jTELS/TELSa – Pre-Intermediate Award in English as a Second or Other Language (ESOL) EQF/MQF Level 2 – 10 ECTS credits – Equivalent to A2 of CEFR

• The course is designed for Middle and Secondary level students and adult individuals who, for educational purposes, or for reasons relating to work or other personal issues, wish or need to gain a certificate which represents their actual level of English. The course certificate provides proof of the holder’s ability to use English to communicate in simple situations.
• Total Qualification Time is approx. 250 hours, split up as follows:
  • 80 ‘guided learning’ hours (i.e. contact hours)
  • 163 hours – active self-study
  • 7 hours – Assessment + feedback
• The design of the course is based on a ‘continuous-improvement’ process, with interconnected components in each of its seven modules.

Entry Requirements:

Learners joining the course will need to sit a Placement Test which will determine their actual current level of performance.

As a minimum, a learner joining this course should have a basic ability to communicate and exchange information in a simple way. S/he should be able to …

• introduce himself simply and use basic greetings,
• tell where he and others are from and give a basic description of his/her city,
• talk simply about family and colleagues, describing their appearance and personalities,
• discuss clothing at a basic level and ask simple questions about it,
• talk about favourite foods and make simple orders at a restaurant or take-away,
• talk about daily activities and arrange meetings with friends and colleagues,
• describe current weather conditions and suggest activities according to the weather forecast,
• talk in general terms about his/her health and describe common medical symptoms to a doctor,
• describe the location of his/her home and give simple directions,
• demonstrate an understanding of simple directions,
• talk about his/her hobbies and interests and discuss related plans with friends or colleagues,
• complete basic transactions at a hotel, including checking in and checking out,
• discuss common products, make basic purchases and discuss basic problems relating to faulty goods,
• demonstrate correct pronunciation of individual sounds in order to form intelligible words
• demonstrate an understanding of short, simple instructions
• understand basic notices and instructions, as well as information in short, simple texts
• demonstrate an understanding of simple grammatical structures and an awareness of proper sentence structure

Programme Objective:

• This course focuses on building the learners’ language knowledge and developing their basic competence in the four skills of Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking, with regard to the English language, ensuring that they can achieve a level of competence which allows them to carry out simple language tasks as fluently and accurately as possible, whilst working or studying under direct supervision in a structured context.

Learning Outcomes click here to read more. 

To apply for the next available intake or to register your interest for the programme, kindly contact us on  info@esatqualifications.com