The IELTS test will undergo three major changes in the near future. In order to help candidates review in a more targeted manner, Global IELTS English teaching experts have provided a detailed explanation of the upcoming changes.
Change1 8The pronunciation assessment form for the oral test will be launched in this month
IELTS official test will be held this year8The pronunciation assessment form for the IELTS speaking test was released in March. "IELTS candidates should know that there are four major scoring criteria for the speaking part, one of which is pronunciation." According to Global IELTSMuThe teacher introduced that the IELTS speaking test has always relied on the subjective impression of the teacher or examiner to measure whether the candidate's pronunciation is standard and correct. "We say that a candidate's spoken English sounds very authentic, but why does his spoken English sound so authentic? What causes his pronunciation to be very authentic? We do not have a perfect standard evaluation rule." She said that full vowels, loss of explosion, weakening, continuous reading, stress... will all lead to changes in the candidate's pronunciation.
"IELTS official here8What will be announced this month is not only a pronunciation score sheet and evaluation sheet, but also a standard pronunciation testchecklist, which is of great significance to the majority of English teachers in improving students' English pronunciation level in a targeted manner during teaching. ”MuThe teacher said that this pronunciation assessment scale, which was developed by Cambridge IELTS based on a large number of studies, will have far greater teaching significance than testing significance and is worthy of the expectations of the majority of English learners.
Change2 GThe second part of the class reading proposition is work-oriented
GThe second part of the class reading proposition will be trained by the originaltrainingGradually change from orientation to work orientationworkplaceAs a guide. This change will be in2009Year5Month completed. Teacher Mu said that he hopes immigrant IELTS students will pay attention to this point. “In fact, I understand that this also expresses a clear signal for the future development of IELTS:AClass Exam andGThe purpose of class examinations is becoming more and more clear, and the differences between examinations will become larger and larger. In fact, the IELTS test is divided intoAClass sumGThis approach has always been the pride of IELTS officials and is a major feature that distinguishes it from the TOEFL exam. "IELTS officials believe that the two types of IELTS tests are more targeted and can better reflect the different needs of different environments for language proficiency. It’s better to do training and testing separately. "So I believe that the final result of IELTS officials adhering to this concept will beAClass sumGThe differences in exam questions will become more and more obvious. ”
Change3 Introducing computer-based testing
It is reported that the computer-based IELTS test is currently under development and there is no specific time schedule. The IELTS test will not force candidates to take the computer-based test like the TOEFL test. In the future, candidates will have the right to choose between the paper-based test or the computer-based test. This is only done for the convenience of IELTS candidates.
Get the IELTS test now120Multiple countries,6000Recognized by multiple educational institutions. The question makers come from four countries: the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Australia and the United States.2007Hong Kong, China, has the highest average score in the Asia-Pacific region, and the highest score among mainland Chinese candidates is reading, with an average score5.76points; the lowest score is writing, average5.12Points.
