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School of Languages
ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROGRAMMES
We run a number of intensive course of (4/10/12/20 week duration) in order to prepare you for ESOL/ IELTS/TOEFL exam. The courses are not only designed for students undertaking the IELTS Academic test but for graduates and postgraduates, including business professionals. Fee varies according to the length of the course. All applicants undertake an assessment before admission to the course.
Weekly Programmes Now running in London & Birmingham
IELTS (INTENSIVE/FASTTRACK) PREPARATION TEST COURSE
What is IELTS?
The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is a test for students who need to demonstrate English language proficiency for study or work in English-speaking countries. The IELTS test is recognised in many countries. It is used as a measure of English language proficiency by educational institutions, employers, professional organisations, such as the British Medical Association (BMA), and by government agencies.
IELTS is designed to assess the language ability of candidates who need to study or work where English is used as the language of communication. It covers the four language skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking.
Structure of the IELTS Test
IELTS has two modules: There are two different modules: Academic and General Training - for the reading and writing components of the test; the listening and speaking test are the same for both academic and general training modules.
The General Training module is usually taken by people who want work in English-speaking countries, whereas, the Academic module is taken by people who want to study at Academic level.
Students are tested in listening, reading, writing and speaking. There is a choice between Academic and General Training in the Reading and Writing Modules. The total test time, excluding the speaking test, is two hours and 45 minutes. Your speaking test may be on the same day as the other parts, or on a different day.
CBCC undertakes, the IELTS intensive preparation test course for students wishing to progress to either further academic or professional studies. The course runs on a flexible basis and students can join at ANY time. CLASSES are SMALL - NO Large Groups FOR MAXIMUM course benefit.
CBCC innovation into education suggests that flexible studying, achieves far more than the rigid nature attributable to modern day educational establishments. We have done away with start dates and introduced the CBC flexible learning opportunities into ALL our courses - we are small and growing, yet innovative and precise. Student attend the College towards self achievement. Results are therefore our business. We have a small and friendly staff - who have the students interests at the heart of our course delivery programmes.
To join - all students undertake Assessment/Test. At the end of the assessment/test, students are assigned to the IELTS programme of study (depending on their individual score).
Weekly Programmes Now running in London & Birmingham
NO MORE THAN 6 STUDENTS IN A CLASS
Full-Time: 12 weeks
Mon - Fri 10.00am - 16.00pm
Total GLH 360 hours (30 weekly)
Fees: 1060.00
Part-time1: 10 weeks
Part-time (1/2 day)
Tuesday, Wednesday, or Friday - 9.30am - 13.00pm (Intensive Programme1)
Total weekly GLH 3.5 hours)
Fees: 185.00
Join anytime - Places available
Part-time 2 (2 days)
Part-time2: 10 weeks: (Full Day)
Tuesday or Wednesday 9.30am - 16.30pm (Intensive Programme2)
Total weekly GLH 7 HOURS per day)
Fees: 330.00 per day
Join anytime - Places available
Part-time 3 (3 days)
Part-time3: 10 weeks
Monday/Tuesday - Wednesday (Fastrack Programme2)
Total weekly GLH 10.5 HOURS)
Fees: 495.00
JOIN ANYTIME
Telephone the IELTS Line: 0121 604 7869
e-mail: ielts@cbcollege.net
IELTS
What is Ielts and why do so many fail to achieve the required pass rate which incidentally is usually a 7.5 or thereabouts? Not an easy answer, yet nonetheless, I find that the biggest suspects as to failure is the inability of the learner themselves having to grasp structure. Herein therefore is a simple message to all you braves atempting the IELTS Test.
Structural Planning
Wriiting Task 1 & 2.
When asked how often do you the learner read - the usual answers are that they read an awful lot, yet many simply do not. This can easily be detected from the very first meeting. They [the learners] write away often misspelling words, with little ideas of what structure, plan or a paragraph is all about. Secondly, we have the eagerness and impatience of the learner. I need a 7 in 3 weeks says he or she and to coin a rather overused phrase, that said I, is simply impossible. This is because the learners grasp of the English Language sits on another planet. Why? We have found that the learner is not an avid reader and has no idea of what the ielts examination is about, or what the examiners are looking for in the form of structured and concise written English. Lead on McDuff.
Listening
Why or why do learners with little grasp of the English language attempt this rather hazadous pitfall? If you dont read and have no idea of structural written works - how are you going to understand when such words are used in the form of complex vocabulary? A student onced said it is better to guess. To which I replied - Good luck. Their are a number of broadcastable programmes that you may make use of to improve your listening skills - yet many choose to buy the rather expensive IELTS booklets that even myself find difficult to understand. The book have a purpose, but that purpose must be met when you have gathered sufficient PRACTICE to aid your listening skills.
Reading
Ah yes - the reading where many braves fall. Why? The reading is important in a number of aspects - Reading helps to broaden your vocabulary - a fact. It also helps you to understand and mimick complex sentence structures and paragraphs etc. Its purpose is simply not to attempt guess work as we are all aware, the passages in the IELTS Reading Test gets progressively harder - Yes Harder. I especially liked the learner who said - 'I need a 7.5 within 2 weeks, yet although an average reader - he fell at the reading water hurdle. Academic readings means - complex vocabulary and sentences - if you are not an avid reader, this may be as far as you go in the IELTS test. Chin chin.
Speaking
Many learners approach the speaking on the basis that as long as they can understand you [the tutor], they will be fine. Not true. Your tutor may undertake a number of class room exercises to help you with your speaking - but he cannot broaden your vocabulary by undertaking costless exercises with you before you face the IELTS examiner. A student was asked to discuss a past holiday trip to the United Kingdom. He mentioned 'I' fifty-five time in 12 minutes. That to my trained ears tell me he has no idea of what the IELTS examiner is looking for.
One hopes that you have read all of my comments and have taken the advice. For those NOT understanding a word - let me break this down further into little understandable points of reference:
(a) Reading an IELTS Book written by academic is unhelpful until you understand what you are required to do in the IELTS Examination ( b) Your second task thereafter is to understand structure and thirdly planning (c) If you are not a reader, then by implications, your vocabularly will be poor and therefore as a consequence - so will be your written and listening skills. If you are well read - and a good listener, then I firmly believe that you will also be a good writer of written works and a good speaker. These are the central issues we impart to all students on the IELTS programme. Practice towards the test in our opinion should not start until the learners are familiar with all of the above. One final point. Do NOT take on board other establishment that tell you they can help you within a given time - Your understanding and requirements of the IETS structure and test is far better understood from the onset. If your English is poor then ESOL or literacy may be far better as a starting point.
GOOD LUCK
The next test dates are as follows:
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