IELTS Foundation Course Outline,IELTS Preparation Courses in New Zealand

Aims of the course: 

• To prepare students for further ESOL or mainstream study destinations (including foundation preparation for the IELTS examination)
   
• To assist students to communicate more effectively and confidently in a variety of settings

Learning Outcomes: 

• SPEAKING: make predictions, express hypotheses, express opinion and respond to others; make arrangement with known person by telephone; give advice; demonstrate more complex numeracy skills; report speech.
   
• LISTENING: listen for main and supporting ideas; listen for specific information; predict information; recognize formal and informal language features.
   
• READING: read globally;  read for a detailed understanding; demonstrate dictionary skills; scan a text for specific information; predict information; process text-based numerical information.
   
• WRITING:  write a formal letter; write a complaint; express and justify a point of view in writing; edit and correct own written texts.