Sitting at 6.5: Problematizing IELTS and Admissions to Canadian Universities

Autor/in	MacDonald, Jennifer J.
Titel	Sitting at 6.5: Problematizing IELTS and Admissions to Canadian Universities
Quelle	In: TESL Canada Journal, 36 (2019) 1, S.160-171 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0826-435X
Schlagwörter	English (Second Language); Language Tests; Second Language Learning; Language Proficiency; College Admission; Language of Instruction; Cutting Scores; Admission Criteria; Academic Achievement; Academic Language; Literacy; Correlation; Test Use; Foreign Countries; Universities; Political Influences; Educational Policy; Canada; International English Language Testing System + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Language test; Sprachtest; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language skill; Language skills; Sprachkompetenz; Hochschulzugang; Hochschulzulassung; Zulassung; Teaching language; Unterrichtssprache; Admission; Admission procedures; Zulassungsbedingung; Zulassungsverfahren; Schulleistung; Academic; Language; Languages; Akademiker; Sprache; Wissenschaftssprache; Alphabetisierung; Schreib- und Lesefähigkeit; Korrelation; Testanwendung; Ausland; University; Universität; Political influence; Politischer Einfluss; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Kanada; Language tests; Englisch
Abstract	The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) standardized English language proficiency (ELP) exam is widely accepted proof of ELP at Canadian universities. The majority of Canadian universities set very similar IELTS cut scores for admission; however, these differ from the IELTS-recommended minimum cut scores. The use of the IELTS exam as an admission tool is not unproblematic, with debates around where to set cut scores, the interplay of political and administrative concerns in setting admissions criteria, and the correlation between cut scores and student academic success. As well, the issue of essential academic skills and literacies and their relationship to the exam, curricula, and student academic success figures in the broader discussion around the IELTS exam and its use in Canadian higher education. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01