NZCEL (ACADEMIC) LEVEL 4
Title: New Zealand Certificate in English language (Academic) Level 4
Level: 4
Credits: 62
Duration: 17 Weeks
Delivery mode: Face to Face
Purpose:
The purpose of this programme is to develop learners’ language skills so that they can communicate independently and effectively in familiar and someless familiar situations with fluency and flexibility in academic settings at CEFR mid B2 level. The programme advances learners’ development of key academic skills, including reading academic texts, listening, academic writing, and speaking skills that will enable them to undertake independent learning at the tertiary level.
The target learner group are students with English as their second language, who plan to study in New Zealand and gain an English Language qualification and/or apply for a vocational or undergraduate programme at a New Zealand Tertiary Education Organisation.
Outcomes
At the end of the programme learners should be able to:
- Understand the main ideas and supporting details of moderately complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions related to a field of specialisation.
- Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity in spoken academic discourse.
- Understand verbal academic information, identifying both main ideas and specific details.
- Produce clear, detailed texts on a wide range of moderately complex academic subjects.
Graduates of the programme will be awarded the Zealand Certificate in English Language (Academic) (Level 4) 1883-2.
Entry Requirements:
Applicants must:
- Be 16 years old at the time of application; AND
- Have a valid student visa
- Meet the English language requirements