Is IELTS 6 rubbish?

The IELTS score should be above 6. For non-English major applicants, IELTS 6 is a decent score.

IELTS is one of the famous international English standardized proficiency tests. Founded in 1989, it is jointly managed by British Council for Cultural Education, Cambridge University Examinations Board and Australian Education International Development Agency (IDP).

IELTS is the first test in the world to comprehensively evaluate English ability from four aspects: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Candidates can choose academic examination and training examination, and the examination results are valid for 2 years.

IELTS is an English proficiency test for those who intend to study or work in countries and regions where English is the language of communication. It is divided into academic test and training test. The IELTS test for visas and immigrants in the United Kingdom includes a paper-and-pencil mode and a computer-based mode. Candidates are free to choose the test mode that suits them.

Scoring standard:

IELTS scoring criteria include: language fluency and coherence, vocabulary changes, sentence richness and grammatical accuracy. Examiners who pronounce IELTS score according to these four criteria, which are equally important.

The recruitment and training of IELTS writing and speaking examiners are conducted in accordance with established standards, so as to ensure that raters understand the IELTS scoring policy and effectively grade listening and reading papers according to the scoring standards. Each test center will carry out system monitoring, and a certain proportion of answer sheets will be double-marked. In addition to continuously monitoring the performance of examiners, examiners will be evaluated every other year to ensure that they are graded according to the standards.