Specifically,
Vietnam saw 14 percent growth in the number of candidates sitting for the test
and a 50 percent increase in those scoring 8.0 or above out of 9.0 on it during
the 2011-12 academic year.
Its
candidates’ average score has increased across all four skills of listening,
reading, speaking and writing, with the biggest improvement in reading skills.
Vietnamese
test takers also scored a higher overall band average than that of their peers
in Taiwan, Thailand, China, and Japan.
Potential
entry into academic institutions in the U.K., the U.S., Australia, Canada, and
many other destinations was the main reason cited by local candidates for their
taking the test, said Alison Ball, Ho Chi Minh City Director for British
Council Vietnam.
“Demand
for IELTS in Vietnam remains impressive … [and every year] the standards get
higher and higher.”
The
number of IELTS test takers grew 12 percent year-on-year to a record 1.7
million around the world in 2011, the seventeenth year of continual growth,
with the number of tests taken tripling since 2005.
An
international standardized test of English language proficiency, IELTS is
jointly owned by the British Council, IDP: IELTS Australia, and the University
of Cambridge ESOL Examinations (Cambridge ESOL).
It is
now recognized by more than 7,000 organisations including educational
institutions, employers, professional associations, and governments in 135
countries around the world.
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