IELTS
IELTS is an internationally recognized English proficiency test. It is an accepted exam in almost every country in the world. This test, which was first introduced in 1980, is England-based unlike the TOEFL test, which is an American-based test.
It is necessary to get a certain score from the IELTS exam not only to study abroad, but also to be exempt from the preparation of universities such as Boğaziçi and Bilgi Universities. Therefore, it is an exam that attracts the attention of not only students who want to study abroad, but also students who want to study in our country and who want to make a career.
The first thing that students who will take the IELTS exam should pay attention to is what they are going to take the exam for. Because there are two IELTS exams. One of them is General and the other is Academic. The Academic test is the name given to the genre that measures your academic language. Students who want to study abroad for undergraduate or graduate education should take this type.
The general genre is a genre that measures your everyday language. If you are going to apply for work or immigration in an English-speaking country, you should choose this type. In addition, another point to be considered in this exam is that the exam is evaluated out of 9. Although schools generally accept 6 or 6.5 points, some schools may require this limit at 7 or 7.5.
IELTS can be done online as an application. On average, 2-3 exams are held each month. You can take the exam in institutions that have an exam center license. The point to note is that the application is made early. Seats at test centers can fill up fast.
The fee for the IELTS exam is 185 dollars in our country. The exam itself consists of 4 different parts. Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking sections are included in this exam.
Listening: This section takes a total of 40 minutes, with 30 minutes for solving the exam and 10 minutes for writing down what you have solved. The first two parts of this section are referred to as the conversation of two people. Parts 3 and 4 contain more academic speeches. You have the right to listen to these episodes only once. That's why you need to listen carefully and take good notes. Grammar and spelling errors are also evaluated in the answer sheet.
Reading: In this section, 3 different articles with a word count between 2150 and 2750 are read. Article topics can be newspaper or internet blog posts that you may encounter in your famous life.
Writing: This section consists of 2 different subsections. In the first part, you need to write 150 words in 20 minutes, using images and graphics. In the second part, you have to write an argument or an opinion and write 250 words in 40 minutes. Your opinion in this section is not important.
Speaking: This section does not have to be on the same day. It can be the same day in the same week. This section consists of 3 different subsections. First of all, you have to give general information about yourself in order to introduce yourself and it takes between 4-5 minutes. In the next part, you are given a pre-prepared card with sub-questions. You have to think for 1 minute about the given card and talk for 2 minutes without interruption. The last part takes about 4 to 5 minutes. This is the part you have to spend with the person in front of you by asking questions to each other.