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INTRODUCTION
The English Language Proficiency Programme (ELP)
has been created in response to the English
language needs of adults in both academic
and non-academic sectors. Stretching along a
continuum from beginner to advanced, it is
specially designed to accommodate students
with various levels of English language
proficiency, and guide them towards the
level that they are aspiring to. It takes
into cognizance the fact that the
participants are mature learners who already
possess the knowledge, skills and expertise
in their own fields, and that their need for
proficiency in the English language is to
enhance their communicative skills. An
interactive, integrated, learner and
learning centred approach will be adopted in
order to make the course more interesting
and effective. The course will also give due
consideration to supporting and
supplementary skills such as critical
thinking, confidence building and
collaborative learning, and adopt a spiral
mode of teaching where knowledge and skills
are reinforced progressively to enable a
deeper and more-nuanced understanding of
both.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
The main objective is to enhance proficiency
in the English language so that the course
participants can communicate more
effectively and efficiently in this language
for the fulfillment of their various needs,
specifically :
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For social
interaction with people who use the English language
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To pursue
academic activities conducted in the English language
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To be better
prepared for taking English language examinations that form part of
international study pre-requisites (such as IELTS and TOEFL)
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A secondary
objective is to equip course participants with sufficient motivation and
tools to continue their learning of the language independently and beyond
the exit point of the programme.
COURSE COMPONENTS
These include all four language skills : Speaking, Writing, Reading
and Listening. |
