International English Language Testing System

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Standardised test English language British Council IDP Cambridge English

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Cambridge English Language Assessment

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Acronym: IELTS
Administrator: British Council, IDP Education, and Cambridge Assessment English.
Annual number of test takers: Over 3.5 million in 2018
Duration: Listening: 40 minutes (including 10-minute transfer time in paper-based test), Reading: 60 minutes, Writing: 60 minutes, Speaking: 10-15 minutes. Total: 2 hours 45 minutes
Fee: Around 250 USD
Offered: Up to 4 times a month. Up to 48 times a year.

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Overview

Standardised test Standardized test
English language
British Council
IDP IDP Education
Cambridge English
Australian Australia
British United Kingdom
Canadian
European European Union
New Zealand
United States
UK Visas and Immigration
Immigration to Australia
Test of English as a Foreign Language
TEF Test d'évaluation de français
CELPIP Canadian English Language Proficiency Index Program

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Cambridge English Language Assessment

IELTS characteristics

Read Reading
Write Writing
Speak Speech
Accents Accent (sociolinguistics)
British British English
Australian Australian English
New Zealander New Zealand English
American American English

IELTS test structure

IELTS Life Skills
Universities
Higher education
Work experience
Immigration
Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFRR) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

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Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Department of Citizenship and Immigration Canada

IELTS use for immigration purposes

Commonwealth Commonwealth of Nations
Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC) Citizenship and Immigration Canada
CELPIP
CLB Canadian Language Benchmarks

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Urban areas Urban area
Rural Rural area

Other English proficiency tests

CAE, Cambridge English: Advanced Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE)
Cambridge English: First
CPE, Cambridge English: Proficiency Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)
CAEL Canadian Academic English Language Assessment
CU-TEP, Chulalongkorn University Test of English Proficiency Chulalongkorn University Test of English Proficiency (CU-TEP)?action=edit&redlink=1
EF Standard English Test
Duolingo English Test
ITEP International Test of English Proficiency
MUET Malaysian University English Test
OET Occupational English Test
OPI Oral Proficiency Interview
Oxford Test of English
PTE Pearson Language Tests
STEP Saudi Standardized Test for English Proficiency?action=edit&redlink=1
STEP Eiken
TELC The European Language Certificates
TOEFL
TOEIC
TrackTest
Trinity College London ESOL
TSE TSE (examination)
UBELT, University of Bath University of Bath

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International English Language Testing System → As, Australian Universities, British Council, Cambridge English Language Assessment, CLES, Colleges, During, ELTS, English, English Language Testing Service, IDP, IELTS, IELTS Australia, IELTS Revision Project, In, International Development Program, It, Test, Testing System, The International English Language

Acronym · 1

International English Language Testing System → IELTS

Administrator · 1

International English Language Testing System → British Council, IDP Education, and Cambridge Assessment English.

Annual number of test takers · 1

International English Language Testing System → Over 3.5 million in 2018

Duration · 1

International English Language Testing System → Listening: 40 minutes (including 10-minute transfer time in paper-based test), Reading: 60 minutes, Writing: 60 minutes, Speaking: 10-15 minutes. Total: 2 hours 45 minutes

Fee · 1

International English Language Testing System → Around 250 USD

Offered · 1

International English Language Testing System → Up to 4 times a month. Up to 48 times a year.

Prerequisites · 1

International English Language Testing System → No official prerequisite. Intended for non-native English speakers.

Purpose · 1

International English Language Testing System → To assess the English language proficiency of non-native English speakers.

Regions · 1

International English Language Testing System → More than 4,000 test centres in over 140 countries

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
International English Language Testing System	Acronym	IELTS	1.00	infobox
International English Language Testing System	Administrator	British Council, IDP Education, and Cambridge Assessment English.	1.00	infobox
International English Language Testing System	Annual number of test takers	Over 3.5 million in 2018	1.00	infobox
International English Language Testing System	Duration	Listening: 40 minutes (including 10-minute transfer time in paper-based test), Reading: 60 minutes, Writing: 60 minutes, Speaking: 10-15 minutes. Total: 2 hours 45 minutes	1.00	infobox
International English Language Testing System	Fee	Around 250 USD	1.00	infobox
International English Language Testing System	Offered	Up to 4 times a month. Up to 48 times a year.	1.00	infobox
International English Language Testing System	Prerequisites	No official prerequisite. Intended for non-native English speakers.	1.00	infobox
International English Language Testing System	Purpose	To assess the English language proficiency of non-native English speakers.	1.00	infobox
International English Language Testing System	Regions	More than 4,000 test centres in over 140 countries	1.00	infobox
International English Language Testing System	Score range	0 to 9, in 0.5 band increments	1.00	infobox
International English Language Testing System	Score validity	2 years	1.00	infobox
International English Language Testing System	Skills tested	Listening, reading, writing, and speaking of English language.	1.00	infobox
International English Language Testing System	Type	Standardised test (either computer-delivered or paper-based). Available in 2 modules: "Academic" and "General Training". The IELTS test partners also offer IELTS Life Skills, a…	1.00	infobox
International English Language Testing System	Used by	More than 12,000 colleges, agencies and other institutions in over 140 countries	1.00	infobox
International English Language Testing System	Website	ielts.org	1.00	infobox
International English Language Testing System	Year started	1980; 46 years ago (1980) (as ELTS) 1989; 37 years ago (1989) (as IELTS)	1.00	infobox

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