An investigation of the relations between test-takers' first language and the discourse of written performance on the IELTS Academic Writing Test, task 2

Abdolmehdi Riazi; John S. Knox

An investigation of the relations between test-takers' first language and the discourse of written performance on the IELTS Academic Writing Test, task 2

Macquarie University

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Abstract

This project examines the responses of IELTS candidates to Task 2 of the Academic Writing Test, exploring the relations between candidates' first language, their band score, and the language features of their texts. The findings show that candidates' first language is one of several factors related to the band score they achieve.

The scripts came from candidates representing three L1 groups (Arabic L1, Hindi L1, and European-based L1) and three band scores (band 5, 6, and 7). Quantitative analysis was conducted on 254 scripts, measuring text length, readability of the scripts, Word Frequency Level (WFL), lexical diversity, grammatical complexity, incidence of all connectives, and two measures of coreferentiality (argument and stem overlap).

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes

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Name	IELTS Research Reports Online Series
ISSN (Print)	2201-2982

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