You should know that IELTS and TOEFL resume some offline exams in July

　　IELTS and TOEFL resume some offline exams in July-
　　re-examination is coming, you should know these things

　　After nearly half a year of waiting, the Chinese students finally waited for the retest. A few days ago, the Ministry of Education Examination Center issued a notice that some IELTS and TOEFL tests were resumed in July, and the language test format also saw new changes. In the face of the partial re-examination in the context of epidemic prevention, what needs special attention? Let's do some carding together.

　　Some offline test sites resume

　　"There is news in the study abroad group that the exam may be resumed in July, but now it is finally waiting!" At the end of June, Wang Min, who was preparing for the exam at his home in Nanjing, was finally relieved. Earlier, she had received a conditional admission notice for a media communication major in a British university. The media major had higher language performance requirements. Wang Min was originally planning to pass IELTS by 7 points in the first half of the year. The epidemic disrupted the plan, and her last IELTS test was still in January.

　　"For many of our candidates, the exam time is undecided. In fact, I always feel that the reviewing heart is still hanging, the restlessness, and the reviewing efficiency can't be improved. Now that the date is set, I feel much more reliable," Wang Min said.

　　Wang Min's mood is a true portrayal of many IELTS and TOEFL test preparation students. The offline test sites gradually retake the test, giving them a reassuring pill.

　　According to the information from the Ministry of Education Examination Center, since July, the computerized IELTS test at three computer test sites, including the IELTS Shanghai Computer Test Center, Guangzhou Computer Test Center and Chongqing Computer Test Center, has been gradually restored , Including the IELTS paper-and-pencil test at 12 paper-and-pencil sites in Suzhou University, Yangzhou University, Ningbo University, etc.; the TOEFL test at 10 sites including Shenzhen City College, Shanghai Middle School, and Changzhou Senior High School, etc.; The GRE test in 8 test sites including Dongguan Wensheng International School and Shenzhen SEG Talent Training Center and the GMAT test in 6 test sites including Shanghai and Guangzhou.

　　In addition to the other test sites still do not meet the requirements for the test, the July test will continue to be canceled, the test fee will be fully refunded to the candidate's personal registration account.

　　Pay attention to the new features of the exam

　　Under the epidemic, some new features also appeared after the re-examination of the language test. Taking IELTS as an example, the newly-added computer test will use a brand-new video call oral test, that is, candidates will take a video call in the computer test center with a live test examiner to take the oral test. The video call speaking test is completely consistent with the on-site conversational speaking test in terms of test content, scoring standards, test duration, difficulty level, test questions and security settings. At the same time, in some paper-and-pencil test sites, there will also be successively launched video call oral test.

　　In an interview with our reporter, Liu Wenyong, deputy general manager of Kaide Education's test training business department, said that the use of a remote network for oral exams may be a helpless move under the current situation that many IELTS examiners are still unable to enter China. However, for candidates, there will be new changes in the examination format before this is not without clues.

　　In mid-May, the British Council for Cultural Education launched IELTS SpeakUP IELTS speaking practice. Candidates can conduct one-on-one online practice with IELTS official speaking experts. "When IELTS launched this service, we also had expectations in mind, that is, oral exams may be carried out through the network port, and we also provide new suggestions for students preparing for the exam." Liu Wenyong said that the remote oral exam is after all There are differences in the test, and candidates need to pay attention to the test.

　　Unlike the TOEFL test, which uses a whole-machine test, the paper-and-pencil test used by IELTS is parallel to the computer-based test. Prior to this, Chinese candidates tended to prefer the paper-and-pencil test. However, although there are many test sites after the re-examination, there are fewer scheduled sessions and more computer test sessions, and candidates are more likely to successfully book a computer test site. "Some students think that the computer-based test is easy to serialize when doing reading, so they are not willing to accept the new test form, but now they have to adapt and have to make changes." Liu Wenyong said.

　　Examination must comply with epidemic prevention requirements

　　In order to do a good job in epidemic prevention, IELTS officials suggested that candidates should apply for the local IELTS test as much as possible after the re-examination. However, because IELTS, TOEFL and other exams are still a small-scale resume offline exams, they are limited to a small number of exams in some regions, and they cannot fully meet the needs of candidates. Therefore, in the face of this situation, choosing to go to the field to take the test is a frustration for some students who are eager to get language scores.

　　It should be noted that candidates must carefully verify and comply with the specific epidemic prevention requirements of the test site before departure, and implement the local regulations on epidemic prevention and control when they return, beware of delays and impacts due to deviations in the understanding of epidemic prevention regulations. Take the exam as scheduled.

　　The experts also reminded that the study abroad application season is coming, considering the objective situation of the limited number of exams released at this stage, if students fail to make appointments and urgently need language scores, they can still consider some alternative exams as an alternative plan .

　　In fact, since the end of January this year, IELTS, TOEFL and other examinations have been shut down successively, alternative examinations such as IELTS Indicator, TOEFL ITP Chinese version, Duolingo examination DET have attracted the attention of many candidates, and the acceptance of alternative examinations in overseas universities Also gradually increased. Take the TOEFL ITP Chinese version as an example. According to official TOEFL data, more than 500 institutions around the world have recognized the TOEFL ITP Chinese version test results, including Columbia University, Cornell University, London School of Economics and Political Science, University of Tokyo, etc. Prestigious school. Experts suggest that in the special situation of the epidemic, candidates should make a variety of plans in advance in the application season. Whether it is a language test, the country of study abroad or the college, you must make more preparations. "Delay in your study abroad trip.

Sun Yahui

Sun Yahui