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IELTS Trainer Development Programme
An intensive four-week professional development programme designed to equip experienced English language teachers with the knowledge, assessment literacy, classroom strategies and practical skills required to effectively prepare learners for IELTS Academic and General Training examinations.
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- ✓Explain the structure, purpose and assessment principles of IELTS.
- ✓Distinguish between IELTS Academic and General Training requirements.
- ✓Analyse IELTS task types and identify the underlying language skills and subskills.
- ✓Interpret IELTS public band descriptors accurately.
- ✓Apply the four Writing and Speaking assessment criteria when analysing candidate performance.
- ✓Design effective IELTS lessons based on learner needs.
- ✓Teach Listening, Reading, Writing and Speaking using appropriate strategies.
- ✓Provide constructive and criterion-referenced feedback.
- ✓Use candidate samples to diagnose strengths and weaknesses.
- ✓Develop band-specific improvement strategies.
- ✓Conduct IELTS mock tests and progress assessments.
- ✓Deliver an assessed IELTS microteaching session.
- ✓Develop a professional IELTS trainer portfolio.
Weekly Course Plan
| Week | Focus |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Understanding IELTS and Assessment |
| Week 2 | Teaching Listening, Reading and Language Skills |
| Week 3 | Teaching Writing and Speaking |
| Week 4 | Microteaching, Standardisation and Certification |
Teaching Methodology
The programme follows a trainer-development model incorporating input and guided discovery, analysis of authentic IELTS-style materials, assessment-literacy activities, collaborative task analysis, model lessons, microteaching, peer observation, standardisation activities, candidate-performance analysis, reflective practice, and a final practical teaching assessment.
Meet Your Trainer
Dr. Misbah Rosheen Khan is an English Language Teaching (ELT) specialist, teacher educator, applied linguist, and certified IELTS trainer with more than 20 years of national and international experience in teaching, teacher education, academic leadership, and curriculum development. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor of English Linguistics at The Islamia University of Bahawalpur. Throughout her career, she has held leadership and academic positions in Pakistan, England, and Saudi Arabia, contributing to curriculum design, teacher training, quality assurance, faculty development, and educational innovation. Dr. Khan holds internationally recognized professional certifications from the University of Cambridge, Cambridge University Press & Assessment.
About Course
An intensive four-week professional development programme designed to equip experienced English language teachers with the knowledge, assessment literacy, classroom strategies and practical skills required to effectively prepare learners for IELTS Academic and General Training examinations.