Xiaobiao Yan

Xiaobiao Yan is a lecturer in the College of Continuing Education at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. He has been engaged in IELTS teaching and research for several years and at present he is the coordinator for the IELTS Preparation. His research interests are language testing, particularly for listening and writing, and SLA. He has published in the Journal of Guangdong University of Foreign Studies, the Journal of Leshan Normal University, and a monograph entitled ʻA Probe into Continuing Education Programmeʼ. He is the author of ʻModern Business Writingʼ, published by Zhongshan University Press. He is currently working on a university-funded project on the exploration and analysis of IELTS washback to IELTS teaching in speaking course.

Xiaobiao Yan is a lecturer at Guangdong University of Foreign Studies in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. He has been engaged in IELTS teaching and research for several years. His research interests are language testing, particularly for listening and writing, and SLA. He has published seven articles on language teaching and testing. Xiaobiao is currently working on a project sponsored by the Natural Science Foundation. He is the author of Modern Business Writing, published by Zhongshan University Press.