Science says why students aren't reaching their goals for IELTS—and how to fix it.
Science says why students aren't reaching their goals for IELTS—and how to fix it.
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The heart of our lessons is pronunciation. Every minute of every speaking lesson is dedicated to teaching muscle memory required to improve the 24 most frequent pronunciation problems causing Vietnamese speakers to sound unnatural. This is the flagship of our program and the reason we built the course.
COURSEBOOK: Hancock, Mark. English Pronunciation in Use. Cambridge University Press, 2026.
REFERENCE: Underhill, Adrian. Sound Foundations: Learning and Teaching Pronunciation. 2nd ed., Macmillan Education, 2005
There are 12 chronic grammar errors Vietnamese speakers and writers make — because of the differece between the two langauges. Every unit focuses each lesson on using proven methods to help students to: 1. improve awareness of the errors, 2. begin to self-correct, 3. gradually reduce error frequency, and 4. completely rehabilitate their language to be free of these chronic errors. It's not easy work, but we believe in you!
COURSEBOOK: Eastwood, John. Oxford Practice Grammar. Oxford University Press, 2020. REFERENCE: Swan, Michael. Practical English Usage. 4th ed., Oxford University Press, 2016.
You were given many grammar and vocabulary lessons in school. You may have learned the different types of tasks and questions you would face with the IELTS. You could even know how to use cohesive devices and discourse markers. However, writing is still painful. In IELTS, and other writing tasks, time is often critical. So the clock starts and you start writing. But, it doesn't work. Your writing scores fall short.
No one taught you the step-by-step writing process. Your teachers may score your papers, but they rarely give you feedback. If you are lucky enough to get feedback, your teacher never sat along side you while you wrote. It's always been a lonely, boring process. Not any more. Science is clear about how people best learn to write. Vietnamese Universities publish studies about what works. However, know one is using the methods in your lessons because it doesn't work in their traditional system.
We have the small class sizes, time alotted to our teachers, and an intentional writing program built into our program. You will work more collaboratively with your classmates and your teacher. You will get help while you write and feedback after you write. You will be taught the step-by-step process, across 3 writing stages, to successfully write anything. Hint — it's not about speed.
COURSEBOOK: Lougheed, Lin. Writing for the IELTS. Barron's Educational Series 2nd ed., Kaplan Publishing, 2020.