Test-Taking Strategies and Task-based Assessment: The Case of Iranian EFL Learners

Subject Areas : Research in English Language Pedagogy

Hossein Barati ¹ , Zohreh Kashkouli ²

1 - Department of English, Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Isfahan
2 - Department of English, Faculty of Foreign Languages, University of Isfahan

Received: 2011-12-04 Accepted : 2012-01-12 Published : 2012-01-12

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