The Influence of Students’ Sociocultural Background on the IELTS Speaking Test Preparation Process

The article is aimed at highlighting the sociocultural factors a teacher/IELTS instructor should consider preparing Russian students for the IELTS exam. The main focus of the study was on four speech functions most frequently used in the IELTS Speaking Test: explaining and paraphrasing, expressing p...

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Main Authors: Galina Pavlovskaya, Anastasia Lord
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Research University Higher School of Economics 2018-09-01
Series:Journal of Language and Education
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Online Access:https://jle.hse.ru/article/view/7125/8756