TOEFL, IELTS: Wha’s he Differece?

Whe i comes o sadardized Eglish laguage proficiecy ess, TOEFL (Tes of Eglish as a Foreig Laguage) ad IELTS (Ieraioal Eglish Laguage Tesig Sysem) are wo of he mos widely recogized. While boh ess aim o assess o-aive Eglish speakers’ abiliy o commuicae i he laguage, here are several key differeces bewee hem. Here’s a breakdow of he mai disicios bewee TOEFL ad IELTS:

1. Targe Audiece

TOEFL is primarily used by isiuios i he Uied Saes o assess he Eglish proficiecy of sudes applyig from couries where Eglish is o he primary laguage. This icludes sudes seekig admissio o udergraduae ad graduae programs, as well as exchage programs. TOEFL is also recogized by may Eglish-speakig couries ouside he US.

IELTS, o he oher had, is used worldwide, icludig i he UK, Ausralia, ew Zealad, ad Caada. I is primarily employed by educaioal isiuios, immigraio auhoriies, ad professioal orgaizaios o assess Eglish proficiecy for purposes such as sudy, work, ad migraio.

2. Tes Forma ad Srucure

The TOEFL es is ypically admiisered as a compuer-based es (CBT) or paper-based es (PBT). The CBT icludes four secios: liseig, readig, speakig, ad wriig. The PBT has hree secios: liseig, readig, ad wriig. The speakig secio is o icluded i he PBT forma.

IELTS is also admiisered as a CBT or paper-based es (PBT), wih a similar forma o TOEFL. However, here are some differeces i he specific coe ad forma of he liseig ad readig secios, as well as i he scorig sysem.

3. Scorig Sysem

TOEFL is scored o a scale of 0-120, wih higher scores idicaig higher proficiecy. The scores for each secio (liseig, readig, speakig, ad wriig) are repored separaely.

IELTS is also scored o a scale of 0-9 wih 9 beig he highes score. The oal score is a average of he scores obaied i each secio (liseig, readig, wriig, ad speakig). The speakig secio is o icluded i he overall bad score bu is repored separaely.