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This paper proposes the adoption of a genre-based framework to help learners prepare for the essay writing sections of the IELTS and TOEFL tests. Recent test results indicate that the writing sections of these tests are the most problematic. A genre-based teaching methodology is proposed that should not only help prepare learners to meet their most immediate needs in achieving satisfactory scores in such tests, but also empower them to achieve various goals in the future.  \nKey words: genre analysis, genre-based teaching, writing, IELTS, TOEFL.  \nIntroduction  \nGenre-based approaches to language teaching have become increasingly influential in recent years, particularly in the area of academic writing. A vast body of genre-based research exists on the different sections of research articles (Holmes, 1997; Peacock, 2002; Swales, 1981, 1990) and dissertations (Dudley-Evans, 1986, 1994) . While this work has benefited graduate students and academics who need to write research articles and dissertations to achieve success in their chosen fields, it seems that the needs of the many novice and potential members of English language universities have not been satisfactorily considered to date (Johns, 2008; Samraj, 2004) .  \nThis paper proposes that one way to address this situation could be to adopt a genre-based approach to the teaching of basic academic writing. It will focus on a popular means of access to English language universities for L2 speakers: proficiency tests such as the International English Language Testing Systems (IELTS) and the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) . Specifically, this paper will address a section of the tests that has been very problematic for testtakers: the argumentative essay.  \nFirst, definitions of the key concepts of genre and discourse community will be presented. Following that is a discussion of the problems that many L2 English learners have with the writing sections of the IELTS and TOEFL tests and with essay writing in general. A review of research on the writing sections of IELTS and TOEFL tests follows. After that, the merits of different approaches to genre-based teaching are considered. Finally, a genre-based methodology for teaching writing  \n*Paul Dickinson〔情報文化学科〕  \nthat could help English language learners meet both their immediate and future needs is presented.  \nDefinitions: genre and discourse community  \nBefore considering genre-based approaches to language teaching we need to have an understanding of the key concepts of genre and discourse community. The concept of genre as it is used in language teaching is far from fixed. Bhatia (2001:65-66) defines genre as “the media through which members of professional or academic communities communicate with each other”. An alternative definition is offered by Martin (2001:155), who defines genre as “a staged, goaloriented, purposeful activity in which speakers engage as members of our culture”. However, Painter (2001:168) suggests that as some genres, for example, supermarket shopping, involve very little language use, for the language teacher “it may be most useful to think of a genre as a culturally specific text-type which results from using spoken and/or written language to (help) accomplish something”.  \nAlthough the concept of discourse community has been criticised for being, as Hyland (2003) puts it,“too structuralist, static, and deterministic”, it is also, he adds, “central to genre views of writing as it is a powerful metaphor joining writers, texts and readers in a particular discursive space” (2003:23) . One way to view a discourse community is to consider it a group of people within a disciplinary field or area of common interest whose members use th","cbCaiah4GnHweWGD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiah4GnHweWGD","pdf",858321,"English","# Introduction\n# Definitions: genre and discourse community\n# The problem","[{\"question\":\"What is the main proposal of the paper?\",\"answer\":\"The paper proposes adopting a genre-based framework to help learners prepare for the essay writing sections of IELTS and TOEFL.\"},{\"question\":\"Why does the paper focus on IELTS and TOEFL essay writing?\",\"answer\":\"Recent test results and learner feedback indicate that the writing sections are the most challenging parts of these tests, especially for some groups of test-takers.\"},{\"question\":\"What key concepts are introduced before discussing the problems?\",\"answer\":\"The paper presents definitions of genre and discourse community, which are foundational for understanding genre-based approaches to writing instruction.\"}]","A Genre-based Approach to Preparing for IELTS and TOEFL Essay Writing Tasks | PDF",1790810512,25]