IELTS Research Reports

Learning to play the ‘classroom tennis’ well:IELTS and international students in teacher educationCONTENTS1 Introduction...........................................................................................................................772 LBOTE students, English language proficiency, testing instruments and teachereducation: A review of literature..........................................................................................792.1 International students in English language universities...........................................792.2 Perceptions of IELTS testing....................................................................................812.3 The language sub-skills...........................................................................................822.4 English language proficiency and academic results................................................832.5 International students, English language proficiency and teacher education..........862.6 International students, teacher education and general support...............................923 Research methodology........................................................................................................933.1 Site selection...........................................................................................................933.2 Site studies..............................................................................................................943.3 Data analysis...........................................................................................................944 Baseline data.........................................................................................................................955 LBOTE teacher education students’ perspectives............................................................995.1 Having been in your teacher education course now for some time, whatare your views on the demands of the course in terms of your Englishlanguage proficiency?..............................................................................................995.2 What interventions have been put into place to support you in terms of Englishlanguage proficiency? Have these been suitable/adequate?................................1005.3 Where is the need for support greatest (e.g. through your study program,through the practicum)?.........................................................................................1015.4 Are other issues more important than just language proficiency in supportingyour success (e.g. becoming familiar with the cultures of Australian schools)?....1015.5 Have your practicum schools identified English language proficiency as anissue for you? What about other issues (such as becoming familiar withAustralian school cultures)?...................................................................................1025.6 In the light of this, what do you think of the adequacy of your IELTS scorefor entry into teacher education and what do you think an adequate scorewould be?..............................................................................................................1026 The perspectives of representatives of one state teacher registration authority.........1027 Australian teacher educators’ perspectives on the IELTS entry scores........................1037.1 Background............................................................................................................1037.2 What are your views on the English language proficiency of your internationalstudents who have been subject to IELTS testing?...............................................1047.3 Are you doing any internal testing of the English language proficiency ofsuch students?.......................................................................................................1077.4 What interventions have you put into place to support these students in terms ofEnglish language proficiency? How have these been funded?.............................1087.5 Are other issues more important than just language in supporting these students(e.g. becoming familiar with Australian schools)?.................................................. 111IELTS Research Reports Volume 1175