IELTS Online General Training: Full Course - 4 Modules
Non-AwardMAQ-IELTS5002025
Polish your English reading, listening, writing and speaking skills and prepare for the International English Language Testing System test. Benefit from interactive learning activities.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 30 Dec 2025
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 13 weeks
- Start dates
- 1 Jan 2025
- Price from
- $125
IELTS Online General Training: Full Course - 4 Modules
About this subject
In the IELTS Online General Training you will:
- learn the format of all four sections of the test: Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking
- become familiar with and practise different question types
- learn strategies for reading and locating answers quickly
- organise your time effectively
- analyse and understand IELTS Writing Task 1 and 2 questions
- plan and organise your writing effectively
- check and edit your writing
- understand the instructions you hear in the test
- possess the listening strategies and skills you need to help locate the answers
- improve your confidence in the three sections of the IELTS Speaking test
- learn the skills and strategies needed to achieve fluency and coherence in your speaking
- develop your range and accuracy in vocabulary and grammar.
- IELTS Reading
- IELTS Writing
- IELTS Listening
- IELTS Speaking
The IELTS Online General Training course is specifically designed to prepare students to sit the International English Language Testing System test, and consists of four subjects: Reading (IELTS110), Writing (IELTS120), Listening (IELTS130) and Speaking (IELTS140). The course focuses on language and skills for the IELTS Test, and combines interactive teaching and learning activities with practice tests, tips, and test-taking strategies. You can log into the course 24 hours a day, seven days a week and work through these subjects at your own pace. Each subject should take you approximately 25 hours to complete, for a total of approximately 100 hours for the full program.
You can complete practice tests in all four modules. This is recommended but not compulsory. Because this subject is a non-award subject, there will be no compulsory assignments to be submitted and no final exam.
Access Time: 90 days from the date you first login to the course. The course is 100% online and is accessible 24/7.
Suitable for IELTS General Training.
Assessment details, including dates, word limits and topics, will be provided in your study materials.
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).
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Entry requirements
Others
You should have at least an intermediate level of English (approximately IELTS Band 5 or TOEFL PBT 520 or iBT 68).
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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