Certificate in English for Foreign Students (Elementary) هذه الدورة تدرس باللغة الإنجليزية

تفاصيل الدورة

The Certificate in English for Foreign Students (Elementary) is part of BMC's Programme in English for Foreign Students which aims for the students to acquire the basic foundation in conversing and writing using English as the medium. In addition, this course offers enhancement of students' four macro skills such as listening, speaking, writing and reading which are integrated and designed to emphasize the practical and functional usage of the English language.

This course aims to:

Train those who have basic English language skills to speak and write in proper English and with confidence
Teach students to acquire skills in the following areas: - Grammar, vocabulary, sentence structure and pronunciation - Higher level of Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing skills
Admission Requirement

Candidate should be able to understand very simple English and should be above 16 years old.

Course Outline

Everyday English

Social expressions i.e “Never mind / take care / you must be joking”
Numbers and dates — money, fractions, percentages, dates, phone numbers
Giving opinions — “What did you think of the play? It was really boring”
Requests and offers — “Could you ...? Would you ...?”
Signs and sounds — “Dry clean only”
On the phone — “Can I take the message?”
Making suggestions — “Let's go shopping.”
Agreeing and disagreeing — “So do I!”
Expressing quantity — “How much work? That's too much”
Informal English — “What's up?”
Saying sorry — “I'm sorry! Excuse me!”
Grammar and Vocabulary

Reading The following are the reading text materials that will be used in classroom: - Wonders of modern world - The clown doctor - The painter and the writer
Speaking The following activities will be conducted in classroom to make students speak and to practise their pronunciation: - Discussion: What's the most important invention? - Discussion: What makes people happy? - Describing a book or a film you like
Listening The following listening passages will be played aloud in classroom for the Listening skills exercise - My wonders - Sports - Books and films
Writing The following writing activities will be conducted in a classroom to train students on writing skills - Correcting mistakes - Letters and email - A narrative.Method of delivery

Lecture, Collaborative Learning, Task-Based Activities

Award Criteria

Certificate of attendance is issued if the student meets the minimum attendance requirements of 90%.

Grading system

No assessment.

Assessment Information

No assessment conducted.

Grading system

No assessment.

Assessment Information

No assessment conducted.

Appeal process

Not applicable.

Expected Date of Release of Assessment Information

No assessment conducted.

Specimen Certificate

EFS-Elementary-level