Literacy Network - Online Resources

Working with a Beginner to Intermediate Student

BBC Learning English

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/

BBC Learning English – Grammar, Vocabulary & Pronunciation

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/language/wordsinthenews/index.shtml

BBC WebWise - Step by step guide to computer, internet, email and social media basics.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/

Breaking News English – over 1500 free lessons

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

British Council and BBC – Teaching English – Teaching Resources

http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/teaching-resources

English Language Partners New Zealand – Tutor resources

http://www.englishlanguage.org.nz/tutors/resources/index.html

ESOL Resources – from Skills workshop free adult literacy and numeracy resources.

http://www.skillsworkshop.org/esol

The Irish National Adult Literacy Agency Website contains in-depth information on all aspects of Adult Literacy and Education, including literacy tools.

http://www.literacytools.ie/home.cfm

One stop English - a teachers' resource site published by Macmillan English Campus – Skills for Life lesson plans

http://www.onestopenglish.com/esol/esol-lesson-plans/skills-for-life/

Skills workshop – provides access to more than 1500 Free adult literacy and numeracy resources. Includes more than 1500 free Functional Skills and Skills for Life resources.

http://www.skillsworkshop.org/literacy

Skillswise - English & maths for adults - BBC website

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise

The Smith Family – Home Tutor Scheme - Resources

http://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/site/page.cfm?u=313

The Smith Family – Useful Websites for Teaching Materials and Lesson Plans

http://www.thesmithfamily.com.au/webdata/resources/files/Useful_Websites.pdf

Business English Resources

AUSTRALIA NETWORK – The Business of English

http://australianetwork.com/businessenglish/

BBC LEARNING ENGLISH – General & Business English - Get That Job

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/getthatjob/index.shtml

BBC LEARNING ENGLISH – Talking Business

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/business/talkingbusiness/

Breaking News English

http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/

Career FAQs – Courses & Career Resources

http://www.careerfaqs.com.au/careers/find-a-career/

One Stop English – Business English

http://www.onestopenglish.com/business/

One Stop English – English for Specific Purposes (ESP)

http://www.onestopenglish.com/esp/

General

Literacy Face to Face – a Resource for Volunteer Adult Literacy Tutors (196p.PDF)

Copy also available at Literacy Network or available to download from Literacy Face to Face website.

http://siandvasupport.sydneyinstitute.wikispaces.net/file/view/Literacy+Face+to+Face.pdf

Queensland Council for Adult Literacy – tutor tips

http://www.qcal.org.au/tutortips.php

VALBEC Building Strength with Numeracy

http://www.valbec.org.au/building-strength-with-numeracy/index.htm

IELTS

IELTS is the International English Language Testing System. It is the world’s number one English language test, taken by over 1 million people every year from across the world.

IELTS has been developed by the British Council in partnership with IELTS Australia and Cambridge ESOL on the strength of forty years of research.

Over 6,000 institutions, including 2,000 US universities recognise IELTS. The list of US universities includes all Ivy League Colleges.

The IELTS tests come in two formats:

• Academic – tests a person’s ability to study in English at undergraduate or postgraduate level.

• General Training – this module is suitable for people who are going to an English-speaking country to work or train at below undergraduate level. It is also used for immigration purposes to Canada, Australia, the UK and New Zealand.

Academic – Institutions of Higher and Further Education

The Academic format is, broadly speaking, for those who want to study or train in an English-speaking university or Institutions of Higher and Further Education. Admission to undergraduate and postgraduate courses is based on the results of the Academic test.

General Training – for school, work or migration

The General Training format focuses on basic survival skills in broad social and workplace contexts. It is typically for those who are going to English-speaking countries to do secondary education, work experience or training programs. People migrating to Australia, Canada and New Zealand must sit the General Training test.

It should be noted that certain professions require an Academic test result for registration and migration purposes.

Teaching IELTS

In the first instance it is important to identify whether the student is taking the Academic or General IELTS test.

Testing falls into four components:

·  Listening

·  Reading

·  Writing

·  Speaking

Teaching IELTS combines language training of the above four skills through exam preparation.

It is useful to familiarise yourself with sample tests to understand what is required of the student:

IELTS Test takers information – Test sample

http://www.ielts.org/test_takers_information/test_sample.aspx

In addition, the following links provide some good advice on how to tackle the teaching of the four skills.

Teaching Listening

http://www.ielts.school.nz/teachl.htm

Teaching Reading

http://www.ielts.school.nz/teachr.htm

Teaching Writing

http://www.ielts.school.nz/teachw.htm

Teaching Speaking

http://www.ielts.school.nz/teachs.htm

Additional Information and Resources

The following sites provide good online resources (in the case of the British Council, you will need to sign up):

IELTS – Teachers http://www.ielts.org/teachers.aspx

Links to Resources, Academic and General Training Reading and Writing, Listening, and Speaking.

British Council LearnEnglish provides practice materials and advice to help you prepare for the listening, speaking, reading and writing modules of the IELTS test.

http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/ielts

AustraliaNetwork - Study English - IELTS Preparation, is a series of English language programs for intermediate to advanced learners.

http://australianetwork.com/studyenglish/

IDP – IELTS the International English Language Testing System

http://www.idp.com/ielts.aspx