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Developing and Validating Tests of Reading and Listening Comprehension for Fifth and Sixth Grade Students in Portugal [PDF]

, 2020
Bruna Rodrigues, Irene Cadime, Fernanda Leopoldina Viana, Iolanda Ribeiro   +3 more
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COMMUNICATIVE VALIDITY OF THE NEW CET-4 LISTENING COMPREHENSION TEST IN CHINA

Indonesian Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2014
: Based on the major dimensions of a communicative language test that Bachman proposed, this paper aims to have an investigation on the validity of the new CET-4 listening subtest in China from a communicative point of view.
Chao Wang
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A Comparison of Test Content: the IELTS Listening Test and TOEFLiBT Listening Test

VNU Journal of Science: Policy and Management Studies, 2017
The study compares the content of two internationally popular EFL tests: the IELTS and TOEFLiBT. It focuses on one component which Vietnamese students often find most challenging: the listening one. Framework for comparison is generalized  from Bachman (1990), Bachman and Palmer (1996),  Bejar et al (2000)  and Buck (2001). Findings reveal that the two
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Enhancing English Language Learners’ Listening Comprehension through Listening Strategies Instruction

J-SHMIC: Journal of English for Academic, 2018
This paper is a part of research project carried out to enhance the English learners’ listening comprehension through listening strategies instruction. The research worked on classroom action research design, conducted in two cycles by involving a group
Sitti Hadijah, Shalawati Shalawati
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Testing a new listening-room

Archives of Acoustics, 1989
New listening-rooms purposely designed and built are relatively seldom described in the literature, nevertheless problems arise especially when assessing their acoustic quality. Such problems are considered on the example of a new listening-room of the Acoustic Laboratory at the Aalborg University in Denmark. Results of the measurements and testing are
Langvad, Bjarne, Møller, Henrik, Budzynski, Gustaw   +2 more
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Towards accurate measurement of incidental vocabulary acquisition: input-matched assessments of reading, listening, and reading-while-listening

Language Testing in Asia
This study explored the effects of reading-only, listening-only, and reading-while-listening input modes on incidental vocabulary acquisition and retention of knowledge over time. 104 L2 English, L1 Japanese-speaking participants from two universities in
Eric Michael Firestone, Stuart John McLean, Adam Dabrowski   +2 more
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INSIGHTS INTO EFL LEARNERS’ USE OF LISTENING STRATEGIES FOR THE NEW TOEIC TEST FORMAT

, 2022
Nguyễn Ngọc Tài, Trần Quốc Thao
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Near-End Listening Enhancement via Combined Noise-Dependent Spectro-Temporal Energy Reallocation

IEEE Access
This paper addresses the near-end listening enhancement (NELE) problem, i.e., how to modify a clean speech signal prior to presentation in noise to improve perceptual aspects, particularly speech intelligibility.
Filippo Villani, Wai-Yip Chan, Zheng-Hua Tan, Jan Ostergaard, and Jesper Jensen   +4 more
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Effect of Learners’ Cultural Intelligence on Listening Anxiety: Toward Testing a Model with the mediating role of Language Learning Motivation [PDF]

, 2023
Mehdi Manoochehrzadeh, Hamed Barjesteh, Jamal Sadeghi   +2 more
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The Impact of Morphological Awareness on Iranian Pre-University Students’ Listening Transcription [PDF]

Journal of Applied Linguistics, 2009
Morphological Awareness (henceforth: MA), defined as the ability to understand the morphemic structure of the words, has been reported to affect various aspects of second language performance including reading comprehension ability, spelling performance,
mohammad nabi karimi, amer gheitury
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