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Who are the IELTS examiners?

All IELTS examiners hold relevant teaching qualifications and are recruited as examiners by the test centres and approved by British Council or IDP: IELTS Australia. The examiner assesses candidates on their performance throughout thetest according to the four criteria of theIELTS Speaking Test Band Descriptors :

What are the IELTS speaking band descriptors?

Examiners use the Speaking Band Descriptors to decide which bands to give candidates taking the IELTS Speaking test. Using the descriptors yourself during classroom speaking practice tasks will help you to: • analyse your students’ strengths and weaknesses when they do IELTS Speaking tasks

What do candidates think of the revised pronunciation scale of IELTS?

candidates at IELTS-assigned scores of Bands 5, 6 and 7. In general, the examiners preferred the revised Pronunciation scale to the previous one, and they were largely positive about how easy the descriptors and increased number of band levels were to use.

Who assesses speaking performance in the IELTS exam?

Examiners and speaking assessment in the IELTS exam Speaking performances are assessed by certificated IELTS examiners. All IELTS examiners hold relevant teaching qualifications and are recruited as examiners by the test centres and approved by British Council or IDP: IELTS Australia.