A THEMATIC ANALYSIS OF EXPERIENCES OF NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKING INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH THE INTERNET-BASED TEST OF ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

First-person reports of perceptions and experiences of test takers is lacking in the literature. All stakeholders add to the understanding of the test. However, the test takers are the only stakeholders who have the experience of preparing for the test, taking the test, and living with the consequences of the test. This interview study reported on the experiences and perceptions of graduate students at one public university in the U.S. who have successfully taken the internet-based TOEFL. This research suggests that direct methods of eliciting opinions and experiences may be essential as participants described experiencing problems which they do not report to the ETS.

Name thesis:degree_name

Educational Linguistics

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Division of Language, Literacy and Sociocultural Studies

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Mayette, Annaliese

Contributors dc:contributor

• Scherba de Valenzuela, Julia
• Morford, Jill
• Calhoon, J. Anne
• Armstrong, Jan

• Assessment
• International Students
• Qualitative
• TOEFL

Language dc:language

English

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/ling_etds/23

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalrepository.unm.edu:ling_etds-1022