Is BULATS an international test?
Yes, BULATS is an international test and this is reflected in the range of accents and texts used, which are sourced from a wide range of English-speaking countries. Also, in the BULATS Speaking test, all accents are accepted fully and no-one is penalised in any way for a non–British accent. In the Writing test, US or other spelling is accepted if it is used consistently. With the BULATS Standard and Computer–based tests, we aim to have a balance of 60% UK-based texts and accents and 40% accents from other parts of the English-speaking world. In the Listening mode of the sample Standard test available for candidates to download from the BULATS website for example, there is the following breakdown of accents: 60% UK-based accents, 35% North American-based accents, 5% Australasian-based accents. This reflects the overall balance we aim for across all BULATS tests.
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