by Fatime Losonci | IELTS writing sub-skills, learner autonomy
I went on a webinar thing yesterday where I got to talk about ‘all things IELTS’ again (especially Reading), and the topic of LEARNER AUTONOMY came up as well. I’m all for training (and indeed REQUIRING) that our IELTS students be autonomous and...
by Fatime Losonci | IELTS writing sub-skills, lesson planning
…when it comes to writing, try ‘BITE-SIZING’ things (and properly SCAFFOLDING them ‘en route’ to the thing as well). So, for example instead of asking them to write a WHOLE essay, just give them 5-10 essay TASKS to read, and get...
by Fatime Losonci | IELTS writing sub-skills
Do you ever ask your IELTS learners to REWRITE an essay, report or letter they wrote? Why/why not? We sometimes put a ton of effort into writing them FEEDBACK, but do they read it? And even if they do, does it ‘STICK’? After all, we know that we learn best...
by Fatime Losonci | IELTS writing sub-skills
Here’s an EXCERPT from my book, How to Teach Yourself IELTS Letter Writing. (Normally I focus on SKILL development more, but you’ll see that this bit is all about LANGUAGE! ;)) Which of the following letter types is hardest for your students preparing for...
by Fatime Losonci | IELTS writing sub-skills
How to Teach Yourself IELTS Essay Writing is a collection of PRACTICAL exercises to use with your students preparing for the exam (or even assign as homework). The contents of the book are also included in my course, How to Teach IELTS Writing. Which of its units...
by Fatime Losonci | IELTS writing sub-skills
How to Teach IELTS Writing is also in my IELTS writing teacher training course, and this is what’s in it.
by Fatime Losonci | IELTS writing sub-skills
How to Teach Yourself IELTS Report Writing is also in my IELTS writing teacher training course, and this is what’s in it. — — Hi. I’m Fatime. I’m an IELTS Teacher Trainer, helping CELTA-qualified English language teachers become better at...
by Fatime Losonci | IELTS listening sub-skills, IELTS reading sub-skills, IELTS speaking sub-skills, IELTS writing sub-skills
I’m FORTY years YOUNG! :O (Or as my Irish friends would say, I’m officially FARTY). 😀 😀 How did this happen?! :O (–becoming 40, I mean) … Here’s a picture of me, about 10x younger, already ‘in the saddle’, but not writing...
