Committed to PEOPLE'S RIGHT TO KNOW
Vol. 4 Num 345 Thu. May 20, 2004  
   
Letters to Editor


IELTS coaching


To pursue higher education or for immigration to another country, 'IELTS' is required as it assesses one's ability of adopting in an English speaking country. For that reason, IELTS coaching centres have been mushrooming across the country, especially in Dhaka, but there is still doubt among the people as to how many of these IELTS institutions are good or well informed about IELTS strategies. In newspapers we can see a lot of advertisements for IELTS and all such tests. It is also known to almost everyone that only a few people are aware of actual IELTS contents. The coaching centres in Dhaka try to draw the attention of the learners and claim that they have teachers and professors of renowned educational institutions. But the bottom line is that the entrepreneur himself or herself does not know how to apply the rules and regulations at the examinations. IELTS has four sectionslistening, reading, writing and speaking.

If we conduct a survey, we may find that the teachers employed by the centres do not know much about the subjects. So how can they help the students? People say that only the British Council has efficient teachers for every section of IELTS. My suggestion for the interested learners of IELTS is: Give a thought before getting admitted into any centre as its sole objective is to earn money.