The Development of IELTS - A Study of the Effect of Background on Reading Comprehension (Paperback)

This work investigates the ESP claim that tertiary level ESL students should be given reading proficiency tests in their own academic subject areas, and studies the effect of background knowledge on reading comprehension. It is set against a background of research into reading in a first and second language, and emphasizes the impact that schema theory has had on this. Results from versions of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) reading subtests are analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively. Rhetorical function, academic/topic specificity, EAP teacher uncertainty, student familiarity and varying background knowledge are all identified as causes of variation in the appropriacy of reading passages. The book concludes by considering the implications of the findings for future test construction and research into reading.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Studies in Language Testing
Release date:	July 1996
First published:	1996
Authors:	Caroline Clapham
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	320
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-56708-4
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Usage guides Promotions
LSN:	0-521-56708-4
Barcode:	9780521567084

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