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