A Case Study of IELTS in Mainland China

Abstract

This essay is a case study of IELTS use in mainland China, discussing the language assessment from three aspects: the purposes for testing, ethical problems of IELTS, and technologies applied in IELTS. It is worth noting that there are two types of IELTS: academic IELTS and general training IELTS, offered jointly by the British Council, Cambridge English Language Assessment, and other committees. This essay is confined to academic IELTS.