کتاب توسعه آیلتس: مطالعه تأثیر دانش پیش زمینه در درک مطلب خواندن

This book investigates the ESP claim that tertiary level ESL studentsshould be given reading proficiency tests in their own academic subjectareas, and studies the effect of background knowledge on readingcomprehension. It is set against a background of recent research intoreading in a first and second language, and emphasises the impact schematheory has had on this. The book is a useful resource for thoseinvolved withIELTSand others interested in the testing of English for academic purposes.”Caroline Clapham has written a major, seminal book. She hasexamined a dangerous field of landmines, detected them, and disarmedthem. This book will serve as a map of that minefield for years to come.Higher-education language departments … who are seriously consideringspecial-fields testing should read this book carefully.”Fred Davidson (1998) Language Testing 15 (2), 289–301.