The Discourse of the IELTS Speaking Test

Interactional Design and Practice

Paul Seedhouse author Fumiyo Nakatsuhara author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:22nd Feb '18

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The volume illustrates how the interaction in IELTS Speaking Tests is organised in relation to the institutional aim of ensuring valid assessment, using authentic examples.

The Discourse of the IELTS Speaking Test provides a unique dual perspective on the evaluation of spoken discourse in that it combines a detailed portrayal of the design of a face-to-face speaking test with its actual implementation in interactional terms. Using many empirical extracts of interaction from authentic IELTS Speaking Tests, the book illustrates how the interaction is organised in relation to the institutional aim of ensuring valid assessment. The relationship between individual features of the interaction and grading criteria is examined in detail across a number of different performance levels.

ISBN: 9781108437691

Dimensions: 228mm x 152mm x 15mm

Weight: 420g

274 pages