Reliability Reliability The key feature of this important trait requires the standardization of administration and tasks as well as scoring. Reliability is the consistency of test scores across facets of the test. Independent items or tasks in a single test should correlate with each other and the test-total score. That is, there is an assumption…
Universal Grammar Universal grammar may be thought of as some system of principles common to the species and available to each individual prior to experience. Universal Grammar might be defined as the study of the conditions that must be met by the grammars of all human languages. In a highly idealized picture of language acquisition,…
IELTS Speaking Test Sample 16 IELTS Speaking Test Sample 16 with a podcast The International English Language Testing System or IELTS /ˈaɪ.ɛlts/, is an international standardized test of English language proficiency for non-native English language speakers. It is jointly managed by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia and Cambridge English Language Assessment, and was established…
Successful English Learners | Interview 2 Successful English Learners | Interview 2 Interviewee: Mr. Khaki Watch this video on YouTube Questions Could you please introduce yourself to us? How long have you been learning English? What do you plan to learn English for? How do you try to learn English vocabulary? What coursebooks or reference…
Language Faculty Language Faculty We may assume that the linguistic theory of the language faculty is a theory of the cognitive architecture for language knowledge and acquisition. Chomsky postulated that there is a language organ, which is part of a human’s biological endowment and which houses the universal principles and parameters without which a child…
English Negotiation | IQ Level English Negotiation | IQ Level Topic for Negotiation: A high level of IQ is absolutely essential for happiness. Watch this video on YouTube Arash disagrees. Dr. Hariri agrees. About Negotiation of Meaning: Negotiation of meaning is a useful and practical activity based on skill integration to practice the 4 skills…
Action Research Action research was begun in the United States by Lewin (1946) in the 1940s as a means of addressing social problems. This type of research is often conducted by teachers in language classrooms. In addition, it focuses on particular features of classroom interaction. The term ‘action research’ is an approach to collecting and…
Narrative Research Narrative Research The methods of conducting a narrative study do not follow a lock-step approach, but instead, represent an information collection of topics. Narrative research is best for capturing the detailed stories or life experiences of a single life or lives of a small number of individuals (Creswell, 2007). You should select one…
Delimitations of the Study Delimitations of the Study The tense is present and not past because the research has not been carried out yet. List all those variables that have narrowed the scope of the study, e.g. if you have focused only on selected aspects of the problem, certain areas of interest, a limited range…
English Negotiation | Future Years English Negotiation | Future Years Topic for Negotiation: 100 years from now will be a better time to live. Watch this video on YouTube Mohammad agrees. Dr. Hariri disagrees. About Negotiation of Meaning: Negotiation of meaning is a useful and practical activity based on skill integration to practice the 4…