LISTING 7 TUTION FEE FREE GERMAN UNIVERSITIES WHERE INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS CAN STUDY IN ENGLISH

In recent times, Germany has become one of the most popular foreign study destinations among international students due to the fact the country houses some of world’s best universities with variety of technical subjects to study. Another major benefit that international students derive is that here they get an opportunity to study in English. The presence of English as a medium of instruction for the international students in the German universities is itself a unique attribute as the country speaks in German, dreams in German and breathes in German. In addition to that due to the country’s latest reforms in the educational sectors, the German government has decided to waive off the tuition fees not only for the native students of the country, but also for the international students coming to this part of the world for pursuing their higher studies. This waiving off the tuition fees applicable to some of the public universities of Germany attracts more overseas educational consultants to send more students to this country. Here are the names of some tuition fee free German universities where international students can choose English as their medium of instructions:

1.     Universität Freiburg is one of the renowned German universities which feature higher in the rank at the QS World University Raking. The said university holds 169th rank in the list presently and offers a diverse variety of postgraduate programs related to English language. The university also allows its international students to study Bachelor of Science and that of Arts courses in English.
2.     Georg-August-Universität Göttingen is another place for international students where they can earn a bachelor degree in molecular ecosystem sciences by studying entirely in English.
3.     Rhine-Waal University of Applied Sciences is a public university which offers a wide range of degree course subjects taught in English including sustainable tourism and international relations.

As a novice, preparing yourself without taking significant help from any of the IELTS tutorials is not an easy task. You have to toil hard to get a good grasp on the overall format of the test and then only you can check the gap between your present English proficiency level and your desired one. However, there are ample IELTS test centres available today both online and offline which are ready to check your English proficiency level at once. Still if you want to start your IELTS preparation on your own, the following tips should come to be pretty handy for you.

•         The Scoring Pattern: You should start your IELTS preparation by getting yourself more acquainted with the test itself. Your starting point should be your knowledge about the scoring patterns and band score. Here you need to know that IELTS is used to judge applicant’s proficiency based on four modules – Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking. Against each of the modules, an applicant can get a band score from 1 to 9. The average of all these 4 band scores in these 4 modules constitutes the final band score for the candidate.
•         The Test Format: Before appearing for the test, you should know about the types of questions that may feature in the four different sections of the test. First of all, the reading and writing test have equal time limits (60 minutes). However in case of a number of questions appeared in a section, both reading and listening share a similarity (both the tests have a set of 40 questions to answer.

Soon after having a fair knowledge about the test details, you should start practicing with different IELTS sample test papers. Even certain online tutorials for IELTS can provide free downloadable mock tests which will help you improve your general language skills and proficiency to your desired level.