as "communicative competence". The literature on language testing suggests that the practicality of communicative language testing (CLT) varies depending on how the instructors and teachers conceptualize CLT. As…
Descriptors: Language Proficiency, Language Tests, Foreign Countries, Linguistic Theory
A Content Analysis of the TEFL M.A. Entrance Examinations (Case Study: Majors Courses)
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Razmjoo, Seyyed Ayatollah; Heydari Tabrizi, Hossein – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2010
The MA Entrance Examinations (MAEE) held in Iran since 1990 are frequently criticized as being invalid, unstandardized exams with lots of problem in terms of principles of testing in general and test construction in particular (for instance, Jafarpur, 1996). To make sound judgments about such objections, the present study dealt with a content…
Descriptors: Testing, Language Tests, Validity, Foreign Countries
The Representation of Multiple Intelligences Types in the Top-Notch Series: A Textbook Evaluation
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Razmjoo, Seyyed Ayatollah; Jozaghi, Zahra – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2010
This study aims at evaluating Top-Notch series through a checklist devised by the researchers based on the elements of the Multiple Intelligences (MI) theory proposed by Gardner (1998). With the shift from teacher-centered classrooms to learner-centered one, more and more research is needed to be done in the realm of students' need analysis. One…
Descriptors: Multiple Intelligences, Textbook Evaluation, Content Analysis, Check Lists
On the Relationship between Socio-Cultural Factors and Language Proficiency (Case Study: Shiraz University MA Students)
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Razmjoo, Seyyed Ayatollah; Movahed, Majid – Journal of Pan-Pacific Association of Applied Linguistics, 2009
The primary objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between language proficiency and socio-cultural factors among the Iranian MA students registered and entered at Shiraz University in 2008. The second objective was to explore whether or not one or a combination of socio-cultural factors are predictors of language…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Reading Comprehension, Student Placement, Achievement Tests