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The Effect of Dynamic Assessment in Synchronous Computer-Mediated Communication on Iranian EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension Ability at Upper-Intermediate Level

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  • Davood Mashhadi Heidar
  • Akbar Afghari

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The present paper concentrates on a web-based inquiry in the synchronous computer-mediated communication (SCMC) via Web 2.0 technologies of Talk and Write and Skype. It investigates EFL learners’ socio-cognitive progress through dynamic assessment (DA), which follows Vygotsky’s inclination for supportive interchange in the zone of proximal development. Sixty adult EFL learners at upper-intermediate level were randomly assigned to the control and experimental groups. The participants in the experimental group were involved in dynamic assessment in synchronous computer-mediated communication for seven weeks. The results reveal that, through interactions in the ZPD, DA in synchronous computer-mediated communication lets us explore not only the actual level of learners’ listening ability but also to diagnose and assess the potential level of their listening development.

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  • Davood Mashhadi Heidar & Akbar Afghari, 2015. "The Effect of Dynamic Assessment in Synchronous Computer-Mediated Communication on Iranian EFL Learners’ Listening Comprehension Ability at Upper-Intermediate Level," English Language Teaching, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 8(4), pages 1-14, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:ibn:eltjnl:v:8:y:2015:i:4:p:14
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