Here are four pieces of IELTS Speaking advice from top experts, along with links to prep videos and fact sheets for teachers to use however they wish.
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Placement testing: What does it mean?
What is the difference between ‘accuracy’ and ‘reliability’? Learn ten key phrases in testing terminology.
Expert tips for IELTS Listening
Top advice from IELTS experts, links to prep videos, and fact sheets – all for you to use however you wish.
Pronunciation at university: A case study
This study details how Ningbo University married textbook instruction of English pronunciation with digital resources. Here is how they did it.
Grammar: A refreshing revisit
Grammar has a reputation for focusing on errors. With Tense Buster, we focus on communication. Here is how.
Placement testing: What does it mean?
What is the difference between ‘accuracy’ and ‘reliability’? Learn ten key phrases in testing terminology.
Online learning for Syrian and Lebanese youth
The HOPES-LEB project aims to improve the chances for a better future for young people in Lebanon. Here’s how they do it.
Adaptive tests: The detail
What more can be done for tests other than just putting the test online with some fancy layouts? Adaptivity is the way forward.
Question bank: Review and renew
The reliability and validity of a placement test lies in the quality of the questions. So what is the key to a good question bank?
AI and Speaking: The next chapter
Adrian Raper looks ahead, sharing new developments in AI and speaking assessments, researchers to look out for, and where to find out more.
Pronunciation at university: A case study
This study details how Ningbo University married textbook instruction of English pronunciation with digital resources. Here is how they did it.
Grammar: A refreshing revisit
Grammar has a reputation for focusing on errors. With Tense Buster, we focus on communication. Here is how.
EdTech over time
Andrew Stokes and Samuel Sheinberg look back on how EdTech has changed over the last 30 years and what we can expect in the future.
Reading is the new Speaking
How can we best equip migrants with the language skills they need to integrate effectively into their communities? It starts with Reading.
Clarity at 30: Down memory lane
Some of our partners and customers have been with us since we started 30 years ago. Here are a few memories from the early days.
Expert tips for IELTS Speaking
Here are four pieces of IELTS Speaking advice from top experts, along with links to prep videos and fact sheets for teachers to use however they wish.
Expert tips for IELTS Listening
Top advice from IELTS experts, links to prep videos, and fact sheets – all for you to use however you wish.
Expert tips for IELTS Reading
We have pooled the top four pieces of advice for each skill and added links to prep videos and handy fact sheets for teachers to use however they wish.
IELTS: What the candidates say
Road to IELTS runs around five million sessions every year for candidates hoping to achieve the IELTS band score they need. Read one candidate’s experience of using Road to IELTS.
IELTS: Directed independent learning
This series uncovers ideas and activities from British Council teaching centres around the world. Read on for tips for directed independent learning from British Council Education India, Bangalore.