IELTS Washback in Context
Subtitle: Preparation for academic writing in higher education (Studies in Language Testing)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: December 10, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780521692922
Subjects: Applied linguistics for ELT; Foreign Language Study; Foreign Language - Dictionaries / Phrase Books; English; Language; English as a Second Language; Foreign Language Study / English as a Second Language; International English Language Testing System (IELTS); Ability testing; English language; Foreign speakers; Language and languages; Rhetoric; Study and teaching (Higher)
Description: "The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) plays a key role in international student access to universities around the world. Although IELTS includes a direct test of writing, it has been suggested that test preparation may hinder international students from acquiring academic literacy skills required for university study. This study investigates the washback of the IELTS Writing test on English for Academic Purposes (EAP) provision."--Publisher's website.