A Critical Review of the Revised IELTS Speaking Test

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aut.relation.endpage127
aut.relation.issue1
aut.relation.journalInternational Journal of English Language Education
aut.relation.startpage120
aut.relation.volume2
dc.contributor.authorRoshan, Saeed
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-18T03:35:32Z
dc.date.available2023-08-18T03:35:32Z
dc.date.issued2013-12-26
dc.description.abstractThe International English Language Test System (IELTS) is currently one of the English tests of repute, which is employed to assess the language proficiency of candidates planning to study or work in contexts where English is employed as the language of communication. This study is a critical review of the Revised IELTS Speaking Test (RIST) in order to highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the revised version. The findings indicate that the reduction from 5 phases to 3 phases in the structure, the introduction of an Interlocutor Frame (IF), the change of the rating system from holistic to analytic, and validity are the strong points of RIST. The weaknesses in the RIST could be subjectivity of the test, deviation from IF, and potential cultural bias. The study provides some recommendations for improvement of the Revised IELTS Speaking Test.
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of English Language Education, ISSN: 2325-0887 (Print); 2325-0887 (Online), Macrothink Institute, 2(1), 120-127. doi: 10.5296/ijele.v2i1.4840
dc.identifier.doi10.5296/ijele.v2i1.4840
dc.identifier.issn2325-0887
dc.identifier.issn2325-0887
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10292/16576
dc.publisherMacrothink Institute
dc.relation.urihttps://www.macrothink.org/journal/index.php/ijele/article/view/4840
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2013 Saeed Roshan. Creative Commons License. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
dc.rights.accessrightsOpenAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject4703 Language Studies
dc.subject4704 Linguistics
dc.subject3901 Curriculum and Pedagogy
dc.subject39 Education
dc.subject47 Language, Communication and Culture
dc.subject2004 Linguistics
dc.subject2005 Literary Studies
dc.subject2099 Other Language, Communication and Culture
dc.subject3901 Curriculum and pedagogy
dc.subject4703 Language studies
dc.subject4704 Linguistics
dc.titleA Critical Review of the Revised IELTS Speaking Test
dc.typeJournal Article
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