Academic Requirements

• This course is designed for full time foreign students who wish to advance their knowledge of English language for social, academic or professional purposes.
• They are required to take a placement test prior to admission to the EAP course to determine what level their English is at when they arrive in Singapore.

Modules Covered

• Listening
  • Listen to and follow short conversations, messages, announcements, and information services related to areas of immediate relevance in daily life.
  • Identify the context of the spoken discoursea and the purpose of the speaker(s)
  • Understand the gist of the spoken discourse
  • Identify the general information in the spoken discourse
  • Understand simple information and details in the spoken discourse
  • Identify and extract the relevant information from the spoken discourse
• Reading
  • Read and follow short written signs, notices and posters, directions, instructions and messages
  • Read personal correspondence and other short, simple documents on everyday matters
  • Read and follow the written version of spoken discourse on everyday matters
  • Identify the context of the written discourse and the purpose of the speaker/s and writer/s
  • Identify the gist of the written discourse
  • Identify and understand general information in the discourse
  • Identify and understand the specific information in the discourse
  • Identify and extract the specific information in the discourse
  • Follow the order and sequence of information in the discourse
• Writing
  • Convey information related to their own background, locality and areas of immediate relevance in response to simple visual or written instructions
  • reply to an invitation or suggested meeting in the form of simple application forms notes
  • messages, e-mails, postcards and short letters
  • describe and narrate on topics related to the scenario of the examination paper in the form of a description of a scene and narrative account
• Speaking
  • Respond to and express greetings, introductions and farewell
  • Respond to and express thanks
  • Ask for and give information and directions
  • Describe people including themselves, places and things
  • Describe events and activities
  • describe daily routines and habits
  • Express likes and dislikes
  • Express time
  • Express ability
  • Make and accept offers, apologies and requests
  • Make future plans
  • Instruct and direct people
  • Express numbers, costs, quantities

Delivery Mode

• Full-time

Delivery Methods

• The course is mainly conducted in the classroom via face-to-face learning which encourages student-teacher interaction. 
• Students are encouraged to attend field trips organised by the school to encourage experiential learning.

Duration

• 6 Months

Timetable

• 15 hours per week

Commencement Dates

• January
• February
• April
• May
• July
• August
• October
• November

Assessment Methods

• The English for Academic Purpose (EAP) will be characterized by both lectures and task-based activities. A student-centered approach will be employed to produce positive results. Emphasis will be placed on short presentations, focused exercises, role-play, student-interaction, pair-work, student tasks, continuous assessment, projects and final exams.

Awards

• Certificate in English As A Second Language (ESL) - Elementary awarded by Beacon International College.

Academic Progression

• Our EAP course at Beacon consists of two (2) language levels which are mapped directly with IETLS (International English Language Testing System) bands (scores) as shown below.  Our students at Beacon are expected to pass each level of the English for Academic Purposes  course and satisfy academic requirements before they can progress to Diploma and BTEC courses at Beacon. 
• After taking our in-house placement test at Beacon the student will be placed one of the two appropriate unit level based on their English needs. The students are then assessed through a combination of course work and a final test at both levels. The student must obtain an overall score of 50% or above to progress to the next level.

Local Students

International Students