Transcript The US Says Yes to IELTS - Servizi | Sapienza

Margaret Fowler
Examinations Service Manager
British Council Italy
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British Council
Who we are
The United Kingdom international
organisation for educational and
cultural relations
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Our purpose
To build mutually beneficial
relationships between people in
the UK and other countries
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English
Education
Arts
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Where we are
The British Council has 200
offices in more than 100
countries
In Italy we are in:
Milan, Naples and Rome
Exams venues in 25 other cities
in Italy
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Nuova Sede!
British Council Rome
Via San Sebastianello 15
Roma
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Our services at the
British Council
English language courses
Training for teachers of English
Examinations services
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Study in the UK
www.educationUK.org
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Examinations
Cambridge ESOL
IELTS
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• Some of the universities we work with:
La Sapienza
Luiss
Politecnico di Torino
Università Bocconi
Politecnico di Milano
Trento, Padova, Genova, Venice, Parma, Reggio
Calabria,Lecce, Cagliari, Napoli, Bologna, Pavia
and many others
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The IELTS partnership
British Council
IDP Australia
Cambridge ESOL
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What is IELTS?
a “vertical” test of communicative
proficiency in English for study or
work in English (A1 to C1)
a test of all four language skills
a test of international English
NOT a test of ‘study skills, ‘grammar’
or a particular subject area
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Global candidature growth:
1.4 million test takers in 2009
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
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2001
2000
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500,000
1,000,000
1,500,000
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IELTS offers:
• 48 dates a year to choose from
• Public sessions once a month in 25 cities
throughout Italy
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Where in Italy...
New venues in Pisa, Cassino, Viterbo…
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Registration up to 7 days beforehand
Results on line after 13 days
High security features
Recognised worldwide by over 600,000
institutions
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Essential test qualities
Validity
Reliability
Impact
Practicality
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Choice of two types of IELTS test modules
Academic
or
General
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• Academic Test
– For entry to Universities, Colleges
– For professional recognition
• General Training Test
– For immigration
– Check before you enrol
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Global Candidature Breakdown
25.0%
Online enrolments
in Italy (2009):
General
Training
Academic = 84%
General T. = 16%
75.0%
Academic
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Test Format
Listening
30 minutes, 4 sections, 40 items
Academic Reading
General Training Reading
60 minutes, 3 sections, 40 items
60 minutes, 3 sections, 40 items
Academic Writing
General Training Writing
60 minutes, 2 tasks
60 minutes, 2 tasks
Speaking
11 - 14 minutes, 3 parts
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The IELTS band scores
IELTS provides:
a profile of a candidate’s skills in
all four language areas
an overall band score
IELTS tests for the full range of
levels, from non-user to expert
user, A1-C2
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Band Scores
9 band scale
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8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
expert user
very good user
good user
competent user
modest user
limited user
extremely limited user
intermittent user
non-user
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IELTS v European Framework v Cambridge
ESOL exams
IELTS 7.5 - 9.0
C2 CPE
C1 CAE
BEC Higher
IELTS 6.5 - 7.5
B2 FCE
BEC Vantage
IELTS 5.5 - 6.5
B1 PET
BEC Preliminary
IELTS 4.5 - 5.5
A2 KET
IELTS 3.5 - 4.5
A1 Movers
IELTS 2.5 - 3.5
Starters
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Examples of IELTS scores
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Reading
Listening
Writing
Speaking
6.5
6.5
7.5
7.0
• Overall Band Score: 7.0
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A university may even ask for a specific profile
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Listening minimum 6
Reading minimum 7
Writing minimum 6
Speaking minimum 6
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Who recognises IELTS?
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• IELTS is trusted and accepted by
close to 6,000 organizations and
faculties worldwide.
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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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Who recognises IELTS in Italy?
• Over 50 Italian Universities as credits towards
first degrees
• Eg. Bocconi, Politecnico di Torino, Politecnico di
Milano, Venice,
• Bicocca, Genova, Padova, Trento, Bologna,
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In the US
• Recognised by over 1,200 U.S.
higher education institutions
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What scores do US schools require
for academic success?
Levels/Sample Schools
Undergraduate
Scores
Range = 6.0 - 7.0
New York University
7.0
UIUC
6.5
Arizona State University
6.0
Graduate
Range = 6.0 - 8.5
Columbia University
7.0
Columbia School of Journalism
8.5
Professional schools
Harvard MBA
LLM
Range = 6.0 - 8.5
7.0
Range = 6.5 - 8.0
Duke University
Indiana University
7.5 on U.S. Higher Education
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7.0
Typical US university
admission requirements
• “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.”
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US entry requirements examples
MIT, Boston (MA) accept only IELTS
http://math.mit.edu/academics/grad/admission
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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 is accessible and practical
• One of the most frequently available tests in the
world – you can choose from up to 4 test dates
each month
• Enrol up until 7 days before the test date
• Results available 13 days after the test
• Test fee payable in Euro
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How to register?
• On line at www.britishcouncil.it
• At a British Council office
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Listening
30 minutes, 4 sections, 40 items
Academic Reading
General Training Reading
60 minutes, 3 sections, 40 items
60 minutes, 3 sections, 40 items
Academic Writing
General Training Writing
60 minutes, 2 tasks
60 minutes, 2 tasks
Speaking
11 - 14 minutes, 3 parts
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Paper 1: Listening
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Paper 2: Reading
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Variety of task types
• sentence completion
• notes, summary, diagram, flow chart, table
completion
• classification
• matching
• multiple choice
• identification of writers’ views, attitudes, claims
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Paper 3: Writing - Academic
• Part 1 - at least 150 words - 20 minutes
• Describing information from graphs, diagrams,
tables, charts
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The chart below shows the number of men and women in further education in
Britain in three periods and whether they were studying full-time or part-time.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features
shown below. (Write at least 150 words)
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80
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10
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1970/71
1980/81
1990/91
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Writing Assessment Criteria
Task achievement or task response
Cohesion and coherence
Lexical resource
Grammatical range and accuracy
Access Public Band Score Descriptors
http://www.ielts.org/PDF/UOBDs_WritingT1.pdf
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http://www.ielts.org/PDF/UOBDs_WritingT2.pdf
Band score 6
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According to the graph, the number of men and women in
further education in Britain shows the following pattern. In
the case of male, the number of males has declined slightly
from about 1000 thousands in 12970/71 to about 850 thousands
in 1980/81. However this figure rose back to about 850
thousands in 1980/81. The proportion of full-time education has
declined during this periods. However, the proportion of parttime education has increased dramatically. On the other hand ,
in the case of female, the number of both full.-time education
and part-time.education has increased during this period. From
about 700 thousands in 1970/71, these figures rose to about 820
thousand s in 1980/81, to about 1100 thousands in
1990/91………..
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Paper 3: Writing - Academic
• Part 2 - at least 250 - 40 minutes
• Discursive composition
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Academic Writing Task 2
• In Task 2 candidates are presented with a point of view
or argument or problem They may need to:
– present a solution to a problem
– present and justify an opinion
– compare and contrast evidence, opinions and
implications
– evaluate and challenge ideas, evidence or an
argument
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The IELTS Speaking test
• Realistic interactive conversation with a live
examiner
• Shows your real life communication skills
• Preferred by many institutions in the U.S. and
worldwide.
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Speaking, 11-14 minutes
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IELTS Speaking Test
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• 11-14 minutes 3 parts
Part 1: General questions about home, family,
job, studies etc
Part 2: Monologue based on a verbal prompt on
a card (1 minute to prepare)
Part 3: Discussion of more abstract issues
based on theme of part 2
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Part 2 card
Describe something you own which is very
important to you.
You should say:
• where you got it from
• how long you have had it
• what you use it for
• And explain why it is so important to you
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Speaking Part 3
Let’s consider first of all how people’s values have
changed …
• What kind of things give status to people in your
country?
• Have things changed since your parents’ time?
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Criteria for assessment of speaking
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Fluency and coherence
Lexical Resource
Grammatical Range and Accuracy
Pronunciation
One examiner
All interviews are digitally recorded
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Preparing for the Test
• Published preparation materials list
at www.ielts.org
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Support
Cambridge Practice Tests for IELTS (CUP)
Top Tips for IELTS
Teacher and candidate resources at
www.ielts.org
IELT Scores explained DVD
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Road to IELTS
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Road to IELTS
Free self-study materials from the British
Council to all candidates who register
online 5 weeks in advance
• practice IELTS listening tasks under timed
conditions
• view sample videos of speaking tests,
highlighting good and less good practice
• develop vocabulary and techniques for writing
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tasks
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