IELTS Research Reports

An impact study into the use of IELTS by professional associations and registration entities:Canada, the United Kingdom and Ireland3 Guiding questions – Alternative language assessment systems/strategies3.1 What other language assessment systems/strategies are accepted? What are the levelsaccepted?✔ TEST LEVEL(S) REQUIREDTest of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) andInternet-based TOEFL (iB TOEFL)Test of Spoken English (TSE)Test of Written English (TWE)Test of English for International Communication(TOEIC)Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE)Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE)CELBANMELABTrinity College TestsOther3.2 In your view, what are the advantages and disadvantages of each? Which assessmentsystems/strategies suit your organisation best and why?3.3 Have candidates expressed a preference for a particular test? If so, which one and why?3.4 Have you had any feedback about how the candidates perceive the IELTS test?3.5 Is there a strategy in place to follow up newly registered people or to seek feedback fromtheir employers once they are in the workplace, to ensure that they are coping in terms oflanguage skills? If so, please describe it.3.5.1 If not, would this be useful?3.5.2 What focus area(s) would be most useful to get feedback on (e.g. using technical vocabularyand language, language for dealing with general enquiries, using non-technical languagewhen dealing with the young/aged/people of non-English speaking backgrounds/professionalto professional … )IELTS Research Reports Volume 1169