How to Teach a Skills-based Approach to the IELTS

About This Event

This one-day, in-person training is built around a single unifying principle: teaching for skill, not simply preparing for score. Across a full day (10:00–17:00), participants work through the four core IELTS components — writing, speaking, listening, and reading — with a focus on developing the underlying competencies that drive genuine student progress. Each session combines methodology, demonstration, and collaborative exercises designed for practising teachers who want to move beyond test-prep formulas and build the skills their students actually need. The training is practical, participatory, and grounded in real classroom experience.

What You'll Gain

• Teach IELTS writing as a skill-building process, not a template exercise
• Develop speaking activities that build fluency, coherence, and confidence
• Design listening practice that strengthens comprehension strategies beyond answer-hunting
• Approach reading instruction through genuine skill development rather than test tricks
• Build an IELTS teaching framework centred on student growth

Your Presenter

Professor Christopher Korten

Oxford & Cambridge · International Teacher Trainer & Consultant

With over twenty years of international experience across five continents, Professor Korten works with universities, institutions, and educators worldwide to raise the standard of English language teaching. His events combine rigorous academic foundations with immediately applicable classroom strategies.

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