Wednesday, March 2, 2011

Choosing a Realistic and Achievable Goal in the IELTS

What I mean by realistic and achievable goal is the time needed to meet the score. You don’t get to choose the score you need to meet to be able to migrate to a certain country or enroll in a certain university. 
It is very important to understand that it takes time and effort to improve, the average time spent by our students was around 2 to 3 months to see improvements.  Some students would see a whole point of improvement in about that time and less for others.  Another thing to note is that the students that improved a lot were attending all the classes and spending most of their free time to learn or practice all the aspects of IELTS. 
To be able to set a time frame for how long you need to review, you will need to objectively asses your current level of proficiency; multiply the difference between your target and current level with 2 (representing 2 months) and you’ll get a recommended amount of time needed to achieve your target score.
I would like to note that seeking professional help would be highly recommended.  There are some reputable online IELTS tutors and institutions; you can also check your area for local review centers. 
Please use this link as a guide for your self assessment. 
I have encountered a websites saying that 9 is the “native speaker level of the language”.  That is just not true, even native speakers will have verifying scores in IELTS. 
Here is a quick run down of the IELTS band score and its meaning, you can find the full list with explanations here
·         Band 9 – Expert user
·         Band 8 – Very good user
·         Band 7 – Good user
·         Band 6 – Competent user
·         Band 5 – Modest user
·         Band 4 – Limited user
·         Band 3 – Extremely limited user
·         Band 2 – Intermittent user
·         Band 1 – Non-user
·         Band 0 – Did not attempt
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