Online IELTS Academic course
Course facts:
IELTS- the International English Language Testing System, is designed to assess the language ability of people who want to study or work where English is the language of communication.
This course aims to prepare candidates for the IELTS Academic test using online resources and teaching materials specifically developed to meet the assessment criteria for the test.
This is a 100 hour online self-preparation course which benefits from tutor support. Regular tutor feedback is provided at the end of each unit to increase students' awareness of their academic strengths and weaknesses.
IELTS- the International English Language Testing System, is designed to assess the language ability of people who want to study or work where English is the language of communication.
This course aims to prepare candidates for the IELTS Academic test using online resources and teaching materials specifically developed to meet the assessment criteria for the test.
This is a 100 hour online self-preparation course which benefits from tutor support. Regular tutor feedback is provided at the end of each unit to increase students' awareness of their academic strengths and weaknesses.
Course Duration: approximately 100 GLH.
The course must be completed within 12 weeks. Extensions may be applied under the special circumstances rule (see T&C). 24 hours/7 days a week access to the learning platform 
Start date: any time
Course Fee: £99
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Course content:
Initial assessment.
Unit 1: Reading
~Overview of the Reading test
~Reading skills and strategies
~Types of texts
~Reading comprehension, reading for gist, reading for details
~Practice tasks, Assessment criteria, past IELTS papers
~End of Unit Test (tutor marked)
Unit 2: Writing
~Overview of the Writing test
~Organise and produce coherent paragraphs
~Plan and draft writing
~Use a range of academic vocabulary
~Language for interpreting and describing diagrams, tables
~Complex sentence structures
~Practice activities, sample papers, past IELTS writing tests
~End of Unit Test (tutor marked)
Unit 3: Listening
~Overview of the Listening test
~Listen for main ideas
~Listen for specific information
~Make inferences and draw conclusions
~Practice activities, sample papers and past IELTS listening tests
~End of unit test (tutor marked)
Unit 4. Speaking
~Overview of the Speaking test
~Engage in conversations about familiar and unfamiliar topics with confidence
~Use appropriate vocabulary and language structures for academic presentations
~Become familiar with interview management techniques
~Practice speaking with a tutor via our platform, past IELTS speaking tests- 4 live lessons
~End of unit test (tutor marked)
Review
Final assessment.(tutor marked)
Initial assessment.
Unit 1: Reading
~Overview of the Reading test
~Reading skills and strategies
~Types of texts
~Reading comprehension, reading for gist, reading for details
~Practice tasks, Assessment criteria, past IELTS papers
~End of Unit Test (tutor marked)
Unit 2: Writing
~Overview of the Writing test
~Organise and produce coherent paragraphs
~Plan and draft writing
~Use a range of academic vocabulary
~Language for interpreting and describing diagrams, tables
~Complex sentence structures
~Practice activities, sample papers, past IELTS writing tests
~End of Unit Test (tutor marked)
Unit 3: Listening
~Overview of the Listening test
~Listen for main ideas
~Listen for specific information
~Make inferences and draw conclusions
~Practice activities, sample papers and past IELTS listening tests
~End of unit test (tutor marked)
Unit 4. Speaking
~Overview of the Speaking test
~Engage in conversations about familiar and unfamiliar topics with confidence
~Use appropriate vocabulary and language structures for academic presentations
~Become familiar with interview management techniques
~Practice speaking with a tutor via our platform, past IELTS speaking tests- 4 live lessons
~End of unit test (tutor marked)
Review
Final assessment.(tutor marked)
Requirements:
1.You must have access to a PC and a fast internet connection in order to complete this course. System requirements: Windows 7, 8, 10. Updated Browsers: Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari. Accessibility: Desktop, tablet and mobile views are available.
2. You must be IT literate, i.e. login with email and password, browse and navigate through the learning platform, create, edit and submit documents, play/download audios/videos, use email etc.
3. You are 16+ years of age.
4. You are at least at B2 level /CEFR
5. You can spend around 7-8 hours/week studying (incl. tests and live lessons). Note that this is only an estimation, the actual study time will depend on the individual.
1.You must have access to a PC and a fast internet connection in order to complete this course. System requirements: Windows 7, 8, 10. Updated Browsers: Google Chrome, Firefox, Safari. Accessibility: Desktop, tablet and mobile views are available.
2. You must be IT literate, i.e. login with email and password, browse and navigate through the learning platform, create, edit and submit documents, play/download audios/videos, use email etc.
3. You are 16+ years of age.
4. You are at least at B2 level /CEFR
5. You can spend around 7-8 hours/week studying (incl. tests and live lessons). Note that this is only an estimation, the actual study time will depend on the individual.
Assessment, Award and Tutor support:
*There are five tutor-marked assessments in this course. *This is a self-study course but tutor support is provided regularly *Advice is available via our learning platform. *Our student forum is another way of discussing ideas and browsing resources. *Award: Certificate of completion. !Completion of this course does not guarantee that you will achieve the desired score in the IELTS exam (if you are to attend one). However, you will gain a valuable insight of the test's structure, content and assessment. This course will give you an opportunity to practice tasks similar to those in the test and most importantly, you will benefit from individual tutor feedback and advice on how to improve your academic skills. |
IELTS Band Scores: 9 Expert user 8 Very good user 7 Good user 6 Competent user 5 Modest user 4 Limited user 3 Extremely limited user 2 Intermittent user 1 Non user 0 Did not attempt the test |
