. In order to determine the main findings and the current trends on language assessment in Turkey, this study aims to review 25 theses and dissertations that investigate various aspects of English language assessment in Turkey between 2011 and 2016. The total... number of graduate studies reviewed on language assessment is 25, and all of these studies have been included in this review. 21 of the studies are M.A. theses, while 4 studies are the Ph.D. dissertations written on language assessment. These theses

The present study aimed to explore the effect of reading comprehension strategy use and literature on the improvement of the reading ability of Iranian EFL learners. An analysis of the use of SQR3 (survey, question, read, recite, and review) and TPS... short stores significantly improved the learners’ comprehension level. The study suggests that instructors should be aware of the learning opportunities that arise in literature-centered readings, provide learners with and instruct comprehension

research proposal, a literature review, a report of interviews or surveys, and discussion of the findings. At the end of the semester, all groups orally presented their projects. Data were collected from two drafts of all four essays, group conferences

not perceive EFL learning as an interesting exploratory journey which could be embarked on via inquiry in lieu of knowledge-based lectures. This review article attempts to explain the emergence of this phenomenon by reviewing literature on teachers

by reporting the efforts of one student who had, at the time of her studies, no theoretical knowledge of the topic of learner strategies. In this article we bring together the theoretical base, as reported in the literature review, with student initiated

and continue to grow (Medgyes, p. 433), there is a dire need for teaching literature which enriches the resources of instructors who can leverage L1 to actually aid acquisition rather than literature which simply argues the case for L1 use from a theoretical

promotes their PCK growth is less explored by empirical or theoretical studies and some teacher professional growth models. Therefore, this review will mainly discuss via existing literature how EFL teachers could increase their PCK in collaborative

whether analytic scales would be more appropriate than holistic scales for assessing the L2 writing and speaking of young adults in classroom settings. A scoping search and subsequent review of the relevant literature seems to demonstrate that analytic