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Test-Takers’ Perceptions of Paired Speaking Tests and the Role of Interlocutor Variables in Pairing
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نویسنده
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Soodmand Afshar Hassan
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منبع
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Journal Of Research In Applied Linguistics - 2020 - دوره : 11 - شماره : 1 - صفحه:89 -123
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چکیده
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As a mixed-method study, this study investigated efl test-takers’ perceptions of paired speaking tests and the role of interlocutor variables (i.e., peer interlocutor’s acquaintanceship, gender, and proficiency level) in pairing in a cambridge english language assessment open center. the participants (n = 148), having experienced sitting either live paired speaking tests of cambridge esol (group p, n = 53) or only ielts solo interview, (group s, n = 48) or both (group p-s, n = 47), completed a validated likert-scale questionnaire. also, 63 of the participants attended, on a voluntary basis, a semistructured interview. findings indicated group p test-takers had significantly more positive perceptions of paired/group speaking tests than their counterparts in group p-s, who, in turn, had significantly more positive perceptions of pairing than group s participants. interview results revealed that the majority of the participants preferred friend, same-proficiency-level, and same-gender peer interlocutors. the (culture-specific) reasons for the findings are discussed in detail.
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کلیدواژه
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Paired/Group Speaking Tests; Perception; Solo Interview; Proficiency; Gender; Acquaintanceship
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آدرس
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Bu-Ali Sina University, Faculty Of Humanities, Department Of English Language, Iran
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پست الکترونیکی
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soodmand@basu.ac.ir
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