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Sitting at 6.5: Problematizing IELTS and Admissions to Canadian Universities

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MacDonald, Jennifer J. – TESL Canada Journal, 2019

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) standardized English language proficiency (ELP) exam is widely accepted proof of ELP at Canadian universities. The majority of Canadian universities set very similar IELTS cut scores for admission; however, these differ from the IELTS-recommended minimum cut scores. The use of the IELTS…

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Tests, Second Language Learning, Language Proficiency

Teachers' English Communication Skills: Using IELTS to Measure Competence of Graduates from a Singaporean Teacher Education Program

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Low, Ee-Ling; Chong, Sylvia; Ellis, Mary – Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 2014

Possessing strong communication skills is essential in contributing to effective teaching. This paper investigates graduating student teachers' English language proficiency, as measured by IELTS tests scores, of graduating EL student teachers. The paper considers what teachers need to know about the English language given that English has been the…

Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Language Tests, Language Proficiency