ESOL beginners course

Online ESOL Beginner course

Course facts

Method of Study: This is an online self-study English course which benefits from Tutor Support. Regular tutor feedback is provided at the end of each Unit to increase students' awareness of their academic strengths and weaknesses.
The learning materials for this online course cover ESOL Entry level 1; A1/CEFR.

Course Duration: approximately 80 GLH.
The course must be completed within 12 weeks. Extensions may be applied under the special circumstances rule (see T&C).
24 hours/7 days a week access to the learning platform

Start date: any time

Course Fee: £89

Course content

1. Initial assessment and outline of learner's objectives.
All four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) are practised using everyday topics and situations.
Type of materials used: Word document worksheets, PDFs, Audios, Videos, Interactive activities, Online Quizzes
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Student Advice e-Booklet available in several languages.
2. Unit 1:
Use personal pronouns
Introduce yourself, My family
Punctuation, Pronunciation
Days of the week, months, seasons and weather
Describe your home and the town where you live
Instruction verbs
Use ‘have/has'
Countries and nationalities
Use 'There is/are'
Filling in a short registration form
Add ['s] to nouns for ownership or belonging
Speaking live lesson
Test (tutor-marked assessment)

3. Unit 2:
Diagraphs
Telling the time, Prepositions of time and place
Talking about money
Food and Shopping
Adjectives
Using 'very'
Connectives 'and/but/because'
Talking about health
Speaking live lesson
Test (tutor-marked assessment)

4. Unit 3:
Transport and Hobbies
Understanding basic directions
Using 'can' and 'can't'
Using 'I'd like to' and 'verb-ing'
Speaking live lesson
Test (tutor-marked assessment)

5. Unit 4:
Job titles, job collocations
Verbs
Adverbs of frequency
Present Simple and Present Continuous tense
Using Was and Were
Speaking live lesson
Test (tutor-marked assessment)

6. Final end of course assessment.(tutor-marked assessment)

Requirements

Learners must:
1. have access to a device with fast internet connection in order to complete this course. System requirements: Windows 7, 8, 10. Recommended browser: Google Chrome. Recommended devices: laptop, desktop computer or tablet.
2. be IT literate, i.e. can login using email and password, browse and navigate through the learning platform, create, edit and submit documents, play/download audios/videos, use email, be able to use keyboard, camera and microphone on devices etc.
3. be 16+ years of age.
4. spend around 6-7 hours/week studying (incl. tests and live lessons). Note that this is only an estimation, the actual study time will depend on the individual.
5. know the English alphabet and at least 20-30 words in English
! For absolute beginners (pre-entry levels), we recommend 1:1 online tuition prior to booking this course.
This course is suitable for candidates with very limited knowledge of the English language who have completed pre-entry level course in English.

Assessment, Award and Tutor support

The course consists of 4 Units and 5 tutor-marked assessments.
Individual tutor support and guidance are available throughout the course.
Speaking lessons with ESOL Tutor (if you choose not to attend the lessons, speaking and listening with not be included in your certificate; we will also deduct marks from your total score)
Upon successful completion of this course each student will be awarded a Certificate of completion which will reflect the marks achieved. In order to successfully complete this course students must achieve a PASS for each Unit.

Explanation of the grade system: This level of study corresponds to Entry level 1/ A1 User from the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages: (see details on our Home page).

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