General English Program

Upon successful completion of this program, the student will have reliably demonstrated the ability to:

• Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
• Introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.
• Interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
• Understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).
• Communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.
• Describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.
• Understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
• Deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken.
• Produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.
• Describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
• Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialization.
• Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.
• Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and independent disadvantages of various options.
• Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options and plans.
• Understand a wide range of demanding, longer texts, and recognize implicit meaning.
• Express him/herself fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions.
• Use language flexibly and effectively for social, academic and professional purposes. Produce clear, well-structured, detailed text on complex subjects, showing controlled use of organizational patterns, connectors and cohesive devices.

METHODS OF EVALUATION

For specific methods of evaluation, refer to individual course outlines.

COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS

To successfully complete the program, a student must:

• Pass all courses with a minimum passing grade of 70% (C).

PROGRAM DURATION

960 instructional hours

Total: 960 hours

DELIVERY METHODS

In-class

Distance Education (Both Synchronous and ASynchronous)

Combined

REQUIRED COURSE MATERIALS

All students must have a laptop or tablet that has a suite of applications for accessing e-books, word processing, creating spreadsheets, charts, graphs and presentations.

PROGRAM ORGANIZATION