IELTS
To many people IELTS seems like a monster that gets in their way by the time they plan to earn their fortunes abroad. Be it an admission in a European or Australian university or an immigration process to a foreign land, most people feel threatened when the name IELTS comes across their way.
The main reason for this fear in Pakistan may be that majority of participants take IELTS as an academic test. No one realizes that IELTS has been developed to test their ability to communicate in the technically developed and extremely fast - paced West.
Therefore, it requires not only excellent language abilities but also a reasonable amount of general knowledge, a sense of confidence and excellent time management skills. These Capabilities are hard to earn if you have not been careful enough to develop them during your academic years.
The IELTS pretest preparatory Course at Zahaq Associates has been specifically developed with you in our minds. This 45 days course will teach you how to manage your time during the test since deficiency on this part can really result in a low band score. The course will also help you develop your language skills to cover common mistakes usually made during conversation and writing modules.
Instructors at Zahaq Associates are chosen from a wide professional background to teach functional English rather than academic. They are specifically advised to encourage you to increase your knowledge of general science and everyday events. This develops strong background knowledge to tackle many of the difficult-to understand situations during the IELTS test.
The lively atmosphere within the classroom invites the participants to exchange ideas on topics related to education or the social living structure of the country they are willing to enter. English as the medium of communication eradicates the shyness while speaking and develops a better sense of understanding on the listening part.
The IELTS pretest preparatory Course at Zahaq Associates carries the following features that make it distinguished amongst the competition:
Benchmarking:
A benchmark test at the beginning of the course is taken to ascertain the following.
• The candidate's basic understanding of the English language.
• His/her level of confidence and general knowledge.
• His/her interests and their relevancy to the purpose
• Candidate's time management skills
The instructor individually examines the result and goals are set for the end of the course. The instructor then carefully develops the teaching material according to the needs of participants.
Student's involvement to the classroom:
Students are encouraged to take part through active learning process. Questions, passages and test phrases are usually taken from either previous original test or general publications like newspapers and books keeping in mind student's individual requirements. The instructions at Zahaq Associates are always willing to facilitate the participants to cover their deficiencies and improve their knowledge and style.
A better Sense of Time Management:
The IELTS course of Zahaq Associates is carefully designed to improve the candidate's sense of time management. Based on the benchmark results the candidate is taken through various reading and writing and speaking sessions. Tests at short intervals, or regular class quiz help the instructor makes an estimate of candidate's improvement and take necessary actions to further enhance it individually.
Sample Test at the End of the Course:
Perhaps the most valuable and interesting part of the ILETS Pretest Preparatory Course at Zahaq Associates is the sample test at the end of the course. This full-length test is based on the actual IELTS sessions run in the past. The instructor prepares an evaluations sheet and the successful students are individually declared competent to take the IELETS test. Those who do not show acceptable results are simply given suggestions for their areas of deficiency along with guidance on how to improve.
Additional Courses offered:
Since IELTS Pretest Preparatory Course is not a dedicated language-only course, Zahaq Associates periodically run a host of other of supporting crash courses from time to time. Each is aimed at developing specific skills. If you feel like you need more than just examination preparation please contact the management for information on enrolment in one of the supporting courses.
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