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There are four major skills to improve when learning a language - listening, reading, speaking, and writing. With these skills, we can categorize them as input skills and output skills. For most language learners, the input skills can be checked independently like listening and reading; however, writing and speaking, output skills, are abilities that require another person's help. You can validate your improvement through asking another person, maybe a teacher or a learning partner, to correct you whenever you make mistakes. Although this is true, many cannot find the much needed human help they need. It can be because of various reasons. So what can they do?

Luckily, the internet is our friend. Online learning, or distance learning, has opened a lot of doors. In my case, free online courses became my solution. As with our language learners, I struggled with asking for someone's assistance. I tried my luck in enrolling in a lot of online courses that focused on my weaknesses like writing, punctuation, and grammar. Many of the courses I tried provided activities and correction services that I badly needed. Of course, not all free online courses provided these benefits. Most free online courses only cover introductions of theories and simple takeaways for self-study. If you aspire for a more in-depth learning and practices, you may need to register for paid online courses. If you are fortunate enough, you can avail for discounts for some of these programs.

Here are some sites where you can avail FREE IELTS online courses:

Coursera

This is one of the most popular MOOC sites that offer a wide range of free online courses. Paid courses provide additional quizzes and projects as well as a shareable course certificate upon completion. All courses are 100% online and most programs lasts for 3-4 weeks only. You can even earn a degree from here!

As of writing this blog, they are offering a free online course on Academic English: Writing Specialization (Academic English: Writing Specialization) The course starts tomorrow!

Coursera Web link



2. FutureLearn

In this site you can find online IELTS courses offered by the British Council. There are 4 separate courses for the four major skills in English. They provide a comprehensive explanation of the test format and the test types. To get unlimited access, you need to upgrade your course for a certain amount. Nonetheless, rest assured that the contents included are truly helpful. You can even get a more immediate response from the educators or course moderators if you're active in participating in the after lesson forum.

Try enjoyable, flexible teaching CPD courses from FutureLearn. Start learning for free.



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