IELTS Collected Papers 2: Research in Reading and Listening Assessment (Studies in Language Testing, Series Number 34) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107602645 ISBN 13: 9781107602649

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

This volume reports research that informs the development of reading and listening assessment in IELTS. This volume brings together a set of eight IELTS-related research studies - four on reading and four on listening - conducted between 2005 and 2010. Findings from these studies provide valuable evidence on the validity, reliability, impact and practicality of the IELTS test; they are also instrumental in highlighting aspects needing attention, and thus directly inform the continuing evolution of the IELTS reading and listening tests. The volume reviews and comments on the specific contribution of each study to the ongoing process of IELTS reading and listening test design and development.

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Book Description

This volume brings together a set of eight IELTS-related research studies - four on reading and four on listening - conducted between 2005 and 2010. Findings from these studies provide valuable evidence on the validity, reliability, impact and practicality of the IELTS test; they are also instrumental in highlighting aspects needing attention, and thus directly inform the continuing evolution of the IELTS reading and listening tests. The volume reviews and comments on the specific contribution of each study to the ongoing process of IELTS reading and listening test design and development.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1107602645
• ISBN 13: 9781107602649
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 602
• Editor: Taylor Lynda, Weir Cyril J.