EN_Preparatory Course for IELTS_ES - Einzelansicht

Course Objectives:

This course is an intensive, designed for non-native speakers of English who are planning to take the IELTS English language proficiency test. In addition to preparing students for the reading, listening, speaking, and writing portions of the exam, the course will also cover test-taking strategies and independent test preparation. The IELTS exam is an indicator of English language proficiency, and this preparatory class should not be seen as a substitute for coursework studying the English language. The course is designed to help students improve their general English skills and to maximize their exam scores. At the end of the course, students will have sharpened their English skills in the four aforementioned areas, and they will understand and have practiced the best ways to study for and take the IELTS exam.

Barron's IELTS Superpack. ISBN: 978-1-4380-7278-4. Das Buch finden Sie auch im physischen Semesterapparat Nr. 438. Dieser steht in der Universitätsbibliothek.

Additional Information:

Also open to students of Anglophone Studies.

For information regarding the location of test centers and any costs which may arise check out the following link:

http://www.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/zfa/ptz/ielts.html

A completed B1 level (approx. 180 class hours).

Obligation to attend all sessions including mandatory attendance for the first session. If students fail to attend the first session and do not have an excused absence, they will automatically lose their place in the language course.

Additionally, students are only allowed to miss max. 2x90 minutes.

Active participation is required for successful completion of the class.

Taking the final exam is mandatory.

Acquisition of ECTS credits:

Active participation.

Preparation and reworking of each session.

Passing the final exam.

Medium: IELTS is a pen and paper test; the speaking section is conducted with a person. North American or British English: IELTS stresses British English.

Academic or General Modules: Students choose between an academic or a general module. The reading and writing components differ between the academic and general modules, the listening and speaking sections are the same. The academic module gauges English language proficiency for an academic environment, whereas the general modules gauges proficiency for practical, day-to-day contexts, like workplace and social situations.

Receptive Skills: Listening and reading are evaluated in separate sections.

Duration: The test takes about two hours and forty five minutes.

This also applies to the acquisition of the certificate for the course. There are no certificates of attendance.