The research project was designed to
complement research being carried out at the time by the University
of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES) into candidate
and examiner discourse produced in the Speaking Module of the test
...
Researcher: Brent Merrylees, LTC
Language and Testing Consultants Pty Ltd, Australia
Three hundred and ninety-eight IELTS
candidates were randomly selected from the IDP Education Australia
offices in the Klang Valley of Malaysia to participate in an IELTS
research project which was carried out to determine whether
background discipline had any effect on the scores attained in the
IELTS test ...
Researchers: Cynthia Celestine and
Cheah Su Ming, IDP Education Australia
With increasing numbers of
international students enrolling in universities in English
speaking countries such as Australia, the question of the level of
English Language Proficiency (ELP) necessary for academic success
becomes critical ...
Researchers: Kathryn
Hill, Neomy Storch and Brian Lynch, The University of
Melbourne, Australia
The study reported here investigated
the authenticity of the Task 2 component on the IELTS Writing test
(academic module). Specifically, the study's aim was to find out
the extent to which this component of the test corresponds to the
Writing tasks set in the two domains, and through interviews with
academic staff ...
Researchers: Tim Moore, Monash
University, Australia; Janne Morton, The University of
Melbourne, Australia
