IELTS Preparation (Online)
Prerequisite : Intermediate Level
Overall Goals:
- Introduce students to the IELTS Academic and General Training formats.
- Prepare students to achieve success on the IELTS exam through instruction and guided practice.
- Enable students to reach their IELTS score goals by developing language skills useful for taking a language test.
- Familiarize students with the different kinds of questions that appear in each section of the test.
Methodology:
- Teaching through testing by introducing the macro strategies dominant in various IELTS skills.
- Modelling and practising exam practice on listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills.
- Pair and group activities on productive skills such as speaking and writing.
- Teaching all IELTS question types and techniques in each skill to tackle them separately.
- Teaching top hints in IELTS Listening and Reading skills, and elaborating associated strategies and test-taking techniques.
- Reading activities (Skimming, scanning, closed reading, process of elimination, and macro skills applicable when the readability of the test is high).
- Grammar activities targeting tenses, points, and written structures necessary for IELTS speaking, academic writing tasks 1 and 2.
- Using educational videos, PDF files, and power points related to IELTS skills to maximize the effectiveness of the applied methodologies.
Additional Practice
- Official IELTS Practice Materials (Volume 1 and 2).
- Barron’s IELTS International English Language Testing System (4th edition).
- Google Drive access will be provided by the trainer of the course for extra materials.
- Students will have one free placement & assessment.
- Delivery of the tips will be through lectures, instructor-led discussions, as well as individual, pair, and group work.
- Students will be provided with necessary extra materials and constructed tasks by the trainer.
- Students will receive written feedback from the course instructor through an evaluation of a weekly coursework portfolio.
Required Material:
- Headphones and an external microphone
- High-speed stable internet connection
- Access to a computer with a minimum of Windows 7 or Mac G5
- Book:
- Hardcover Book
- Title: IELTS Trainer ISBN 978-0521128209
- Authors : Louise Hashemi, Barbara Thomas
- Price : Approximately $ 68.00
- Available at : Amazon
- Title: IELTS Trainer ISBN 978-0521128209
***Purchase should only be made after the first class.
Course Price: $385.00
Spring 2024
Evening Sessions
Apr 11 - May 28Tue, Thu
Thursday, Apr 11 - Tuesday, May 28
Day | Time | Room Number |
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Tuesday | 18:00 - 21:00 | Zoom - Online |
Thursday | 18:00 - 21:00 | Zoom - Online |
Additional Information
Teacher: | Oksana Tarabanovska |
Course Number: | 520019 |
Registration Start Date: | Monday, Dec 18, 2023 |
Maximum Class Size: | 20 |
Total Hours: | 42 |
Status: | Activity in Progress |
Summer 2024
Evening Sessions
Jun 27 - Aug 13Tue, Thu
Thursday, Jun 27 - Tuesday, Aug 13
Day | Time | Room Number |
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Tuesday | 18:00 - 21:00 | Zoom - Online |
Thursday | 18:00 - 21:00 | Zoom - Online |
Additional Information
Teacher: | TBA |
Course Number: | 520019 |
Registration Start Date: | Monday, Feb 26, 2024 |
Maximum Class Size: | 20 |
Total Hours: | 42 |
Status: | Registration in progress |
Fall 2024
Evening Sessions
Sep 19 - Nov 05Tue, Thu
Thursday, Sep 19 - Tuesday, Nov 05
Day | Time | Room Number |
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Tuesday | 18:00 - 21:00 | Zoom - Online |
Thursday | 18:00 - 21:00 | Zoom - Online |
Additional Information
Teacher: | TBA |
Course Number: | 520019 |
Registration Start Date: | Tuesday, Jul 02, 2024 |
Maximum Class Size: | 20 |
Total Hours: | 42 |
Status: | Registration for this section starts on Tuesday, Jul 02, 2024 |