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The Cambridge IELTS Academic English Certificate can be used as evidence of language ability in support of an application to join a course at a university or other institute of higher education at which the teaching is conducted in English. It might also be required by members of a profession who wish to study or practise in an English speaking environment or need to register with their professional association, society, or institute.
The IELTS Academic English examination assesses the use of English for Reading, Writing, Listening, and Speaking, and the certificate is recognised worldwide by most academic institutions at which courses are conducted in English. The certificate records a level of ability for each of the four language skills, and the aggregate of the four levels levels.
The IELTS Academic English courses strengthen reading, writing, use of language, listening, speaking, and reasoning skills in English, and feature authentic mock IELTS examinations to practise answering techniques and measure learning progress.
They differ from the IELTS General Training English courses in the Reading and Writing sections. The Listening and Speaking sections are identical for both types of IELTS examination.
There are five courses to choose from and apart from the Script Correction course, each delivers exclusive live one-to-one distance tuition.
Standard Course
The Standard Course is divided into monthly modules. Each module consists in weekly homework assignments that might include an academic essay or summary task, a mock IELTS exam, or an ad hoc assignment such as an additional essay.
Each weekly homework script forms the basis of an exclusive live interactive teaching session called a tutorial. Tutorials last for one hour, as they do at Oxford, and are used to provide you with individual teaching. This intellectual experience will encourage you to enquire further into the current topic and thereby extend your exercise of English.
Professional Course
The Professional Course includes the features of the Standard Course, together with comprehensive colour-coded script analyses. These provide detailed corrections, explications, written comments, and teaching notes on each assignment script.
Script Correction Course
Apart from the exclusive live tuition and speaking tests, the Script Correction Course includes the features of the Professional Course and is ideal if you are unable to access a reliable Internet connection.
Conversational Course
The Conversational Course module consists in four one hour private tutorials that deliver exclusive live tuition. Each tutorial is based on a listening assignment that relates to a chosen BBC Radio 4 discussion between experts in a particular field of enquiry. The aim is to provide an effective means of strengthening the use of language and reasoning skills by promoting interest in the selected topic.
The Conversational Course may be combined with the IELTS Academic English Exam Course.
Exam Course
The Exam Course consists in a single monthly module of weekly IELTS Academic English mock exams, based on authentic papers previously set by Cambridge. Each set includes the reading, writing, listening, and speaking sections. The speaking tests are live and interactive, with your tutor acting as your examiner. The grading of each paper provides an effective measure of your readiness to sit the IELTS Academic English examination.
We believe that studying English is one of the most exciting and rewarding ways to acquire knowledge, and we strive to ensure that the learning experience is similar to attending the University of Oxford.
Our courses address the learning needs of Cambridge IELTS examination candidates, private students of English, and those in business, government, higher education, or the professions.
Under the guidance of your tutors, you will deepen your understanding of English grammar, broaden your vocabulary, use effective styles of communication, construct reasoned arguments, and sit authentic mock IELTS examinations to provide a reliable measure of your progress.
Our methodology combines exclusive live personal teaching, customised lessons, and action-packed homework projects to strengthen your English reading, writing, listening, speaking, and reasoning skills.
Each homework project will conclude with a live one hour personal tutorial to address your learning needs, exchange ideas, and inspire further enquiry into the issues raised.
