Developing Writing Skills for IELTS: A Research-Based Approach

di Sin Wang Chong (Autore)

Xuejun Ye (Autore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2020

An essential companion for IELTS writing instructors and students, Developing Writing Skills for IELTS provides IELTS test-takers with the necessary skills to succeed in the two academic writing tasks in IELTS. Adopting an original exemplar-based writing instructional approach, this text offers an in-depth and reader-friendly analysis of the assessment standards of the two academic writing tasks in IELTS. Authentic exemplars written by EFL university students are included to illustrate high (Bands 8–9), average (Bands 6–7), and low (Bands 4–5) performances in IELTS writing. Key Features: • Diagrammatical representation of assessment standards of the two academic writing tasks by experienced IELTS writing examiners and instructors. • 100 writing questions modelled after the IELTS format, designed by the authors, and categorised according to question types and topics that emerge from an analysis of over 400 IELTS writing questions. • Over 100 writing exemplars by EFL university students, accompanied by guided activities and suggested answers. Designed as a classroom text, a resource for workshops and consultations, or a self-study material, Developing Writing Skills for IELTS: A Research-based Approach will support IELTS writing instructors and test-takers with a variety of writing proficiencies.

• Autore: Sin Wang Chong, Xuejun Ye
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Anno: 2020
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 276 p.
• Dimensioni: 254 x 178 mm
• Peso: 498 gr.
• EAN: 9780367258375

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