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Transcription and the IELTS Speaking Test: Facilitating Development
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Stones, Thomas P. – ELT Journal, 2013
This article describes a transcription task cycle that was designed to facilitate the development of skills for the IELTS (International English Language Testing System) speaking test at a language school in Japan. The cycle involved practice test, transcription, student correction, teacher correction, and retrial of the original test and…
Descriptors: Language Tests, Teaching Methods, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries
A Critical Review of the IELTS Writing Test
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Uysal, Hacer Hande – ELT Journal, 2010
Administered at local centres in 120 countries throughout the world, IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is one of the most widely used large-scale ESL tests that also offers a direct writing test component. Because of its popularity and its use for making critical decisions about test takers, it is crucial to draw attention to…
Descriptors: Conferences (Gatherings), Writing Tests, Language Tests, Validity