This course is designed to prepare students to achieve success on the IELTS exam through instruction and guided practice. Upon completion of this program the successful student will be able to reach his or her IELTS score goals by having developed language skills useful to taking a language test as well as by having become familiar with the expectations, format and content of the IELTS exam.
- The course consists of 310 instructional hours (25 hours/week over the course of 13 weeks)
- Students learn through lectures, instructor-led discussions, as well as individual, pair, and group work
- Students will be provided with all necessary material, including books and software.
- Students will receive written feedback from the course instructor through an evaluation of a weekly coursework portfolio in Weeks 1-12
- Students will take a Test Preparation Assessment Test in Week 13. Students who earn a minimum score of 5.5 will receive a Certificate of Completion
Students will learn through a variety of activities and practice exercises that will help them prepare for the four sections of the test: Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing. They will familiarize themselves with the different kinds of questions that appear in each section of the test and, through guided practice, they will become skilled at answering all question types. They will also practice grammar structures, vocabulary and functional language relevant to each section.
SAMPLE OF COURSE OUTLINE
| WEEK | SECTION | AREA | FOCUS |
| 1
| Listening | Conversations | Interactions between two people in an everyday social context Interactions between two or more people in an educational or training context |
| Lectures | Speech about news, bicycles, museums & student banking (Everyday Social Context) Topics in Education, Health Sciences, Business & Sports Studies (Academic) | ||
| Questions | Overview of Question Types; Approaches to Identifying the Right Answer | ||
| Reading | Vocabulary | Topic Vocabulary & Roots | |
| Passages | Topics in Biology, Chemistry & Physics | ||
| Questions | Overview of Question Types; Approaches to Identifying the Right Answer | ||
| Writing | Task 1 | Scoring rubric and scored essays; identifying the main features; interpreting data; making comparisons | |
| Task 2 | Scoring rubric and scored essays; analyzing a question, brainstorming ideas, developing a position and organizing paragraphs | ||
| Skills | Planning and proofreading | ||
| Speaking | Part 1 Questions | Developing a response on a familiar topic Answering questions about home and hometown, family, relationships, studies and jobs | |
| Skills | Elaborating, describing and providing details Using different tenses and verb forms | ||
| WEEK | SECTION | AREA | FOCUS |
| 2
| Listening | Conversations | Interactions between two people in an everyday social context Interactions between two or more people in an educational or training context |
| Lectures | Speech about expeditions and tours, dorm rules & student unions (Everyday Social Context) Topics in Sports Sciences, Economy, Geography & Human Psychology & Behavior (Academic) | ||
| Questions | Multiple Choice Questions | ||
| Reading | Vocabulary | Topic Vocabulary & Roots | |
| Passages | Topics in Astronomy, Geology & Climatology | ||
| Questions | Matching Headings and Short Answer Questions | ||
| Writing | Task 1 | Bar Charts | |
| Task 2 | Personal Characteristics & Behavior Topics | ||
| Skills | Grammar and vocabulary | ||
| Speaking | Part 1 Questions | Developing a response on familiar issues Answering questions about food, hobbies, travelling and transportation | |
| Skills | Expressing and supporting a preference Using different tenses and verb forms | ||
