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The use and abuse of IELTS

Original Broadcast

Photo: Professor David Ingram

Professor David Ingram BA, A.Ed (Qld), MA PhD (Essex), AM, Professorial Fellow in the Faculty of Education, University of Melbourne

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Duration: 14'20"

This is an edited version of a talk entitled 'English Language Problems in Universities' by Professor Ingram broadcast on the ABC's Lingua Franca Opens in a new window program on Saturday, July 2, 2005.

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Professor Ingram was the Australian representative on the project in Lancaster that developed the IELTS test, and was subsequently IELTS Chief Examiner (Australia) for ten years to 1998. He was then on the Board of Directors of IELTS Australia for a further four years.

Also available from Lingua Franca:

Alex Barthel: are tertiary students competent in English? Opens in a new window

– broadcast 24 February 2007; available as streaming audio, downloadable MP3 file or transcript.

Alex Barthel is the director of the English Language Study Skills Assistance Centre (ELSSA) Opens in a new window at the University of Technology, Sydney, and the inaugural president of a new professional body, the Association for Academic Language and Learning (AALL) Opens in a new window.

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