«Teaching IELTS: Methodology, Strategies & Assessment with Saule & Sandugash»

The course combines methodological approaches, practical tools, and real classroom situations that can be directly applied in your work with students.

📚 What You Will Learn

Throughout the course, you will:

• explore modern approaches to teaching IELTS;
• learn how to effectively prepare students for all four components of the exam: Listening, Reading, Writing, and Speaking;
• master strategies for different types of IELTS tasks;
• learn to analyse tasks and select appropriate methods for practising them;
• discover how to develop exam skills rather than simply practise completing tests;
• learn to work more effectively with Writing and Speaking, including analysing responses and providing constructive feedback;
• develop an understanding of assessment approaches and IELTS assessment criteria;
• learn to identify common learner errors and difficulties and plan ways to address them;
• gain practical ideas and teaching tools that you can immediately apply in your own lessons.

🌍 International Experience + Kazakhstan-Specific Practical Context

A key feature of the course is the combination of modern international approaches to IELTS preparation with the practical experience of teachers working in Kazakhstan.

Saule Seralimova and Sandugash Ismailova share their professional experience, methodological solutions, and approaches to preparing students, taking into account the realities of the local educational context.

The course also includes webinars with Robert Sim from the United Kingdom, providing an additional international perspective on IELTS teaching.

🧠 Not Just “How to Pass IELTS”, but How to Teach It

The course is designed specifically for teachers, so the focus is not only on the exam format and test-taking strategies, but also on an important methodological question:

How can you teach students to complete IELTS tasks effectively while independently developing the language skills they need?

You will explore real teaching situations, analyse IELTS tasks and ways of teaching them, and learn how to structure IELTS preparation in a more systematic and effective way.

💻 Learning Format

• Online course with 24/7 access to learning materials;
• self-paced learning;
• video lessons and methodological materials;
• practical tasks and activities;
• expert webinars;
• opportunities to ask questions and receive expert recommendations;
• final assessment.

🎓 Upon Completion

After successfully completing the course, you will receive a certificate.

The certificate is registered on the USTAZ platform and may be taken into account during teacher attestation in accordance with the applicable requirements.

👩‍🏫 Who Is This Course For?

The course is suitable for:

• English language teachers;
• IELTS instructors;
• teachers working in schools, colleges, and language centres;
• private tutors;
• methodologists and academic coordinators;
• teachers who are just starting to work with IELTS;
• experienced IELTS teachers who want to systematise and expand their teaching practice.

🚀 What You Will Gain

By the end of the course, you will have a more systematic understanding of how to teach IELTS, how to select strategies based on specific learning objectives and student needs, how to work with all four components of the exam, and how to use assessment to support students’ further development.

This course is for teachers who want not only to understand the IELTS format, but to learn how to prepare students for it professionally and effectively.