Academic Requirements

• Sit for placement test to determine suitability.
• Except for entry into CAE Level 1, students need to submit their IELTS results or take a placement test to qualify admission to the appropriate entry level. Subsequent level advancement will be qualified through his/her exit test results at each level.

Non-Academic Requirements

• At least 12 years old

Outline of grammatical contents at this Level:

• Revision of the Present and past 
• The difference between Present Simple and Present Continuous 
• The use of “Have” and “Have got” 
• Revision of Countable and Uncountable nouns with “How much/How many?” 
• The use of Definite and Indefinite articles 
• Verb patterns 
• The different Future tenses; Future Simple, “Going to” and Present Continuous as future 
• Revision of Comparative and Superlative adjectives 
• Revision of the differences between Past Simple and Present Perfect. 
• Modal verbs 
• The First Conditional 
• The Passive Voice 
• The Second Conditional 
• The Present Perfect Continuous tense 

Outline of vocabulary contents at this Level:

It covers the commonly used words and phrases related to following topics: 

• Social expressions 
• How to make conversation 
• Using time expressions 
• Shopping 
• Adjectives describing feelings and emotions 
• Talking about illness 
• Giving and asking directions 
• Phrasal verbs

Delivery Mode

• Full-time

Delivery Methods

• Lecturers, audio-visual presentations, worksheets, conversational English and role play.

Duration

• 6 months

Timetable

• 9.15am – 12.30pm and 1.45pm – 4.45pm
• 3 hours per session, 2 sessions per school day
• 30 hours per week, 10 sessions per week

Commencement Dates

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

Assessment Methods

• Students will sit for exit tests at end of each level
• Exit Test at end of each level

Graduation Criteria

• Completion of course
• Total marks must be at least 50% in the Final Exam.

Awards

• Certificate in Academic English Level 3 (Lower - Intermediate)

Academic Progression

• Students may pursue to further study in the respective English courses.
• Students have to pass the respective level exit test (by at least 70%) to qualify for advancement to the next level
• Meet Minimum Attendance Requirement
  • Foreign Student: At least 90% attendance (absence with valid reason)
  • Local Student: At least 80% attendance (absence with valid reason)