English Language For Overseas Employment

This 45 hour Course is designed to teach the English Language to students who are not native speakers and want to improve their proficiency. These lesson cover subjects such as grammar, pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary, to improve one’s skill in reading, writing, speaking and listening. This English Language course is specially designed to help students pass the TOEFL, IELTS, OET and UKVI. It is also offered to aspiring professionals across the world who want to work overseas in the US and UK. Those who speak English have a huge advantage in the global job marketplace. Those who are proficient in English will find it useful in international business, the tourism industry, in healthcare working with patients, scientific and technology fields, aviation, media and many more. If you are interested in taking our English Language course at EFL College, SIGN UP today. Do contact the admission office by filling in the form HERE.

Objectives

The 45 hours of lessons will cover listening, spoken and written aspects of English. Lessons are conducted almost daily for an hour each, where students are expected to fully participate and be part of the activities and discussions. At the end of the program, students will be assessed and should be competent in:

1. Listening: To be able to identify the key points of a message and to understand messages or requests from anyone.

2. Reading: To be able to recognise commonly used words and phrases and to describe events more accurately in their professional and personal lives.

3. Speaking: To be able to handle common interactions with little to no preparation. To organise and convey information in a logical and coherent manner during longer periods of interaction.

4. Writing: To be able to write simple texts on topics which are related to them in a professional and personal context with the key details and supporting points with a decent degree of accuracy.

Activities

✓ Writing short essays, completing grammatical exercises which include cloze passages, synthesis and transformation, prepositions, editing, and other grammatical work.

✓ Learning and assimilating a series of vocabulary to help students to gain confidence when using this vocabulary in both work or social settings.

✓ Socializing with polite and friendly conversations, offering help, planning outings.

✓ Getting and giving information like describing daily activities, giving directions or instructions, reporting what you hear in the news.

✓ Getting people to do things through requests or persuasion in different work or social settings.

✓ Saying what you think, agreement & disagreement, certainty & doubt, describing problems, giving advice.

✓ Saying what you feel, pleasure, gratitude, enthusiasm, sympathy, apology, regret.

✓ Other methods include using word clouds, reading sample articles, news clips, watching tv / film clips and Role-playing.

Compiled by Ms Joanne Ong

Understanding The Different Language Levels

Level A1 (Beginner)

By the end of the course, students should be able to:

• Speak and write familiar everyday expressions and basic phrases that can be used in the area of employment.

• Ask and answer simple questions – both personal as well as those that relate to their area of employment.

• Speak clearly in a well projected voice as to be understood by other speakers of the English language.

Level A2 (Elementary)

By the end of the course, in addition to those in A1, students should be able to:

• Speak and understand simple sentences and frequently used expressions. (Such as personal and family matters, shopping and local geography, employment)

• Can speak and receive instructions on simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and work-related matters.

Level B1 (Intermediate)

By the end of the course, in addition to those in A1 and A2, students should be able to:

• Deliver a short presentation about a topic of familiar interest and / or work-related.

• Describe events and experiences such as dreams, ambitions, opinions, and information provided. These can also be of familiar interest and or work related.

Level B2 (Upper Intermediate)

By the end of the course, in addition to those in A1, A2 and B1, students should be able to:

• Understand the main ideas of a text based on abstract, technical, or work-related topics

• Interact with some degree of fluency and spontaneity with other users of the targeted language.

• Produce a clear and detailed knowledge of topics that are work of familiar interest and work-related.

• Hold a discussion on various topics, providing clear and objective viewpoints.

Compiled by Mr Trevor Rodrigues

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