English for Academic Purposes | New Zealand EAP Programme

Do you need English for academic purposes?
Do you want to go to University?
Do you want to improve your job prospects?
Do you want to take the IELTS or TOEIC exam?
Do you want to improve your academic skills?
We understand the importance of English for academic purposes.

IELTS

Academic English at Worldwide School

This class is open to Upper-Intermediate to Advanced level students.

The IELTS exam is produced by Cambridge ESOL and is available at least monthly in Auckland.

Structure

The IELTS class at Worldwide School is offered as a 5-week introduction to the IELTS exam and skills development programme. Classes run from Monday to Thursday, 1.30-3.30pm. Students are also encouraged to sign up for practice tests on a Friday afternoon. Students can choose up to 2 skills per week (Listening, Reading or Writing) to practise for the Friday afternoon tests.

Each week, students will focus on different skills and vocabulary specific to the IELTS exam:

Week 1 IELTS: Exam & Skills overview, and initial testing
Week 2 IELTS: Vocabulary & Reading Skills Focus, Introduction to Writing
Week 3 IELTS: Vocabulary and Writing Skills Focus
Week 4 IELTS: Writing Review, Vocabulary and Listening Skills Focus
Week 5 IELTS: Speaking Skills Focus & Final Testing

Aims

The Worldwide School IELTS class has 5 main aims:

To give students an overview of the IELTS exam suite.
To familiarize students with each part of the IELTS test.
To build students' knowledge of vocabulary specific to IELTS.
To develop students' skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking.
To give students opportunities to practise real IELTS test tasks.

IELTS Class Dates 2009

5 classes per year, multiple exam dates available:

9 February - 13 March
20 April - 22 May
29 June - 31 July
7 September - 9 October
16 November - 18 December

Students wishing to do IELTS preparation outside these dates can choose the Self Access option and study in the Library.

TOEIC

Academic English at Worldwide School

Worldwide School offers TOEIC preparation classes as part of its afternoon options. The TOEIC exam is produced by ETS and is available fortnightly in Auckland.

Worldwide School is a TOEIC testing centre so students can take the TOEIC test at Worldwide. Students need to pay for the TOEIC text book and test. The school Library also has a lot of TOEIC material from which they can self-study. This class is open to Intermediate - Advanced level students.

TOEIC Dates for 2009

5 courses per year, multiple exam dates available

5 January - 5 February
16 March - 17 April
25 May - 26 June
3 August - 4 September
12 October - 13 November