IELTS Opening Doors to International Opportunity

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IELTS Opening Doors to International Opportunity
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Overview

• What is IELTS?
• What makes IELTS the first choice test for
  candidates and institutions worldwide?

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What is IELTS?

• IELTS is the International English Language
  Testing System
• Designed to assess the English language ability
  of people who intend to study or work where
  English is the language of communication
• Original four-skills English language test
• Test of communicative proficiency in English
• More than 700,000 people use IELTS every year to
  access opportunities in study, careers and
  migration throughout the English-speaking world
  and beyond

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What makes IELTS the first choice English
language test?
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A global test for a modern world

• The IELTS partnership
• British Council
• IDPIELTS Australia
• University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
• Test production/content

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Test results you can trust

• Quality of marking
• Security
• Quality assurance
• Reliability of test materials
• Reliability of assessment

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Test format
Total test time 2 hours 44 minutes( 10 minutes
transfer time)
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IELTS Band Scores

• 9 band scale
• 9 expert user
• 8 very good user
• 7 good user
• 6 competent user
• 5 modest user
• 4 limited user
• 3 extremely limited user
• 2 intermittent user
• 1 non-user

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Face-to-face Speaking module

• The IELTS face-to-face Speaking module is
  preferred by many institutions in the U.S. and
  worldwide as it reflects the real world context
  in which a candidate would most likely need to
  use their spoken English

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• ... interview is the top advantage of IELTS over
  TOEFL, said Andrea Scott, director of graduate
  admissions and recruiting for the University of
  Minnesota-Twin Cities. TOEFL is not interactive.
  You are having a conversation with a computer. In
  IELTS, the person is trained to gauge the
  students ability, and to increase or decrease
  the difficulty of the conversation to tell more,
  Scott said.
• Inside Higher Ed, 7 August 2006

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Accessible and convenient

• Available in over 300 locations across 120
  countries worldwide
• One of the most frequently available tests in the
  world you can choose from up to 4 test dates
  each month
• Registration up to 2 weeks before the test date
• Results guaranteed 13 days after the test
• Self preparation materials

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We are here to help

• A quality, personal service
• E Downloads service / E Verification service/
  band scores DVD
• Report forms sent out for free to receiving
  organisations
• The Global Recognition System
• Workshops Teacher and Admissions

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Global acceptance one test for many countries
and many purposes
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IELTS takes you further

• IELTS is trusted and accepted by over 4000
  organizations and faculties worldwide.
• Institutes of further and higher education
• Australia, Canada, Europe, Hong Kong, New
  Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom, United
  States and many other countries worldwide
• Hong Kong partnership

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• Professional bodies
• Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK
  and USA
• Immigration authorities
• Australia, Canada, New Zealand
• Government agencies and departments
• Australia, Canada, Europe, New Zealand, UK, USA

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USA says yes to IELTS
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USA says yes to IELTS

• Recognised by over 1,100 U.S. higher educational
  institutions
• This includes
• 7 out of 8 Ivy League Schools
• Majority of schools ranked as Top Schools
• Majority of the top 25 institutions hosting
  foreign students
• U.S. News and World Reports, Americas Best
  Colleges 2007.
• Open Doors 2006, Report on International
  Educational Exchange, Leading 25 institutions
  hosting international students, 2005/06.

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IELTS is the preferred test for many U.S. higher
educational institutions
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Duke University Graduate School

• It is the policy of the Graduate School to admit
  only those students with a minimum TOEFL score of
  550 (paper-based test), 213 (computer-based
  test), or 83 (internet-based test), or a minimum
  IELTS score of 7.0. In many departments a higher
  score may be required if the applicant is to
  succeed in the competition for limited new
  student openings.
• IMPORTANT NOTE While the Duke University
  Graduate School will accept either the IELTS or
  TOEFL scores, the IELTS is the preferred English
  proficiency test.
• http//www.gradschool.duke.edu/admissions/
  requirements.html

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Brown University

• Brown University is this year, for the first
  time, saying that IELTS scores will be considered
  the same as TOEFL for undergraduate applicants
  from other countries. Panetha Ott, director of
  international undergraduate admissions, said she
  views this as a question about access.
• Many international applicants apply to Brown and
  Australian universities, where IELTS is the norm.
  It makes sense that they should be able to take
  one test instead of two.
• Inside Higher Ed, Taking on TOEFL, August 7
  2006,
• http//www.insidehighered.com/news/2006/08/07/iel
  ts

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Recognized by 20 leading U.S. Professional
Organizations and Accrediting Bodies

• Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing
  Schools (CGFNS)
• International Commission on Healthcare
  Professionals (ICHP)
• American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA),
  Educational Commission for Foreign Veterinary
  Graduates (ECFVG)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF) Institute
• Florida Board of Nursing
• Maryland Board of Nursing
• Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
  Regulation and Licensure

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Use the online Global Recognition System
on www.ielts.org to find out which institutions
in the U.S. and worldwide will accept your IELTS
scores
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IELTS in France

• Use Growth
• English medium courses
• International exchanges
• Grandes Ecoles
• On-site sessions
• Centre Network expanding
• Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, Lille
• More test locations in September

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For more information contact

• IELTS in France
• Mr Philippe Caron,
• IELTS Network Development Manager, France
• (philippe.caron_at_britishcouncil.fr)
• IELTS in Europe
• Ms Helga Stellmacher
• IELTS Development Manager Europe
• (helga.stellmacher_at_britishcouncil.fr)