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【Abstract】This paper mainly studies the IELTS， TOEFL IBT and Stanford English evaluation mechanisms， and their enlightenment to the Business English competence evaluation mechanism for business English students in colleges and universities. IELTS and TOEFL are stepping stones for foreign students to study in the UK and the US. Stanford software is a favorite English evaluation application for training institutions. The first two gold medal examinations and Stanford English software， which is operated on the computer， have some enlightenment to evaluation mechanisms for undergraduate business English.
【Key words】IELTS; TOEFL; Stanford; Business English; English Evaluation; Business English
【作者簡介】Su Ying， Professional Head of International Business （Sino-Australian Cooperation） of Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology; Li Jianqing， CPC Secretary of School of Business Administration， Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology; Jiang Ting， teacher of Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology.
As the economy goes global and education becomes international， English examination mechanisms are becoming diversified. This paper mainly discusses IELTS， TOEFL IBT and Stanford software， which are the three major English evaluation systems， and their enlightenment to the evaluation of undergraduate business English.
As we all know， IELTS and TOEFL IBT are stepping stones for students to study abroad. To study in English-speaking countries such as the UK and the US， a student must first pass IELTS or TOEFL before he can get an offer from his favorite college. IELTS， short for the International English Language Testing System， is one of the well-known international standardized English proficiency tests. Started in 1989， IELTS is jointly managed by the British Council， the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate and the Australian International Development Program （IDP）.
IELTS is an exam that advocates practical English. It examines English proficiency in a way close to life， including self-introduction， food， business， transportation， tourism， hobbies， education and so on. It is comprehensive and practical. IELTS test is conducted in a combination of written test and oral test. The written part includes reading， listening and writing. Writing has two tasks： describing a business graph and writing an argument. You have to complete the two tasks in an hour. When students study in the UK， the US or Australia， they often encounter English report writing in their professional courses， so once they have mastered the content of IELTS writing， they will get twice the result with half the effort in the process of studying abroad. In IELTS oral test， you will talk one-to-one with the examiner， who comes from English native countries such as the UK， the US， and Australia. The content of the one-to-one oral test is practical and close to life. It consists of self-introduction and opinions on current hot topics. The preparations made for the oral test will be useful for studying abroad， communicating with people， and talking with teachers in class. IELTS is comprehensive and practical.
TOEFL， which comes from the US， is an English proficiency test sponsored by the Educational Testing Service （ETS）. Its full name is the Test of English as a Foreign Language.
Compared with IELTS， the TOEFL IBT test covers a wide range of vocabulary， and examines many professional words， such as business， science， medicine， psychology and so on. Therefore， the TOEFL IBT test requires the takers to have a wide range of knowledge and master professional vocabulary. In addition， TOEFL IBT has a high requirement for English listening. In the oral and writing parts， it is a prerequisite to hear the topic clearly. While in the listening and writing parts of IELTS， the requirements are all written on the paper， and the test takers can read them. Therefore， TOEFL IBT has some stringent requirements on English listening for the takers. TOEFL emphasizes academic and professional vocabulary in all skills tests of listening， speaking， reading and writing. So， students who have taken the TOEFL test would be somewhat familiar with professional vocabulary when they go to study in the UK. However， in general， compared with IELTS， TOEFL IBT is more rigorous in examining students， but less practical.
【Key words】IELTS; TOEFL; Stanford; Business English; English Evaluation; Business English
【作者簡介】Su Ying， Professional Head of International Business （Sino-Australian Cooperation） of Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology; Li Jianqing， CPC Secretary of School of Business Administration， Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology; Jiang Ting， teacher of Shandong Institute of Commerce and Technology.
As the economy goes global and education becomes international， English examination mechanisms are becoming diversified. This paper mainly discusses IELTS， TOEFL IBT and Stanford software， which are the three major English evaluation systems， and their enlightenment to the evaluation of undergraduate business English.
1. IELTS
As we all know， IELTS and TOEFL IBT are stepping stones for students to study abroad. To study in English-speaking countries such as the UK and the US， a student must first pass IELTS or TOEFL before he can get an offer from his favorite college. IELTS， short for the International English Language Testing System， is one of the well-known international standardized English proficiency tests. Started in 1989， IELTS is jointly managed by the British Council， the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate and the Australian International Development Program （IDP）.
IELTS is an exam that advocates practical English. It examines English proficiency in a way close to life， including self-introduction， food， business， transportation， tourism， hobbies， education and so on. It is comprehensive and practical. IELTS test is conducted in a combination of written test and oral test. The written part includes reading， listening and writing. Writing has two tasks： describing a business graph and writing an argument. You have to complete the two tasks in an hour. When students study in the UK， the US or Australia， they often encounter English report writing in their professional courses， so once they have mastered the content of IELTS writing， they will get twice the result with half the effort in the process of studying abroad. In IELTS oral test， you will talk one-to-one with the examiner， who comes from English native countries such as the UK， the US， and Australia. The content of the one-to-one oral test is practical and close to life. It consists of self-introduction and opinions on current hot topics. The preparations made for the oral test will be useful for studying abroad， communicating with people， and talking with teachers in class. IELTS is comprehensive and practical.
2. TOEFL IBT
TOEFL， which comes from the US， is an English proficiency test sponsored by the Educational Testing Service （ETS）. Its full name is the Test of English as a Foreign Language.
Compared with IELTS， the TOEFL IBT test covers a wide range of vocabulary， and examines many professional words， such as business， science， medicine， psychology and so on. Therefore， the TOEFL IBT test requires the takers to have a wide range of knowledge and master professional vocabulary. In addition， TOEFL IBT has a high requirement for English listening. In the oral and writing parts， it is a prerequisite to hear the topic clearly. While in the listening and writing parts of IELTS， the requirements are all written on the paper， and the test takers can read them. Therefore， TOEFL IBT has some stringent requirements on English listening for the takers. TOEFL emphasizes academic and professional vocabulary in all skills tests of listening， speaking， reading and writing. So， students who have taken the TOEFL test would be somewhat familiar with professional vocabulary when they go to study in the UK. However， in general， compared with IELTS， TOEFL IBT is more rigorous in examining students， but less practical.