A Close Look at the Relationship between Multiple Choice Vocabulary Test and Integrative Cloze Test of Lexical Words in Iranian Context

Autor/in	Ajideh, Parviz
Titel	A Close Look at the Relationship between Multiple Choice Vocabulary Test and Integrative Cloze Test of Lexical Words in Iranian Context
Quelle	In: English Language Teaching, 2 (2009) 3, S.163-170 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1916-4742
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Vocabulary; Tests; Multiple Choice Tests; Cloze Procedure; Language Proficiency; English (Second Language); Second Language Instruction; College Freshmen; Communicative Competence (Languages); Hypothesis Testing; Statistical Analysis; Iran + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Wortschatz; Examination; Prüfung; Examen; Multiple choice examinations; Multiple-choice tests, Multiple-choice examinations; Multiple-Choice-Verfahren; Lückentext; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Studienanfänger; Communicative competence; Languages; Kommunikative Kompetenz; Sprache; Hypothesenprüfung; Hypothesentest; Statistische Analyse
Abstract	In spite of various definitions provided for it, language proficiency has been always a difficult concept to define and realize. However the commonality of all the definitions for this illusive concept is that language tests should seek to test the learners' ability to use real-life language. The best type of test to show such ability is considered to be the integrative test and cloze test is in turn regarded to constitute nearly all the factors needed for language use ability. However, the greatest obstacle of cloze tests or in general pragmatic tests is their administrative and scoring constraints for a large number of testees. Discrete-point tests, as the easiest and most common type of tests used for valid national and international proficiency tests, have always been doubtfully questioned as to whether they indicate the learners' ability to use language in real-life situation, but due to their tangible shortcomings, no absolute answer can be provided. The study aims at shedding light at the idea of the extent to which the discrete items of vocabulary proficiency show the learners' vocabulary proficiency in the real world of language use. Hence, the study seeks to calculate the correlation between discrete-point and integrative language proficiency tests of vocabulary administered to 21 Iranian freshmen studying English as a Foreign Language. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01