This 12-hour course will deal with a range of English language proficiency exams that are required most frequently by English-medium universities to screen ESL/EFL applicants in order to have evidence of sufficient mastery of the language. In particular, it will focus on IELTS, a commonly used proficiency exam that international students take. Participants will learn about the structure and requirement of each of the four sections of these exams:speaking, listening, reading and writing. They will practise a selection of actual test sections to better understand the demands made on students taking IELTS. Participants will also learn about a variety of communicative activities that reinforce the language skills required for students to succeed on the exam and make the eligible university applicants.
Prerequisites
Course type
This course is offered as part of a VCC program and cannot be taken individually.
International students: Eligibility is determined at the program level. Visit the program page for international student requirements and application information.
- Introduction
- Information on English language proficiency exams
- Language skills required for university studies
- Topics and format of IELTS
- Scoring requirements for IELTS
- IELTS reading section
- IELTS listening section
- IELTS speaking section
- IELTS writing section
- History of TOEFL
- Topics and format of ibt TOEFL
- Scoring requirements for ibt TOEFL
- ibt TOEFL reading section
- ibt TOEFL listening section
- ibt TOEFL speaking section
- ibt TOEFL writing section
Course schedules
Select your program to see the available course schedules.
How to take this course
This course is offered as part of a VCC program only.
Contact us
If you have any questions, please email at [email protected].
† This information is intended as a guideline only. Program and course details are subject to change with the approval of VCC's Board of Governors.