The language test chosen can have major implications on student success
Are your future applicants ready to learn in English? For admissions professionals, this is critical. Ensuring every applicant is equipped to excel in studies goes beyond basic communication skills and requires a human touch. While algorithmic tools measure if an applicant can communicate in English, academic readiness - thinking critically, collaborating, and conveying content - calls for a deeper evaluation of language skills in the academic context.
By choosing assessments focused on English in academic instruction, admissions professionals gain a nuanced understanding of an applicant's potential. Evaluation in context provides a clear view of academic preparation and ensures each student admitted adds value to the institution and academic community.
In this white paper, we explore how IELTS captures the nature of language proficiency in academic settings and serves as a trustworthy partner for admissions professionals during applicant reviews.
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Most English tests only assess speech, not quality of communication.
Imagine speaking out loud in isolation to nothing but computers. Are you understood? Does your speech matter? Speaking alone does little to provide insight into how well someone can effectively engage in and maintain conversations which go beyond sounds and sentences.
IELTS assesses speaking ability through conversation.
The goal of learning English is to engage in meaningful conversations. At IELTS we understand this. We are assessing more than the ability to produce speech sounds and keywords, things that a computer can identify easily. Our examiners focus on real world readiness. Where technology falters, our expert examiners excel, capturing everything from the formation of an idea to how a speaker can refine, clarify, and focus in real time.
Our promise, an assessment that goes beyond rehearsed responses, providing real insight into a student's potential for world communication.
IELTS, we are the standard for a reason.
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