B2 Course

Text Book Description

IELTS is the world’s most recognized English Language proficiency test for higher education and global migration. IELTS is available in two test versions:
Academic: For people applying for higher education or professional registration.
General: For those migrating to Australia, Canada, and the UK, or for those who are applying for secondary education, training programmes, or a certain job in an English-speaking environment.

Level 5 effectively prepares students for the IELTS examination. It includes teaching test practice strategies and skills for all areas of the IELTS exam. It is comprehensive and academically rigorous. The IELTS course puts equal weight on reading, writing, listening, speaking, and test-taking strategies. The course also covers sub-skills such as academic vocabulary, academic style, and study skills. The course is designed to help candidates gain the knowledge and skills needed to achieve the best IELTS score.

Course Description

The course is designed according to the CEFR language descriptors below, and students at this level:
• Can understand the main ideas of propositionally and linguistically complex speech on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialization.
• Can follow extended speech and complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar, and the direction of the talk is sign-posted by explicit markers.
• Can keep up with an animated conversation but may find it difficult to participate effectively in a discussion with several expert speakers who do not modify their language in any way.
• Can understand detailed instructions reliably.
• Can read correspondence relating to their field of interest and readily grasp the essential meaning.
• Can scan quickly through long and complex texts, locating relevant details.
• Can quickly identify the content and relevance of news items, articles and reports on a wide range of professional topics.
• Can understand specialized articles outside their field, provided they can use a dictionary occasionally.
• Can obtain information, ideas and opinions from highly specialized sources within their field.
• Can engage in extended conversation on most general topics in a clearly participatory fashion, even in a noisy environment.
• Can convey degrees of emotion and highlight the personal significance of events and experiences.

In informal discussion at B2 learners can:
• express their ideas and opinions with precision
• evaluate alternative proposals
• present and respond to complex lines of argument convincingly
• account for and sustain their opinions by providing relevant explanations, arguments and comments.
• Can outline an issue or a problem clearly, speculating about causes or consequences, and weighing advantages and disadvantages of different approaches.
• Can understand and exchange complex and detailed information and advice on the full range of matters related to their occupational role.
• Can give a clear, detailed description of how to carry out a procedure.
• Can carry out an effective, fluent interview, departing spontaneously from prepared questions, following up and probing interesting replies.
• Can give clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to his field of interest.
• Can develop an argument systematically with appropriate highlighting of significant points, and relevant supporting detail.
• Can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
• Can deliver announcements on most general topics with a degree of clarity, fluency and spontaneity which causes no strain or inconvenience to the listener.
• Can depart spontaneously from a prepared text and follow up interesting points raised by members of the audience, often showing remarkable fluency and ease of expression
• Can take a series of follow up questions with a degree of fluency and spontaneity which poses no strain for either him/herself or the audience.
• Can give a clear, prepared presentation, giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view and giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
  
• Can give a clear, systematically developed presentation, with highlighting of significant points, and relevant supporting detail.
  
• Can synthesize and report information and arguments from a number of sources.
• Can write clear, detailed descriptions of real or imaginary events and experiences in clear connected text, following established conventions of the genre concerned.
• Can use a variety of linking words and cohesive devices efficiently.
• Can evaluate different ideas or solutions to a problem explaining the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
• Can synthesize information and arguments from a number of sources.
• Can write letters conveying degrees of emotion and highlighting the personal significance of events and experiences and commenting on the correspondent's news and views.
  
• Can write an essay or report that develops an argument systematically with appropriate highlighting of significant points and relevant supporting detail.
• Can write a review of a film, book or play.

Class policies

• Attend all classes, be on time, and be ready to begin work.
• Show respect to the instructor and other students.
• Do not cause any disruption in class.
• Turn off your cell phone.
• Speak only English in the classroom.
• Bring your own textbooks. Failure to do so may result in exclusion from the classroom.

Attendance policy

A student may withdraw from the program if he or she is absent for up to 25 percent of the course provided he/she does so within the time permitted for withdrawal which is during the first twelve weeks of the academic semester. If the absence exceeds 25 percent, a student will not be allowed to withdraw from the course and will not be permitted to attend lectures or sit the final examination and will receive a failing grade of 'F' on the course. The student shall be given at least one warning before being placed on the excluded list.

Assessment

Students must receive a minimum of 50% pass overall to go to the next level. The assessment is based on the following criteria:
• Classroom-based and Home-based assessment
• Progress Test
• Speaking Test
• Final Exam

B2 Course

B2 Course

By the end of the course students should be able to Course CodeBCourse duration facetoface hoursPrerequisitesPlacement Test Level Text BookExpert IELTS Suitable for students starting at band Published by PearsonENGLISH TYPEBritish EnglishText Book DescriptionIELTS is the worlds most recognized English Language proficiency test for higher education and global migration IELTS is available in two test versionsAcademic For people applying for higher education or professional registration General For those migrating to Australia Canada and the UK or for those who are applying for secondary education training programmes or a certain job in an Englishspeaking environmentLevel effectively prepares students for the IELTS examination It includes teaching test practice strategies and skills for all areas of the IELTS exam It is comprehensive and academically rigorous The IELTS course puts equal weight on reading writing listening speaking and testtaking strategies The course also covers subskills such as academic vocabulary academic style and study skills The course is designed to help candidates gain the knowledge and skills needed to achieve the best IELTS scoreCourse DescriptionThe course is designed according to the CEFR language descriptors below and students at this levelCan understand the main ideas of propositionally and linguistically complex speech on both concrete and abstract topics including technical discussions in their field of specializationCan follow extended speech and complex lines of argument provided the topic is reasonably familiar and the direction of the talk is signposted by explicit markersCan keep up with an animated conversation but may find it difficult to participate effectively in a discussion with several expert speakers who do not modify their language in any wayCan understand detailed instructions reliablyCan read correspondence relating to their field of interest and readily grasp the essential meaningCan scan quickly through long and complex texts locating relevant detailsCan quickly identify the content and relevance of news items articles and reports on a wide range of professional topicsCan understand specialized articles outside their field provided they can use a dictionary occasionallyCan obtain information ideas and opinions from highly specialized sources within their fieldCan engage in extended conversation on most general topics in a clearly participatory fashion even in a noisy environmentCan convey degrees of emotion and highlight the personal significance of events and experiencesIn informal discussion at B learners canexpress their ideas and opinions with precisionevaluate alternative proposalspresent and respond to complex lines of argument convincinglyaccount for and sustain their opinions by providing relevant explanations arguments and commentsCan outline an issue or a problem clearly speculating about causes or consequences and weighing advantages and disadvantages of different approachesCan understand and exchange complex and detailed information and advice on the full range of matters related to their occupational roleCan give a clear detailed description of how to carry out a procedureCan carry out an effective fluent interview departing spontaneously from prepared questions following up and probing interesting repliesCan give clear detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to his field of interestCan develop an argument systematically with appropriate highlighting of significant points and relevant supporting detailCan explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various optionsCan deliver announcements on most general topics with a degree of clarity fluency and spontaneity which causes no strain or inconvenience to the listenerCan depart spontaneously from a prepared text and follow up interesting points raised by members of the audience often showing remarkable fluency and ease of expressionCan take a series of follow up questions with a degree of fluency and spontaneity which poses no strain for either himherself or the audienceCan give a clear prepared presentation giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view and giving the advantages and disadvantages of various optionsCan give a clear systematically developed presentation with highlighting of significant points and relevant supporting detailCan synthesize and report information and arguments from a number of sourcesCan write clear detailed descriptions of real or imaginary events and experiences in clear connected text following established conventions of the genre concernedCan use a variety of linking words and cohesive devices efficientlyCan evaluate different ideas or solutions to a problem explaining the advantages and disadvantages of various optionsCan synthesize information and arguments from a number of sourcesCan write letters conveying degrees of emotion and highlighting the personal significance of events and experiences and commenting on the correspondents news and viewsCan write an essay or report that develops an argument systematically with appropriate highlighting of significant points and relevant supporting detailCan write a review of a film book or playClass policiesAttend all classes be on time and be ready to begin workShow respect to the instructor and other studentsDo not cause any disruption in classTurn off your cell phoneSpeak only English in the classroomBring your own textbooks Failure to do so may result in exclusion from the classroomAttendance policyA student may withdraw from the program if he or she is absent for up to percent of the course provided heshe does so within the time permitted for withdrawal which is during the first twelve weeks of the academic semester If the absence exceeds percent a student will not be allowed to withdraw from the course and will not be permitted to attend lectures or sit the final examination and will receive a failing grade of F on the course The student shall be given at least one warning before being placed on the excluded listAssessmentStudents must receive a minimum of pass overall to go to the next level The assessment is based on the following criteriaClassroombased and Homebased assessmentProgress TestSpeaking TestFinal Exam