A Critical Review on IELTS Writing Test of Academic Module

• 作者: 郭紫悦
• 来源期刊: 海外英语（上）
• 年，卷（期）: 2021,（5）
• 所属期刊栏目: 考试英语
• 页码范围: 86-88
• 页数: 3页
• 分类号: G642
• 语种: 中文

摘要

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is one of the most widely used language proficiency test in the world. In the IELTS academic module, the writing test is a significant part to assess examinees'writing ability on the ground of the university academic level. Since the IELTS academic writing test measures test-takers'academic writing competency and pre?pares them for the university study, it is necessary to figure out the extent this test could be beneficial to test-takers for future uni?versity learning. This paper aims to provide a critical review of the IELTS writing test, dawning on"principles of test assessment"introduced by Brown and Abeywickrama (2010), and focusing particularly on the predictive validity, authenticity, and washback.