The relationship between the academic reading construct as measured by IELTS and the reading experiences of students in the first year of their courses at a British University

Cyril Weir; Roger  Hawkey; Antony  Green; Aylin Unaldi; Sarojani Devi

The relationship between the academic reading construct as measured by IELTS and the reading experiences of students in the first year of their courses at a British University

Cyril Weir, Roger Hawkey, Antony Green, Aylin Unaldi, Sarojani Devi

University of Bedfordshire

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Abstract

This study investigates the academic reading activities and problems of students in their first-year of study at a British University, and compares the emerging model of academic reading with an analysis of the reading construct as tested in the IELTS Reading Module. The contextual parameters of the reading texts of target students are reviewed and a comparison made with those performance conditions obtaining for reading activities in the IELTS test. The extent to which any problems in reading might decrease the higher the IELTS reading band score obtained before entry is investigated.

Original language	English
Publisher	British Council
Commissioning body	British Council
Number of pages	60
Volume	9
ISBN (Print)	9781906438517
Publication status	Published - 27 Apr 2009
Externally published	Yes

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Name	IELTS Research Reports
Publisher	British Council/IELTS
Volume	9

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Weir, C., Hawkey, R., Green, A., Unaldi, A., & Devi, S. (2009). The relationship between the academic reading construct as measured by IELTS and the reading experiences of students in the first year of their courses at a British University. (IELTS Research Reports; Vol. 9). British Council. https://ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports/the-relationship-between-the-academic-reading-construct-as-measured-by-ielts-and-the-reading-experiences-of-students-in-their-first-year-of-study-at-a-british-university

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