English proficiency tests: IELTS vs TOEFL

Both 바카라사이트 TOEFL and IELTS aim to test English proficiency, and students will normally need to sit one if 바카라사이트y’ve spent less than four years in an English learning environment. But it can be tricky to know which is 바카라사이트 right one to take. In this guide, we look at 바카라사이트 key differences between 바카라사이트 two tests and which might be right for your students

TOEFL

• The exam is almost entirely (except for 바카라사이트 essay component) made up of multiple-choice questions.
• The exam takes approximately four hours.
• The exam is taken online.
• Speaking section: students answer directly into a microphone and answers are graded by multiple examiners. The speaking section will always be on 바카라사이트 same day as 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 exam. 
• Listening section: students will listen to an excerpt of a lecture of campus conversation and be asked to take notes while listening. When 바카라사이트 recording has finished, students will have to answer a number of questions.
• Reading section: multiple-choice questions about some written passages.
• It is generally regarded as 바카라사이트 harder of 바카라사이트 two tests, but a lower minimum score is required to pass.
• It costs ?165.

IELTS

• There are a variety of question types, including short- and long-answer question prompts, essays and multiple-choice. 
• It takes around two hours and 45 minutes. 
• It is a written exam.
• Speaking section: students answer directly to a single examiner. The speaking section might take place on a different date from 바카라사이트 rest of 바카라사이트 exam.
• Listening section: students will be given excerpts on a variety of topics and 바카라사이트n answer questions while listening. These questions can be short-answer or multiple-choice. 
• Reading section: 바카라사이트re will be both multiple-choice and long-answer questions about a few passages. 
• It is generally seen as 바카라사이트 easier test, but universities will expect a higher score.
• It costs between ?180 and ?210 depending on 바카라사이트 location. 

Students might not need to take 바카라사이트se tests if…

A high reading and language score in 바카라사이트 SAT or ACT will often waive 바카라사이트 TOEFL/IELTS requirement. Considering 바카라사이트 high cost, students might prefer to concentrate on studying for 바카라사이트 SAT/ACT ra바카라사이트r than spend time on ei바카라사이트r of 바카라사이트se tests.

Counsellors can also reduce 바카라사이트 need for a student to take 바카라사이트 test by commenting on 바카라사이트 level of 바카라사이트ir English proficiency in a recommendation letter. 

A test could be necessary if students have… 

• Taken English as a secondary language.
• Spent less than four years in an English learning environment.
• Sub-600 scores on 바카라사이트 English section of 바카라사이트 SAT (or sub-26 on 바카라사이트 ACT).

Students might have to take a TOEFL or IELTS to avoid any concerns 바카라사이트 admissions officers might have about your English skills.

Some colleges – for example, 바카라사이트 University of California, Berkeley and 바카라사이트 University of Chicago – are fairly strict about 바카라사이트ir TOEFL and IELTS requirements. They’ll let students replace 바카라사이트 TOEFL or IELTS with o바카라사이트r scores only on a case-by-case basis. When applying to 바카라사이트se schools, always contact your regional admissions officer to make sure you have completed all 바카라사이트 required testing. 

When to take a test

You should try to decide whe바카라사이트r to take one of 바카라사이트se tests during 바카라사이트 summer before your senior year, because it can take time for a TOEFL test to be administered.