EFL learners,who study English as a foreign language,often use different learning strategies in the learning process,with positive and negative results in their academic performance.Whether these learning strategies a...EFL learners,who study English as a foreign language,often use different learning strategies in the learning process,with positive and negative results in their academic performance.Whether these learning strategies are effective or not are questions to be explored.So,the author examined the relationship between Chinese EFL learners’test results and the use of motivated strategies for learning in English learning.Participants are students who have taken a high-stake standardized English proficiency test:IELTS(International English Language Testing System)with band score obtained.The results show that students’performance on high-stakes assessment is significantly associated with the use of motivated learning strategies like internal value in sharp contrast to test anxiety,which bears no relevance.Interviews are then implemented to candidates with different levels of English proficiency to figure out other related factors contributing to the test results.展开更多
As to language testing researches,authenticity has always been the main concern.Based on the theories and previous researches of authenticity in language testing,this article studies the authenticity of listening modu...As to language testing researches,authenticity has always been the main concern.Based on the theories and previous researches of authenticity in language testing,this article studies the authenticity of listening module of IELTS from three perspectives-testing materials,testing tasks and testing situations.It is indicated that the materials in IELTS listening module cover a wide range of academic life,employing different English accents and natural pauses and hesitation;the testing tasks are authentic to satisfy test-takers' need in the future;the testing situations are close to the real life.From the implication of IELTS,some suggestions are put forward for CET from those three aspects mentioned.展开更多
This paper analyzes the characteristics of the IELTS Speaking Test against the requirements for effective testing in Bachman and Palmer's(1996) test usefulness framework, which include the six qualities of reliabi...This paper analyzes the characteristics of the IELTS Speaking Test against the requirements for effective testing in Bachman and Palmer's(1996) test usefulness framework, which include the six qualities of reliability, validity, authenticity, interactiveness, practicality and impact. In particular, it examines the test on criteria including fluency and coherence; lexical resource;grammatical range and accuracy; and pronunciation(IETLS official website). It includes a judgment about its value.展开更多
IELTS(International English Language Testing System) is one of the most popular testing in China for those who will study abroad in the countries of the Commonwealth of Nations,or immigrate to those countries.Compared...IELTS(International English Language Testing System) is one of the most popular testing in China for those who will study abroad in the countries of the Commonwealth of Nations,or immigrate to those countries.Compared with TOFEL,IELTS is usually considered to have a higher degree of validity and reliability.This paper focuses on the validity and reliability of reading comprehension by examining one reading material from a book named《雅思阅读高分榜中榜》,through which the validity and reliability of the reading test could be inferred.展开更多
Testing and teaching have so closed relationship so that they are dispensable to each other. Test is testing what gets taught, so it can reinforce learning and motivate students. What is more, testing can also have ba...Testing and teaching have so closed relationship so that they are dispensable to each other. Test is testing what gets taught, so it can reinforce learning and motivate students. What is more, testing can also have backwash on teaching and learning, which can be either harmful or beneficial. This essay is going to evaluate the writing section of IELTS. First, it will look at those most important criteria in the author's mind about assessing a test; then, the author will explore to what extent the test meets these criteria and some thoughts about small changes.展开更多
文摘EFL learners,who study English as a foreign language,often use different learning strategies in the learning process,with positive and negative results in their academic performance.Whether these learning strategies are effective or not are questions to be explored.So,the author examined the relationship between Chinese EFL learners’test results and the use of motivated strategies for learning in English learning.Participants are students who have taken a high-stake standardized English proficiency test:IELTS(International English Language Testing System)with band score obtained.The results show that students’performance on high-stakes assessment is significantly associated with the use of motivated learning strategies like internal value in sharp contrast to test anxiety,which bears no relevance.Interviews are then implemented to candidates with different levels of English proficiency to figure out other related factors contributing to the test results.
文摘As to language testing researches,authenticity has always been the main concern.Based on the theories and previous researches of authenticity in language testing,this article studies the authenticity of listening module of IELTS from three perspectives-testing materials,testing tasks and testing situations.It is indicated that the materials in IELTS listening module cover a wide range of academic life,employing different English accents and natural pauses and hesitation;the testing tasks are authentic to satisfy test-takers' need in the future;the testing situations are close to the real life.From the implication of IELTS,some suggestions are put forward for CET from those three aspects mentioned.
文摘This paper analyzes the characteristics of the IELTS Speaking Test against the requirements for effective testing in Bachman and Palmer's(1996) test usefulness framework, which include the six qualities of reliability, validity, authenticity, interactiveness, practicality and impact. In particular, it examines the test on criteria including fluency and coherence; lexical resource;grammatical range and accuracy; and pronunciation(IETLS official website). It includes a judgment about its value.
文摘IELTS(International English Language Testing System) is one of the most popular testing in China for those who will study abroad in the countries of the Commonwealth of Nations,or immigrate to those countries.Compared with TOFEL,IELTS is usually considered to have a higher degree of validity and reliability.This paper focuses on the validity and reliability of reading comprehension by examining one reading material from a book named《雅思阅读高分榜中榜》,through which the validity and reliability of the reading test could be inferred.
文摘Testing and teaching have so closed relationship so that they are dispensable to each other. Test is testing what gets taught, so it can reinforce learning and motivate students. What is more, testing can also have backwash on teaching and learning, which can be either harmful or beneficial. This essay is going to evaluate the writing section of IELTS. First, it will look at those most important criteria in the author's mind about assessing a test; then, the author will explore to what extent the test meets these criteria and some thoughts about small changes.
