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This is why you should study abroad

The value of international education is highly affecting the lives of students and a constant rise in the number of students looking for ways to get their degrees abroad can be seen. Many students believe that studying abroad is completely out of reach of an average student.

The governments around the world recognize the value of international students and have made the criteria of education abroad easier. And the international students are welcome in any country to attain higher education.

So why wait? Read on to find out why you should study in different country and grab your passport.

1. Growth

When you choose to study abroad, you choose to experience life at a totally different level. The experiences you encounter while studying abroad help you to get better personally and professionally. You learn to prioritize things, manage time, handle your expenses, and balance your work and personal life, and many more. Eventually, you start handling your life by being independent.

2. It’s not expensive

The process of studying abroad is not that expensive. Yes, there are some colleges/universities that may shake your bank balance but if you choose wisely, it is not going to affect your pocket that much. In addition to this, you always have the option to work while studying abroad enabling you to manage the expenses easily. Many foreign colleges and universities also offer scholarship programs

3. You learn new languages

The more time you spend abroad, the more chances you get to learn new languages. Though it is not necessary for you to learn any other language as English is highly accepted in almost every college/university around the world. You just get the opportunity to learn new language only if you wish to do so.

4. Technology

While studying abroad, you will be able to study by making wise use of technology.  Technology based teaching methodologies make you understand the concepts efficiently and practically and your horizons of knowledge expand.

Educators around the world are aware of the benefits of international education, and students have started to realize that education abroad makes them learn way more than just getting a degree.

This is why you should choose to study abroad and experience life at an all new level.

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Listening

The IELTS Listening test consists of four recordings (four parts) from native English speakers with ten (10) questions in each recording (part).

Recording 1: an everyday social conversation between two people

Recording 2: a monologue set in an everyday social context

Recording 3: an educational conversation with upto four people

Recording 4: a monologue on an academic subject

Listening test scores will be based on your ability to understand the main ideas,
factual information, opinions, attitude and purpose of the speaker and your ability
to follow the development of ideas.

No. of questions: 40 Marks:

each question is worth one (1) mark

Total time: 30 minutes (+ 2 minutes review time )

Speaking

The IELTS Speaking test assesses your pronunciation, grammar, accuracy, fluency and lexical resources while speaking English. There are three (3) parts to this test, with each part fulfilling a specific function in terms of task input, interaction pattern and the test taker’s output.

Part 1: Introduction & Interview This part includes general questions about the test taker like residence, work,family, interests, etc.

Part 2: Long Run Cue cards are shared on a particular topic and one (1) minute will be given to prepare to speak for upto two (2) minutes on the topic.

Part 3: Discussion This part gives you the opportunity to discuss the topic from the cue card in further detail, in a more general and abstract way

Total time: 11-14 minutes

Reading

The IELTS Reading test is designed to test a wide range of reading skills including reading for skimming, details, gist, understanding arguments and writer’s opinions,attitude and purpose

IELTS Academic Reading – It includes three (3) reading passages (with a variety of questions) ranging from descriptive and factual to discursive and analytical. These passages are of general interest dealing with interesting and recognizably appropriate issues, with at least one passage containing a detailed logical argument

Note: The reading texts may contain non-verbal materials as well like graphs, diagrams or illustrations.

IELTS General Reading – It includes three (3) daily passages (with 2-3 short texts in the first passage, 2 texts in the second passage and 1 long text in the third passage), based on an English-speaking environment, from notices, newspapers, magazines or advertisements.

Reading passage 1: texts based on social survival, like advertisements, notices and timetables

Reading passage 2: texts based on workplace survival, like contracts, job descriptions, staff development & training material

Reading passage 3: texts based on general reading, involving more extended prose and a complex structure.

No. of questions: 40

Marks: each question is worth one (1) mark

Total time: 60 minutes (no additional transfer time)

Note: Please note that the question types in the Listening & Reading sections can include multiple choice answers, true or false answers, matching information/headings or sentence, table & flow-chart completion.

Listening

The IELTS Listening test consists of four recordings (four parts) from native English speakers with ten (10) questions in each recording (part).

Recording 1: an everyday social conversation between two people

Recording 2: a monologue set in an everyday social context

Recording 3: an educational conversation with upto four people

Recording 4: a monologue on an academic subject

Listening test scores will be based on your ability to understand the main ideas,
factual information, opinions, attitude and purpose of the speaker and your ability
to follow the development of ideas.

No. of questions: 40 Marks:

each question is worth one (1) mark

Total time: 30 minutes (+10 minutes transfer time)