Academic Requirements

• Passed Certificate in English Language – Intermediate or completed at least Secondary 1 with English as a passed subjects

Non-Academic Requirements

• Age 13 and above

This course aims to improve students’ listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, so that they will be able to meet the language requirement to further their studies in various professional certification courses in the future. On completion of the course, the student will be able to read and understand the main points of written material, write in simple correct English in a variety of formats, understand and use with confidence the vocabulary of daily social life.

Delivery Mode

• Full-time/Part-time

Delivery Methods

• Lectures
• Tutorial
• Audio Immersion (via CDs)
• Role-play

Duration

• Full-time: 6 months
• Part-time: 6 months

Timetable

• Full-time
  • Mondays to Fridays
  • 5 hours per session 
• Part-time
  • 3 days per week
  • 5 hours per session

Commencement Dates

• January
• April
• July
• October

Teacher Student Ratio

1:32

Teacher Qualifications

Trainers are qualified and experienced teachers

Manner of assessment / examination

• End of course examination
  • English Language (written): 70%
  • English Language (oral): 30%

Criteria for Graduation

Complete course and total marks for written and oral must be at least 50% in the Final Exam.

Progression Requirement

• Complete course and Total marks for written and oral must be at least 40% in the Final Exam
• Meet Minimum Attendance Requirement
  • Foreign Student: At least 90% attendance (absence with valid reasons)
  • Local Student: At least 75% attendance (absence with valid reasons)
     

Criteria for Award

• Complete course and total marks for written and oral must be at least 50% in the Final Exam
• Meet Minimum Attendance Requirement
  • Foreign Student: At least 90% attendance (absence with valid reasons)
  • Local Student: At least 75% attendance (absence with valid reasons)

Awards

• Certificate in English Language – Advanced

Full-time

Part-time