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THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE IELTS: A STUDY OF THE EFFECT OFBACKGROUND KNOWLEDGE ON READING COMPREHENSION.CarolineClapham. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Pp. xiii + 303. $52.95 cloth,$26.95 paper.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 1998

Carol A. Chapelle
Carol A. Chapelle
Affiliation:
Iowa State University
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Abstract

Can scores on L2 reading tests be interpreted as indicators of reading ability alone, or must they be considered indicators of the test takers' reading ability in addition to their knowledge of the subject matter chosen for a particular test? This book reports the results of a large-scale study investigating this question through analysis of ESL/EFL learners' performance on subject-specific reading tests.

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Studies in Second Language Acquisition , Volume 20 , Issue 1 , March 1998 , pp. 111 - 113
Copyright
1998 Cambridge University Press

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