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A Critique of the Sample Material on TOEFL, IELTS and PTE Websites

David Newbold    Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, Italia    

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abstract

This chapter provides an in-depth look at the free sample material posted on their websites by the examining boards of their main academic exams, and highlights a number of problems. Firstly, much of the material presented is fragmented, (whereas, typically, complete practice tests are only available to be purchased). Secondly, some of the material appears to be outdated or problematic for other reasons, with a number of poor items or inadvertent language errors, which we note. This is surprising, given the desire to project a positive image of tests which we noted in chapter two, and the   financial resources available to the major boards. Overall, however, the sample material examined can give potential test takers useful insights into the scope, but also the limitations, of each certification.

Pubblicato
06 Novembre 2017
Presentato
02 Ottobre 2017
Lingua
EN
ISBN (PRINT)
978-88-6969-166-9
ISBN (EBOOK)
978-88-6969-195-9
Copyright: © 2017 David Newbold. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.