IELTS Examination (Academic Training) West

Course details

This course is specifically designed for non-native speakers who want to take the IELTS Exam in the next 6 month to 1 year. This course helps students to enhance their reading, speaking, listening and writing that is essential for the exam. It is suited for Non-native speakers who want it for Academic Purposes.

Modules Offered:

IELTS English

Reading

Focus Area

• Reading Comprehension Skills and Strategies

Learning Outcomes

• Process and comprehend texts at literal and inferential levels
• Apply critical reading by focusing on implied meaning, higher-order thinking, judgement and evaluation

Focus Area

• Reading Different Types of Rich Texts

Learning Outcomes

• Apply close and critical reading of a variety of literary selections and informational/functional texts, from print sources, for learning in the literary/ content areas and to understand how lexical and grammatical items are used in context

Writing

Focus Area

• Writing Skills and Strategies

Learning Outcomes

• Generate and select ideas for writing and representing for a variety of purposes, audiences, contexts and cultures
• Develop, organise and express ideas coherently and cohesively in writing and representing for a variety of purposes, audiences, contexts and cultures

Focus Area

• Type of Texts

Learning Outcomes

• Produce a variety of texts for creative, personal, academic, and functional purposes, using an appropriate register and tone

Speaking

Focus Area

• Features of Spoken Language

Learning Outcomes

• Demonstrate knowledge of spoken grammar and register

Focus Area

• Speaking Skills and Strategies

Learning Outcomes

• Speak with accurate pronunciation and appropriate intonation 
• Use appropriate skills, strategies and language to convey and construct meaning during interactions

Focus Area

• Types of Spoken Texts

Learning Outcomes

• Produce spontaneous and planned spoken texts that are grammatically accurate, fluent, coherent and cohesive.

Listening

Focus Area

• Listening Skills and Strategies

Learning Outcomes

• Use appropriate skills and strategies to process meaning from texts
• Use appropriate skills and strategies to evaluate texts

Academic Progression:

Students who successfully completed the course with the required grading can obtain the minimum language qualification required for entry into various tertiary courses globally.

Assessment Methods:

• Final assessment is based on written examinations set by International English Language Testing System (UK).
• Internal assessments include Mock Examinations and monthly progressive tests.

Teaching Processes:

• Raising Awareness
• Structuring Consolidation
• Facilitating Assessment for Learning
• Enabling Application
• Guiding Discovery
• Instructing Explicitly
• Progressive report on students’ development (monthly test results and Mock Examinations)

Manner of Teaching:

• Using textbooks and workbooks
• Using series of examination practice papers
• Using lecture notes
• Listening and Oral Communication

Graduation Criteria:

Students are deemed graduated when they have completed the course with at least 90% attendance for international students and 80% attendance for local students.

Attendance Requirement:

All Student Pass Holders are required to maintain a record of 90% and above. Failure to do so may lead to cancellation of student pass.

Non-Student Pass Holders are required to maintain a record of 80% and above. Failure to do so may result in suspension or termination of the student.

Average Teacher Student Ratio:

1 : 20

Awards:

Upon graduation, students will be awarded with a Statement of Achievement