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The International English Language Testing System
(IELTS) is an internationally owned and globally
recognised direct English language assessment of
the highest quality and integrity readily available
throughout the world.
- IELTS is a highly dependable,
practical and valid English language assessment
primarily used by those seeking international
education, professional recognition, bench-marking
to international standards and global mobility.
- IELTS is owned, developed
and delivered through the partnership of the British
Council, IDP Education Australia: IELTS Australia
and the University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations.
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IELTS
test dates in 2005 (Sydney)
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January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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8,
15, 22
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5,
26
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5,
19
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2,
16
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14
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11,
25
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July
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August
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September
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October
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November
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December
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9,
23
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13
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3,
17
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15,
29
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12
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10,
17
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- Test structure: Listening
and Speaking Modules are same, while there is a
choice between Academic and General Training in
the Reading and Writing Modules.
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Listening
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30
min.
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4
sections, 40 items
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Reading
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60
min.
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3
sections, 40 items
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Writing
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60
min.
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2
tasks (150 and 250 words)
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Speaking
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11-14
min.
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Individual
interview
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- Test results: Scores are on a Band Scale from
1 to 9, for each module of the test, and the overall
Band Score also appears on a scale from 1 to 9.
Test Report Forms are sent to the candidates approximately
two weeks after completing the test.
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Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
measures the ability of nonnative speakers of
English to use and understand North American English
as it is spoken, written and heard in college
and university settings.
- The TOEFL test measures
English language proficiency in reading, listening
and writing and is offered on computer in most
regions of the world. In areas where access
to computer-based testing is limited, a paper-and-pencil
version of the test is administered.
- Test Structure
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Listening
Comprehension
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40-60
min.
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30-50 Questions
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Structure
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15-20
min.
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20-25
Questions
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Reading
Comprehension
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70-90
min.
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44-55
Questions
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Writing
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30
min.
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1
topic
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- Scores : Scores will range 40-300 in Listening/Structure/Reading
and 1-6 in Writing and be known to the test takers
directly after the test.
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- CULT is the Combined Universities Language
Test. It was introduced in 1980 to establish
a proficiency test in English for students whose
secondary education was in a language other
than English and who intended to undertake tertiary
studies in English.
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Universities and tertiary
institutions that recognise CULT
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| Australian
Catholic University |
University
of Technology, Sydney |
| Australian
National University |
University
of New England |
| Charles
Sturt University |
University
of Western Sydney |
| Macquarie
University |
TAFE
Colleges |
| The
University of Canberra |
Cumberland
College of Health Sciences |
| The
University of Newcastle |
Conservatorium
of Music |
| The
University of New South Wales |
Orange
Agricultural College |
| The
University of Sydney |
Sydney
College of the Arts |
| The
University of Wollongong |
UNSW,
College of Fine Arts |
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CULT
test date in 2005
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January
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February
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March
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April
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May
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June
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8,
22
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5,
12
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- Test Structure
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Reading
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40
min.
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A combination
of multiple choice questions and a cloze
on four short texts of about 250 words. |
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Listening
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42
min.
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While hearing
a reconstruction of a lecture (approximately
8 minutes duration and played twice), test
takers take notes of the main points. |
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Writing
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50
min.
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A short essay
writing on a given question based on relevant
material from the reading and listening
texts as well as their own ideas. |
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Speaking
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15
min.
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Discussion with
the accessor involves giving descriptions
and expressing opinions on familiar issues
and on the test topic itself as well as
talking about own past and career plans. |
- Test results will be
posted within 10 working days from the date
of the test.
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