اثرات آزمون انشاي مستقيم و آزمون انشاي ترجمه بر عملكرد نگارش دانشجويان

The Effects of Direct Composition Test and Translation Composition Test as Test Methods on Studentsʹ Writing Performance

The use of L1 in L2 performance is not deniable. This study investigates the effects of using translation as a means of testing L2 language writing. To be specific, It examines the effects of two test methods, Direct Composition test (DC) and Translotion Composition Test (TeT) on studentsʹ writing performance. To conduct the study, 114 language learners studying at diFFerent universities of Tehran and mo;oring in English translation, literature and teaching were involved. Using Q TOEFL test they were divided info three- proficiency levels low, intermediate and high. Then they were asked ta perform on two writing lest methods, Direct Composition and Translation Composition test. However, analyzing the finding of the study indicates that the two maior factors of composing process and proficiency level were found to affect fhe quality of writing texts. Translations were rated significantly higher than direct compositions. All the three praHciency levels benefitedaccording to the new fesT (translation composition), but this benefit was more significant with the low-proficiency levefstudents. The study also scrutinized ʹthe effect of fhese test methods on various components of writing skill.