Daniel GHAMARİAN, Khalil MOTALLEBZADEH, Mohammad Ali FATEMİ

Investigating the relationship between the washback effect of ielts test and Iranian ielts candidates' life skills

Bu çalışma IELTS sınavlarının ket vurma etkisi ve İranlı IELTS adaylarının hayat becerileri arasındaki ilişkiyle birlikte IELTS sınavlarını oluşturan yapılar ve İranlı IELTS adaylarının dil yeterliği üzerine iletişimsel beceri görüşleri arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemektedir. Bu çalışmanın yöntemi olarak korelasyon araştırma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Çalışma IELTS hazırlık derslerini tamamlayan 322 İranlı IELTS adayını dahil etmiştir. Veri toplamak için araştırmacılar İranlının hayat ve iletişimsel becerisi anketinin araştırmacı-yapım versiyonunu 4-H ve Hayat Becerilerini Hedefleme (HBH) (Norman & Jordan, 2012) modellerine dayalı olarak geliştirmişlerdir. Aynı şekilde, araştırmacılar çalışmada IELTS sınavının akademik modülünü kullanmışlardır. Çalışma IELTS sınavlarının ket vurma etkisi ve İranlı IELTS adaylarının hayat becerileri arasında önemli bir ilişki bulmamıştır. Benzer şekilde, sonuçlar IELTS sınavlarını oluşturan yapılar ve İranlı IELTS adaylarının dil yeterliği üzerine iletişimsel beceri görüşleri arasında önemli bir ilişki olmadığını göstermiştir.

Ielts sınavlarının ket vurma etkisi ve İranlı ielts adaylarının hayat becerileri arasındaki ilişkiyi araştırma

This study aims to investigate the relationship between the washback effect of IELTS test and Iranian IELTS candidates life skills pattern as well as investigating the relationship between constructs underlying IELTS test and Iranian IELTS candidates communicative skill viewpoints on language proficiency. The correlational research method was employed as the design of the study. The study included 322 Iranian IELTS candidates who completed IELTS preparation courses. To collect data, the researchers developed the researchers-made version of the Iranian life skill and communication skill questionnaire based upon the 4-H and Targeting Life Skills (TLS) (Norman & Jordan, 2012), models. Likewise, the researchers used the academic module of IELTS test in the study. Study found no significant relationship between the washback effect of IELTS test and Iranian IELTS candidates life skills pattern. Similarly, the results showed that there was no significant relationship between the constructs underlying IELTS test and Iranian IELTS candidates communicative skill viewpoints on language proficiency.

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