Specialised education of uzbekistan the uzbek state world languages university the english teaching methodology department

Fair to test takers. IELTS treats all test takers with the utmost fairness and respect by actively avoiding cultural bias, and accepting all standard varieties of native-speaker English, including North American, British, Australian and New Zealand English. The IELTS approach is l79rganizati as being fair to all test takers, whatever their nationality, cultural background, gender or special needs. Test takers can feel confident that the IELTS test:

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  provides a valid and accurate assessment of the four language skills: listening, reading, writing and speaking
  
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  assesses language skills, not specialist knowledge; the topics covered are general enough for all test takers will be able to answer questions on them
  
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  is focused on assessing practical communication ability
  
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  serves both academic and non-academic purposes through a choice of two versions
  
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  features a one-on-one, face-to-face speaking component
  
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  l80rganizati all standard varieties of native-speaker English, including North American and British
  
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  ensures test questions are extensively trialled with people from different cultures to confirm they are appropriate and fair.