Course Description
This intensive 30-hour course enables students to acquire English language proficiency under a healthcare setup in preparation for the IELTS examination. The comprehensive and academically rigorous course puts equal weight on reading, writing, listening, speaking and test taking strategies. It focuses on the four language skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing whilst supporting each skills-based lesson with activities designed to enhance vocabulary and grammar language systems.
In addition, it focuses on providing students with the skills required to address the questions and tasks accurately and efficiently. In addition to the 30 contact hours in the classroom, students get support on practice tests outside of teaching. Teaching, therefore, focuses on providing students with the language, grammar and test-taking strategies required for the IELTS exam while the practice tests allow students to put into practice the knowledge and skills acquired in class.
Course Objectives
- Recognize and overcome challenges presented in the IELTS exam
- Be prepared for the mechanics of the IELTS exam, e.g., time allotted, format and order of questions
- Understand a variety of different healthcare text types
- Skim, scan and focus on target material in all types of reading passages
- Identify the elements of a text and, where required, reproduce these elements in their own writing
- Achieve a deep understanding of the 11 question types found in the reading and how to address them
- Respond to the 2 tasks, following instructions and making the best use of the time available
- Write a variety of different types of essays
- Write a report analyzing graphs and charts
- Interpret and describe statistical data using appropriate language and grammar
- Demonstrate enhanced vocabulary and grammatical structures
- Understand what is required of candidates in all 3 parts of the exam
- Evaluate and self-correct their speaking
- Demonstrate enhanced speaking
- Formulate, express, and defend opinions using appropriate vocabulary and grammatical structures
- Demonstrate understanding of academic and professional discourse e.g., lectures
- Identify the main ideas and distinguish relevant supporting details of a formal or academic passage
- Demonstrate improved listening skills for overall comprehension and details
- Achieve a deep understanding of the 6 question types found in the listening and how to address them
Teaching Philosophy:
To help students improve the level of their English, we use the Communicative Approach to teaching. Students use English during the lessons to learn English. Students are expected to work together and participate in class activities. They are asked to work out rules for themselves and encouraged to become active learners. Teachers choose the classroom activity to suit the needs of students and the aims of the student. As a result, lessons may include audiovisual materials, lessons, role plays, essay writings, individual and group discussions, language games and practice tests.
North Star Management Consultancy delivers the IELTS Course over 10 sessions of 3 Hours each (A Total of 30 Hours)
Course Plan
- Detail Introduction to All Modules & Assessment Criteria
- Speaking Part 1 & Part 2 Explanation, Practice, & Feedback
- Speaking Part 3 Explanation, Practice, Evaluation & Feedback
- Writing Task II – Essays (Framing Introduction, Grammatical structure, Usage of Vocabulary)
- Writing Task II (Structuring Paragraphs, Conclusion & Achieving Task & Coherence)
- Writing Task I (Analysis of Graphs & Charts)
- Writing Task I (Interpretation & Describing Statistical Data)
- Reading & Listening (Identifying Question types, Strategies for Response)
- Reading & Listening (Discussive Practice Tests & Skills Analysis)
Remarks:
- No more than 15 Participants are allowed in the same Class.
- Exam Results are based on attention and contribution to class discussions and assignments.