IELTS Research Reports

Learning to play the ‘classroom tennis’ well:IELTS and international students in teacher educationINSTITUTIONGraduate entrypre-servicecoursesIELTS scoresfor entry intoGraduate entrypre-servicecoursesIELTS Generalentry level scores(Postgraduate)Requirementsby TeachersRegistration Boardof South AustraliaIs coursespecificallytargeted atinternationalstudents?AdelaideUniversityGraduate Diplomain Education(DipEd)6.5 overall (min.6.0 in all subtests)6.0 overall (min.6.0 in Writing/Speaking; min.5.5 in Reading/Listening)7.0 overall (min.7 in each of themodules)NoUniversity of SouthAustraliaGraduate Diplomain Education(DipEd) Masterof Teaching(MTeach)7.0 overall (min.6.5 in Reading/Writing) 6.5overall (min. 6.0 inReading/ Writing)6.0 overall As above No YesFlinders UniversityMaster of Teaching(MTeach)7.0 overall(min.7.0 in all subbands)6.0 (min. 6.0 inSpeaking/ Writing)As aboveNoTable 3. IELTS entry score data (Adelaide Universities)Table 4 represents the language proficiency requirements of the teacher registration authority in eachstate and territory of Australia (except the Australian Capital Territory in which at the time of writing,there is no mandated teacher registration authority). Other relevant scores (e.g. ISLPR, TOEFL, PEAT)are provided for comparison.Teacher registrationauthorityNew South Wales Institute ofTeachersIELTS scoresMinimum overall score of 7.5including a minimum result of8.0 in both the Speaking andListening modules and 7.0 inReading and Writing.Other recognisedtestsISLPR: at least 4+ in eachof the four areas: Speaking,Listening, Reading andWriting. PEAT: Band A ineach of the four areas:Speaking, Listening, Readingand Writing.Who has to meetthese requirements?An applicant whose firstlanguage is not English andwho did not gain the majorityof his or her qualification inEnglish in a country whereEnglish is the main language(i.e. Australia, Canada, NewZealand, Republic of Ireland,United Kingdom Republic ofSouth Africa and the UnitedStates of America) unlessthey can show evidence ofhaving taught successfullyin English in a school in acountry where English isthe main language for asubstantial period of timeApplicants who have notcompleted teacher educationqualifications at an Australianinstitution or in EnglishVictorian Institute of TeachingLevel 7 in each of the areasof Speaking, Listening,Reading and Writing.ISLPR: Level 4 in each of theareas of Speaking, Listening,Reading and Writing. PEAT:Band A in each of the areasof Speaking, Listening,Reading and Writing.IELTS Research Reports Volume 1197