IELTS Preparation

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

The IELTS Preparation Course is designed to prepare students seeking to take the Academic IELTS Test and enter into higher education. The course will familiarize students with the style and contents of the four modules for the IELTS test, namely, Academic Reading, Academic Writing, Speaking, and Listening. It prepares students for life in university through study of formal writing style, academic vocabulary building and the formation of clear opinions during class debate.

The essential skills for students in the IELTS preparation program include:

• Comparing and Contrasting
• Interpreting Data
• Paraphrasing
• Critical Thinking
• Expanding Ideas
• Sentence Completion
• Structuring an Argument
• Presenting and Justifying an Opinion
• Describing Stages

Students will be tested at the beginning of the course and will receive weekly practice tests on one of the four sections noted above, culminating in a full final practice test at the end.

DURATION OF THE COURSE

The program is designed as part-time for 8 weeks, with 6 contacting hours per week. As a full-time program it can be combined with other courses depending on the student's learning needs.