Online MasterClass · 3 Sessions · Advanced Level
Advanced IELTS Teacher Training
IELTS Teacher MasterClass: From Skills Training to Expert Diagnosis
Dates
July 10–12, 2026
Time
7–9pm (GMT+4)
Format
Online · 3 × 2 hrs · 6 hrs total
Trainer
Professor Christopher Korten
Limited places available
The Focus
From Skills Training to Expert Diagnosis
This MasterClass helps IELTS teachers understand why students stop improving even after regular practice. Rather than reviewing the four skills again, it focuses on hidden performance problems, diagnostic teaching, feedback decisions, and the classroom systems that move students past band-score plateaus.
The previous training taught how to teach IELTS skills. This one teaches how to diagnose why those skills aren't improving.
Outcomes
What Teachers Leave With
Recognise the hidden performance problems that block IELTS progress
Diagnose a student's main IELTS problem and decide what to fix first
Distinguish surface errors from the deeper issues that hold a band score down
Make expert decisions on feedback, correction, and correction timing
Build repeatable classroom systems that move students past plateaus
Who This Is For
Built for Teachers Ready for the Next Layer
Teachers who joined the previous training
Teachers whose students are stuck at the same band score
Teachers wanting to improve feedback, correction, and diagnosis
Teachers seeking a more advanced, professional layer of IELTS development
How It Builds On the Last Course
Previous Training → New Training
Previous Training
How to teach IELTS skills.
New Training
How to diagnose why those skills aren't improving.
This makes the MasterClass especially valuable for returning participants — it builds on the previous course and moves teachers into a more advanced, practical, and professional level of IELTS teaching.
Programme
3 Evenings. 6 Hours. From Diagnosis to Systems.
Each session builds on the last — from spotting hidden performance problems, through diagnosing the real bottleneck, to building classroom systems that move students forward.
Why IELTS Students Stop Improving: Hidden Performance Problems
This session examines why students appear to improve but stay at the same band. Rather than reviewing the four skills again, it surfaces the hidden performance problems that quietly block progress — and shows teachers how to recognise them.
Key Focus Areas
- Plateau psychology and why practice does not equal progress
- False fluency and fake coherence
- The passive vocabulary illusion
Outcome: Participants will be able to recognise the hidden problems that block IELTS progress.
Diagnostic IELTS Teaching: Finding the Real Bottleneck
This session focuses on identifying the single main reason a student isn't improving. Teachers learn to read speaking and writing samples diagnostically, separate surface errors from deeper problems, and decide which feedback actually matters.
Key Focus Areas
- Analysing speaking and writing samples for scoring bottlenecks
- Surface errors vs. deeper problems; student profiling
- Choosing feedback priorities
Outcome: Participants will be able to diagnose a student's main IELTS problem and decide what to fix first.
Advanced IELTS Classroom Systems: Feedback, Correction, and Expert Decisions
The final session turns diagnosis into practical systems that move students forward. Teachers build repeatable routines for feedback and correction, and learn the expert decisions — including when not to correct — that separate competent teaching from expert teaching.
Key Focus Areas
- Correction timing, feedback systems, and when not to correct
- Speaking expansion drills and reading prediction systems
- Balancing fluency and accuracy; cognitive load management
Outcome: Participants will be able to make expert classroom decisions and build repeatable systems for progress.
Materials Included
Sessions are live and not recorded. All PowerPoint slides and training materials are shared with participants after the programme.
Your Trainer
Professor Christopher Korten
Professor Korten is an educator, trainer, and speaker with international experience across five continents. His training sessions are practical, participatory, and built around the principle that modern teaching must be communicative, student-centred, and grounded in real classroom application.
About the Trainer
Professor Christopher Korten is an Oxford and Cambridge graduate, international teacher trainer, and educational consultant. He has trained over 2,000 educators and delivered guest lectures and workshops across Europe, Central Asia, and the Americas.
Full bio →Frequently Asked Questions
What time are the sessions?
Each session runs 7–9pm (GMT+4), across three consecutive evenings (July 10–12).
How is this different from the previous IELTS training?
The previous training covered how to teach IELTS skills. This MasterClass focuses on how to diagnose why those skills aren't improving — hidden performance problems, diagnostic teaching, feedback decisions, and classroom systems. It builds on the previous course and moves teachers into a more advanced, practical, and professional level of IELTS teaching.
Do I need to have attended the previous training?
No. The MasterClass is especially valuable for returning participants, but it is open to any IELTS teacher who wants a more advanced, diagnostic approach — particularly those whose students are stuck at the same band score.
Are the sessions recorded?
No. Sessions are live and not recorded. However, all PowerPoint slides and materials are shared with participants after the programme.
Will I receive a certificate?
Yes. All participants receive a certificate of completion signed by Professor Korten.
How can I register?
You can reserve your place using the Stripe payment link on this page. For enquiries, contact professorkorten@gmail.com.
July 10–12, 2026· 7–9pm (GMT+4) · Online
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Three sessions. Six hours of live instruction. All materials included. Certificate of completion.
Questions? Contact professorkorten@gmail.com