{"id":18757,"date":"2019-05-20T16:36:22","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T14:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmatbarcelona.com\/?p=18757"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:59:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T13:59:27","slug":"ielts-international-english-language-testing-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmatbarcelona.com\/en\/examenes\/ielts-international-english-language-testing-system","title":{"rendered":"IELTS (International English Language Testing System)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Starting in April, the <strong>official IELTS test<\/strong> in its two Academic and General modalities, it can be done in two different formats:<\/p>\n<blockquote style='margin-left: 250px;'><p><strong>Academic IELTS<\/strong> &amp; IELTS General Training face-to-face on paper<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote style='margin-left: 250px;'><p><strong> IELTS General Training<\/strong> by computer in an authorized center<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In the case of <a title=\"IELTS Courses 2019\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmatbarcelona.com\/en\/ielts\/ielts-proximos-cursos\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><strong>IELTS<\/strong><\/span><\/a> and unlike <a title=\"TOEFL iBT courses 2019\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gmatbarcelona.com\/en\/toefl\/toefl-proximos-cursos\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">TOEFL<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, the Speaking section will always be done, in both categories, with a teacher in person.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IELTS<\/strong> it is an international test and as a consequence, in the Listening section, you will hear a variety of accents.<\/p>\n<p>As a suggestion, we recommend taking the exam on paper because for certain students, it may be easier for them simply by doing it in those conditions.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>prices<\/strong> and the <strong>duration<\/strong> is the same in both <strong>exams<\/strong>, but for people with dyslexia, as long as they accredit it before registering, they can give them more time to take the official test. 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