IELTS Teacher Preparation Certificate Course (ITPCC)
IELTS Teacher Preparation Certificate Course (ITPCC)*
Dates: 22-23 June 2012
Location: Milad Tower, Tehran
Organized by:
TESOL Arabia Testing, Assessment & Evaluation SIG
(in collaboration with the Global Local Center’s Middle East Teacher Professional Development Program)
Principal Course Facilitators:
Dr Christine Coombe: Christine.Coombe@TESOLArabia.org
Dr Ramin Akbari: Ramin.Akbari@TESOLArabia.org
Peter Davidson: Peter.Davidson@TESOLArabia.org
Konrad Cedro: Konrad.Cedro@TESOLArabia.org
*The Course Certificate is issued and approved by TESOL Arabia TAE SIG and signed by TESOL President
22nd June 2012 (Friday)
Focus on the IELTS as a Proficiency Measure
8:00 – 8:30
Registration and Coffee
Welcome and Introduction to Course
RA
8:30 – 9:30
Cornerstones of Testing
PD
9:30 – 10:30
101 Things We Tell Our Students about the IELTS Exam
PD
10:30 – 11:00
Break
11:00- 12:00
History of IELTS Development/How IELTS Differs from Other Measures of Proficiency
Activity: Comparison of International Tests
RA
12:00- 1:00
IELTS Reading
PD
1:00 – 2:00
Lunch
2:00 – 3:00
Supplementary Skills for IELTS Development: Vocabulary and Word Frequency Lists
RA
3:00 – 4:00
IELTS Writing
PD
4:00 – 5:00
IELTS Speaking
PD
Day 2
23rd June 2012 (Saturday)
Focus on the Skill Areas
9:00 – 10:00
IELTS Listening
KC
10:00 – 11:00
General Test Preparation:
Ahmed’s Disastrous IELTS Exam
KC
11:00- 12:30
How IELTS Is Scored
• Sample Speaking w/Public Bands
• Sample Writing w/Public Bands
• Differences between General Training and Academic Modules
Activity: Mock Scoring of Speaking and Writing Exam
KC/PD
12:30 – 1:30
Lunch
1:30- 2:30
Course Review/preparation for the Final Exam
All
2:30 – 3:30
Final Exam
Dr Christine Coombe: Christine.Coombe@TESOLArabiaTAESIG.org
Konrad Cedro: Konrad.Cedro@TESOLArabiaTAESIG.org
* For registration from Iran, please contact:
Dr Ramin Akbari: Ramin.Akbari@TESOLArabiaTAESIG.org
