The influence of the IELTS Speaking test preparation on second language socialization of post-secondary international students in Canada
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2021-04
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The study explores international students’ experience of their IELTS Speaking test preparation and the second language socialization process in Canada and the relationship between them. This research employs a mixed method as the methodology, with quantitative data collection informing the collection and analysis of the qualitative portion. Quantitative data for this study was collected from 60 international students in Canada, and qualitative data collected from 5 Chinese international students at a large Canadian university in Western Canada. While acknowledging the many criticisms of the IELTS test, the findings of this research shed light on a surprising and, to the best of this researcher’s knowledge, previously undiscovered effect: the positive role preparation for the IELTS Speaking test may play in second language socialization.
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second language (L2) socialization, international students in Canada, challenges, IELTS Speaking test preparation
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Lei, T. (2021). The influence of the IELTS Speaking test preparation on second language socialization of post-secondary international students in Canada (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.