IELTS Preparatory Classes for Community Engagement and Relationship Activities

The English Language Center at the University of Technology and Applied Sciences took a lofty initiative to arrange IELTS preparatory classes for the community from 23 May 2021 to 17 June 2021. 

More than 1100 people from all over Oman registered for the course and around 100 students were accepted on the course based on their academic needs. Students who had registered to appear for the IELTS exam and students under probation were given priority.

 A team of professionals from UTAS-Ibri, trained the students from the community and the following trainers from the ELC taught IELTS to students from the community: Dr. Sultan Al Ghafri, Mr. Michael Keeton, Mr. Ghanim Al Alawi, Ms. Fazilat Jahan, Ms. Mariya Saleem, Mr. Dennis Corbita Dr. Michelle Mendoza. 

The registered students were distributed in two groups and each group attended four sessions a week. Students were taught reading and writing in the first two and listening and speaking in the last two weeks. A mock exam for each skill was also conducted and students were given detailed feedback. The extensive training instilled confidence in students and ignited their competitive spirit. It is expected that this effort from the ELC would go a long way in helping the community students to achieve a good band score in the IELTS exam.