IELTS Research Reports

A multiple case study of the relationship between the indicators of students’ English languagecompetence on entry and students’ academic progress at an international postgraduate universitySummerProgrammestudentLanguageassessmentEntry test score Pre-test IELTS scores (09.07)Writing Listening Reading TotalSAS1 Interview 6 33 42 75SAS2 Interview 4 14 22 36SAS3 Interview 5.5 8 24 32SAS4 Interview 6 37 35 72SAS5 Interview 5 19 22 41SAS6 Interview 5.5 26 24 50SAS7 Interview 5 14 15 29SAS8 Interview 5.5 34 34 68SAS9 Interview 5 21 19 40SAS10 Interview 5 24 29 53SAS11 Interview 4.5 20 18 38SOE1 English test TOEFL CBT 220 5.5 32 32 64SOE2 Interview 5.5 29 25 54SOE3 English test TOEFL CBT 243 5.5 36 32 68SOE4 English test IELTS 6.5 5 34 23 57SOE5 Unknown 5.5 25 35 60SOE6 English test TOEFL IBT 92 6 37 37 74SOE7 English test IELTS 6 5.5 24 23 47SOM1 English test IELTS 6 5.5 34 33 67SOM2 English test IELTS 6 TOEFL IBT 64 5 36 27 63SOM3 English test IELTS 5.5 4 29 18 47SOM4 English test IELTS 6 5.5 21 18 39SOM5 English test IELTS 6 5.5 27 25 52SOM6 English test + Interview IELTS 5.5 5.5 24 21 45Table 7. Summer Programme students’ Pre-test IELTS and entry score9.2.3 Summer Programme students – ReportsOn completion of the Summer Programme, academic English staff compile individual reports onSummer Programme students. Students are graded on an alphabetic system from A, A-, B+, B, C+,C on four course components: academic reading, academic speaking, academic writing and listeningcomprehension and note taking. The report includes specific feedback on the student’s progress forIELTS Research Reports Volume 11165