IELTS Research Reports

Glenys Merrifield4 Guiding questions – Ongoing support4.1 Did you receive any information or support from the IELTS administration when makingthe decision?4.2 Have you had any follow-up briefing or support from IELTS administration?If yes, what support was given?If not, would it be useful to you? What form of support would be most useful?5 Alternative language assessment systems5.1 Will you continue to use the IELTS test as an English Language assessment instrument?Why or why not?5.2 Will your profession be accepting other language testing or assessment systems as equivalentto IELTS (eg iB TOEFL, TOEIC, the new Pearson Test of English, profession-specificassessment, … )?6 Research6.1 Do you know of any research, articles or discussion papers that have been published intoEnglish language competency or testing and assessment in your profession by professionalsin your field, academics, government or other relevant bodies? If so, please provide a copy oraccess details (name, author, publisher, year).7 Do you have any further comments or issues you wish to raise?Thank you for your time.Glenys Merrifield, B Ed (TESOL), Dip TESOL, M Ed Administrationwww.gbm.net.auTel: 61 2 9438 2428Mob: +61 (0)407 095 913Skype: glenys.merrifield70 www.ielts.org