International English Language Testing System(IELTS)
The International English Language Testing System, or IELTS,
is a worldwide state endorsed preliminary test of English vernacular capacity
for non- English speakers. It is as one supervised by the British Council, IDP:
IELTS Australia and Cambridge Assessment English, and was developed in 1989.
IELTS is the most sought English-language tests in the wold, others
being the TOEFL, TOEIC, PTE:A, and OPI/OPIc.
IELTS is recognized by most Australian, British, Canadian
and New Zealand educational institutions, by more than of 3,000 institutions in
the United States, and by various academic organization over the world.
IELTS is the primary Secure English Language Test attested
by UK Visas and Immigration(UKVI) for visa customers applying both outside and
inside the UK. It furthermore meets need for development to Australia, where
TOEFL and Pearson Test of English Academic are in like manner accepted, and New
Zealand. In Canada, IELTS, TEF, or CELPIP are recognized by the movement
authority.
No base score is required to complete the test. An IELTS
result or Test Report Form is issued to all test takers with a score from
"band 1" ("non-customer") to "band 9" ("ace
customer") and each foundation sets a substitute breaking point. There is
in like manner a "band 0" score for the people who did not attempt
the test. Foundations are urged not to consider a report more prepared than two
years to be significant, aside from if the customer exhibits that they have
endeavored to keep up their level.
In 2017, in excess of 3 million tests were taken in more than
140 countries, up from 2 million tests in 2012, 1.7 million tests in 2011 and
1.4 million tests in 2009. In 2007, IELTS directed more than one million tests
in a single year term strangely, making it the world's most predominant English
language test for cutting edge instruction and immigration.
IELTS Characterstics
IELTS Academic and IELTS General Training are designed to cover the full range of ability from non-user to expert user. The Academic version is for test takers who want to study at tertiary level in an English-speaking country or seek professional registration. The General Training version is for test takers who want to work, train, study at a secondary school or migrate to an English-speaking country. The General Training
interpretation is for test takers who need to work, train, learn at a
discretionary school or migrate to an English-speaking country.
The differentiation between the Academic and General
Training adjustments is the substance,context and purpose of the tasks. Each and every other component, for instance, timing task, length of
made responses and reporting out of scores, are the same.
IELTS Academic and General Training both possess following
features:
• IELTS
tests the ability to listen, read, write and talk in English.
• The speaking
module is a key piece of IELTS. It is
conducted in the form of a one-to-one interview with an examiner.
The examinar reviews the test taker as he or she is talking.
• A variety
of accents and creating styles have been shown in test materials with the
ultimate objective to restrain etymological inclination. The articulations in
the listening portion are overall 80% British, Australian, New Zealander and
20% others (generally American).
• IELTS is
made by authorities at Cambridge English Language Assessment with input from researchers from around the world. Gatherings
are arranged in the USA, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and
other English-talking nations.
• Band
scores are used for each tongue sub-capacity (Listening, Reading, Writing, and
Speaking). The Band Scale ranges from 0 ("Did not attempt the test")
to 9 ("Expert User").
IELTS test structure(Modules)
There are two modules of the IELTS:
• Academic
Module and
• General
Training Module
There's furthermore an alternate test offered by the IELTS
test partners, called IELTS Life Skills:
• IELTS Academic
is meant for those people who want to choose universities and diverse
establishments of professional courses and study or practice in medical courses
in an English-speaking country.
• IELTS
General Training is proposed for those aiming to endeavor non-academic planning
or to get work understanding, or for relocation purposes.
• IELTS
Life Skills is proposed for the people who need to show their English talking
and listening skills at Common European Framework of Reference for Languages
(CEFR) levels A1 or B1 and can be used to apply for a 'Family of a settled
individual' visa, for longer stay or citizenship in the UK.
The four areas of the IELTS test
• Listening:
30 minutes (notwithstanding 10 minutes' trade time)
• Reading:
60 minutes
• Writing:
60 minutes
• Speaking:
11– 14 minutes
The test total time is: 2 hours and 45 minutes.
Listening, Reading and Writing are done in one sitting. The
Speaking test may be gone up against that day or up to seven days earlier or
after interchange tests.
All test takers take same Listening and Speaking tests,
while the Reading and Writing tests differ depending upon whether the test
taker is taking the Academic or General Training
versions of the test.
Source: Wikipedia
