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Improving Scores on the IELTS Speaking Test
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Issitt, Steve – ELT Journal, 2008
This article presents three strategies for teaching students who are taking the IELTS speaking test. The first strategy is aimed at improving confidence and uses a variety of self-help materials from the field of popular psychology. The second encourages students to think critically and invokes a range of academic perspectives. The third strategy…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Psychology