【简介】
IELTS Washback in Context
——Preparation for Academic Writing in Higher Education
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS)plays a key role in enablinginternational students to gain access to tertiary education opportunities in English-speakingcountries. Preparation courses for IELTS test takers are now widespread and opinions differ onthe contribution of such courses to the development of academic literacy skills.
This volume reports an empirical study to investigate the washback of the IELTS Writing subteston English for Academic Purposes (EAP)provision. The study examines dedicated IELTSpreparation courses alongside broader programmes designed to develop the academic literacyskills required for university study. Using a variety of data collection methods and analyticaltechniques, the research explores the complex relationship that exists between teaching andleaming processes and their outcomes. The role of IELTS in EAP provision is evaluated,particularly in relation to the length of time and amount of language support needed by learnersto meet minimally acceptable standards for English-medium tertiary study.
Key features of the book include:
·a comprehensive review of the literature on washback and on academic writing
·exemplification of how innovative tools, such as neural network analysis, can be combinedwith more taditional statistical and qualitative techniques
·valuable insights into the learning and test-taking processes of learners of academic writingskills
·recommendations for course provision and assessment design
This volume will be of direct interest to providers and users of general proficiency and EAP tests.as well as academic researchers and graduate students interested in investigating test washbackand impact. It will also be relevant to teachers, lecturers and researchers concerned with thedevelopment of EAP writing skills.
【出版说明】
语言测试作为语言教学的重要组成部分，一直是社会关注的焦点。近年来，我国学术界对语言测试研究的关注也在逐渐升温。国际上，学者们对语言测试的研究已经达到较高的水平，无论是从理论框架的形成到复杂数学模型的建构及其应用方面都取得了实质性的进展，而且在对有国际影响力的外语考试（如雅思、托福等）的信度、效度的研究方面也取得了不俗的成果，出版了不少优秀的著作。
英国剑桥大学出版社出版的‘Studies in Language Testing”是其中较有影响力的系列之一。丛书由剑桥语言测评中心策划推出，从测试领域的各个研究视角入手，展示了该领域研究的设计、数据收集和数据分析等环节的基础理论与实践操作，反映了测试领域的最新研究动态。
外教社从中精选9种，引进出版。这些图书中，有对语言测试听说读写等方面的效度和质性研究，也有对测试反拨效应及其对教学影响的研究，还有对雅思考试和欧洲语言共同参考框架的分析思考。希望丛书的出版可以为我国语言测试研究领域的发展和创新提供具有借鉴意义的启示，打开更广阔的研究思路。
Acknowledgement:
Series Editor’s note
Abbreviations
1 Wagging the dog? Towards a model of washback
2 Academic writing
3 Pilot studies
4 Main study methods and instruments
5 Main study results I
6 Main study results II
7 Conclusions and implications
Appendices
Appendix 1: Research questions and methods summary
Appendix 2: IELTS Awareness Form A
Appendix 3: IELTS Awareness Form B
Appendix 4: Teacher Questionnaire
Appendix 5: Student Questionnaire A
Appendix 6: Student Questionnaire B
Appendix 7: Observation schedule
Appendix 8: IELTS AWM scoring criteria and descriptors
(1995-2005)
References
Index
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