How to select a PTE Course

1. How to select a PTECourse As the popularity of PTE Academic has increased, so has the number of PTE course options for prospective students. From free YouTube videos to traditional classroom courses to online course, there are a number of options available for the studentsnow. While each option provides some specific benefits one needs to carefully think and plan before signing up for a PTEcourse.

2. Giving the PTE exam is a huge investment of time and money. You will be spending several days, weeks or monthspreparing for the exam. The exam fees in itself are quite significant. It therefore makes sense to consider all aspects before signing up for a PTEcourse. Ask yourself these questions before you enrol for a PTEcourse: 1. What study materials are provided as part of thecourse? Some institutes will only provide you photo copies of various PTE Academic books but some will give you their own developed learning materials. Getting free photocopied books might seem like agood option after all it will save you a bit of

3. money, but if you look deeply it indicates that the institute or the teacher has not invested enough time studying the PTE. If they had, they would have developed their own studymaterials. So, always ask them if their learning materials areoriginal. Of course, it is equally important to check what all is included in the study materials. How many practice questions are provided? Are notes provided for each and every questiontype? 2. Do you have access to aTeacher? In the first instant, it may seem like that attending a traditional classroom will give you unlimited access to a teacher to talkto and get feedback from. However,nothing

4. could be further from the truth. The classroom courses will have teachers but they will be too busy managing dozens of students in a crowded classroom to have any time to give personal attention to their students. This is where a PTE Online Course is very transparent. They will tell you at the outset what level of contact and how many contact hours will you receive from the teacher. 3. What is the experience level of the Teachers? It is important to know more about the people behind the course. Since PTE is a newer exam compared to IELTS a lot of teachers are ones who gave their own PTE exam a while ago and took to teaching

5. because they couldn't find another job. Are these the kind of people you want to learnfrom? Your teachers must have at least a few years of PTE or IELTS teaching experience. They must not be just English language experts but they should be PTE language experts. A good way to ascertain this is to look at their footprint on YouTube. If they are professional PTE teachers they will have significant resources uploaded on YouTube. That will give you an indication of their teaching style as well as tell you how genuine the course offeringis. 4. What kind of practice resources are provided? Some coaching institutes and online courses will provide you with printed

6. materials or an eBook and expect you to treat it like the real exam. However, a far better option to take these tests in software similar to the PTE. Does your online course includethat? Make sure that your online course includes plenty of hands on practice and full length mock tests. The course should also have the option of getting in-depth teacher feedback ifneeded. 5. What is the duration of thecourse? When you are signing up for a course you must make sure that it is of the right duration to suit you. You do not want to sign up for a one week course if you can afford one month for preparation. Similarly,thereisnopointsigningupfor an unlimited classes course when you are

7. reasonable confident of taking the exam and getting the score you want in a month'stime. At the minimum, the course should be long enough for you to review all sections and question types and get the feedback from teachers if needed. The course must not end more than a day or two before your exam day. Even if your last class ends a week before the exam day makes sure you have access to learning materials till the examday. 6. What is the real cost of thecourse? Everything comes at a cost. But you must also consider the hidden costs before you sign up for a course. If you are traveling to a training institute you will be spending something on the transport. You will also

8. be taking out time from your work or studies to attend one of the classroom courses. All of this has a cost which we don’t usually consider. If on the otherhand you are taking an online course you will save on travel and will study only when you are free which means you won’t have to adjust your schedule and take time off work to attend theclasses. Of course, you must compare the actual course fees and what is included as part of that course fee. Only then you will know the real cost of acourse. So, by all means go for a PTE course. It can be one of the best investments you will ever make. However, make sure that you consider all these factors to avoid disappointment in theend.

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