Certificate in Communicative English (Beginner Level)

Course Description

The aim of this course is to help students communicate effectively and confidently in English by developing the students’ reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. It is offered to students who want to have a good basic foundation in English and to have the ability to communicate in English in everyday situations and purposes related to school, social life, work and leisure.

At the end of the course, students will be able to conjugate and use many regular and irregular verbs, hold basic conversation and construct simple five­-sentence paragraphs.

Course Objectives

At the end of the programme, the student will be able to:

• Speak and listen to explore, elucidate, and contemplate on their thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences at the beginner level
• Communicate information and ideas effectively and clearly, and to respond personally and critically
• Express themselves in speech using a range of vocabulary and grammatical structures
• Read and respond with understanding to a range of visual texts at the beginner level
• Interpret, select, and combine information using a variety of strategies and resources
• Write to explore, and reflect on their thoughts, feelings and experiences
• Use a range of strategies to develop effective writing

Course Modules

Listening and Speaking (Beginner Level)
Listening and Speaking is intended for students taking the course Certificate in Communicative English – Beginner Level. The module is aimed at international students who are not native speakers of English and with a non­English medium background who wish to enhance their listening and speaking skills in order to maximise their communicative competence in everyday life.

Reading and Writing (Beginner Level)
Reading and Writing is intended for students taking the course Certificate in Communicative English – Beginner Level. The module is aimed at international students who are not native speakers of English and with a non­English medium background who wish to enhance their reading and writing skills in order to maximise their communicative competence in everyday life.

Course Mode

Full-Time: 5 Days Per Week x 3 Hours Per Day

Duration

Full-Time – 3 Months

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Manner of Teaching

Teaching will be conducted through lectures, discussion strategies, group activities, role play and by
using visual aids.

Average Teacher-Student Ratio

1:20

Certificate Conferring Body

Upon completion of the course, students will be awarded the Certificate in Communicative English (Beginner Level) Certificate by Mirror D’ International College.

Course Commencement Date

To be announced.

Entry Requirements

• There is no formal minimum education and language proficiency required.
• Students should be of a minimum of 15 years of age to be eligible for the course.

Students who do not meet the minimum entry requirement will be required to undergo an entrance test at MDI.

Graduation Requirement

Candidates should obtain at least 50% for each of the two modules to be awarded a pass certificate in Communicative English for the respective level.

Manner of Assessment

• Class Participation: 10%
• Project / Assignments: 20%
• Written /Oral examination: 70%

Course Fees

• Course Fees – S$3400*
• Exam Fees – S$300 (Optional)~
• Course Material Fees – S$300 (Non­-refundable)^

*The payment of Course Fees are to be made upon commencement of the first day of course.

~ Exam Fees payment is to be made upon commencement of the first day of course and applies only to students that wants to sit for the Internal examinations.

^ Payment of Course Material Fees is to be made upon commencement of the first day of course.

Fees paid include complimentary Uniform, Fee Protection Scheme and Medical Insurance.

Payment Schedule

• 1st Payment ­ S$2000
• 2nd Payment ­ S$2000

The first payment of Course Fees are to be made upon commencement of the first day of course and the subsequent payment of Course Fees are to be made 1 week before scheduled instalment due date stated in the Student Contract.

Instalment payment schedule is not applicable to student pass holders.