This 6-unit course explores all four IELTS papers, looking at the different exam tasks and the skills and sub-skills which are tested in them. You will also look at the speaking and writing test criteria in order to be better able to understand what is expected at each IELTS band and help your students to prepare effectively for these parts of the exam. Apply
Is this course for you?Location: Online
Experience:
Teachers who already prepare students for the IELTS exam or who are thinking of doing so in the future Language Level: B2/C1
Course dates:
13 January - 26 February 2025 22 April - 4 June 2025 15 September - 29 October 2025 Course Length: 6 weeks
Minimum age: 18
Max class size: 18
Tutor-led and highly interactive
Live and asynchronous eLearning platforms
Specialist ELT eLibrary
Accredited by AQUEDUTO
Course contentFocus on improving your understanding of IELTS exam tasks and what skills and sub-skills are tested
Explore how to be better able to help learners achieve their desired score in the IELTS exam
Explore how to be better able to engage and motivate students preparing for the IELTS exam
Discover how to be better able to assess students’ speaking and writing against the IELTS assessment criteria
Reflect on ways to prepare for and plan a course
Reflect on ways to organise an IELTS preparation lesson
Reflect on how to support students with different abilities in IELTS preparation groups
Explore principles of vocabulary acquisition and engaging classroom activities to help learners acquire and review vocabulary
The course gives you as a teacher the chance to try out and reflect on a variety of classroom activities which prepare your learners for all aspects of the exam, including the acquisition of new vocabulary. The course also explores common teaching issues with IELTS classes, such as how to support learners of differing abilities.
Further InformationNILE Online courses are highly interactive and learning takes place through varied and engaging multimedia content and the collaboration between participants from different contexts. All participants work on the same unit in the same week but there is a high level of flexibility within that time period to help you fit studying around your life and work. The interaction, via forums and other collaborative tools built into the platform, helps and encourages you to share ideas, ask questions, explore concepts and build up a community. You need a computer, a headset (with microphone) and an Internet connection. Much of the course can be done on a mobile device, but a computer is needed for certain activities and tasks. Participants have access to NILE's extensive ELT e-library and an innovative social and cultural programme. All NILE Online courses include an element of professional language development, i.e. language related to course content and/or the classroom. Meet a Course Tutor: Lindsay WarwickLindsay is a teacher, trainer and materials writer. She has been teaching general English and exam preparation courses for over twenty years. She is a CELTA trainer and has delivered teacher development courses in the UK and abroad on topics such as train the trainer, using technology in the classroom and helping learners to prepare for exams. She is co-author of several coursebooks, including Expert IELTS 6 (Pearson), Gold Preliminary B1 (Pearson) and Skillful Reading & Writing level 4 (Macmillan). Available dates:
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