A comparison of cohesive features in IELTS writing of Chinese candidates and IELTS examiners.docVIP

A comparison of cohesive features in IELTS writing of Chinese candidates and IELTS examiners 　　Abstract：This study aims at investigating cohesive ties applied in IELTS written texts produced by Chinese candidates and IELTS examiners， uncovering the differences in the use of cohesive features between the two groups， and analyzing whether the employment of cohesive ties is a possible problem in the Chinese candidates’ writing. Six written texts are analyzed in the study， with three Chinese candidates’ and three IELTS examiners’ IELTS writing respectively. The findings show that there exist diff