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Direct linkSeedhouse, Paul – ELT Journal, 2019
This article investigates the central role of topic in the IELTS Speaking Test (IST). Topic has developed a dual personality in this interactional setting: topic-as-script is the scripted statement of topic on the examiner's cards prior to the interaction, whereas topic-as-action is how topic is developed by the candidate during the course of the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Personality Traits
