1、ResearchISSN 0000-0000DATEIELTS Research Reports Online Series ISSN 2201-2982 2025/2 IELTS Research Reports Online Series Exploring the possibilities of integrating communicative AI into the IELTS test preparation process Carlo Perrotta,Ute Knoch,Neil Selwyn and Sima Mohammadi i IELTS.org IELTS Rese

2、arch Reports Online Series 2025/2 Exploring the possibilities of integrating communicative AI into the IELTS test preparation process This report examines Generative AI(GenAI)from a perspective of language education and language test preparation.While there is already a growing body of research on G

3、enAI and language learning,the role of prompting,understood as a novel form of human-computer communication,has been neglected.To address this gap,we carried out a study in two parts.Funding This research was funded by the IELTS Partners:British Council,IDP IELTS,and Cambridge University Press&Asses

4、sment.Grant awarded 2023.Publishing details Published by the IELTS Partners:British Council,IDP IELTS,and Cambridge University Press&Assessment 2025.This publication is copyright.No commercial re-use.The research and opinions expressed are of individual researchers and do not represent the views of

5、IELTS.The publishers do not accept responsibility for any of the claims made in the research.How to cite this report Perrotta,C.,Knoch,U.,Selwyn,N.and Mohammadi,S.(2025).Exploring the possibilities of integrating communicative AI into the IELTS test preparation process IELTS Research Reports Online

6、Series,No.2/25.British Council,IDP IELTS,and Cambridge University Press&Assessment.Available at:https:/ielts.org/researchers/our-research/research-reports ii IELTS.org IELTS Research Reports Online Series 2025/2 Introduction This study by Perrotta,Knoch,Selwyn and Mohammadi was conducted with suppor