IELTS Washback in Context: Preparation for

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) plays a key role in international student access to universities around the world. Although IELTS includes a direct test of writing, it has been suggested that test preparation may hinder international students from acquiring academic literacy skills required for university study. This study investigates the washback of the IELTS Writing test on English for Academic Purposes (EAP) provision.

Acknowledgements	p. viii
Series Editors' note	p. ix
Abbreviations	p. xiii
Wagging the dog? Towards a model of washback	p. 1
Academic writing	p. 32
Pilot studies	p. 68
Main study methods and instruments	p. 93
Main study results I	p. 163
Main study results II	p. 247
Conclusions and implications	p. 296
Appendices
Research questions and methods summary	p. 316
IELTS Awareness Form A	p. 319
IELTS Awareness Form B	p. 321
Teacher Questionnaire	p. 323
Student Questionnaire A	p. 332
Student Questionnaire B	p. 342
Observation schedule	p. 350
IELTS AWM scoring criteria and descriptors (1995-2005)	p. 352
References	p. 356
Index	p. 380
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IELTS Washback in Context: Preparation for Academic Writing in Higher Education

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