As a majority of higher education programmes after A-Levels are offered in the English stream, brushing up the language to a suitable level will facilitate your studies.
Option 1 – Post A-Levels Students (Intermediate proficiency)
Improving writing skills:
- Through revision of basic tenses
- Basics of paragraph writing
- Structuring a document
- Memo and Email writing using appropriate language
- Formats for formal letter writing
- Basics of preparing a CV
- Summary writing
- Formatting a document
Improving reading skills:
- Reading Comprehension: Skimming and Scanning
- Post-reading summary preparation
Improving listening skills:
- Listening Comprehension
- Note taking
Improving verbal communication skills:
- Giving / asking for directions
- Describing people and places
- Small talk (Effective Face to Face conversations)
- Paying attention to tone and body language
- Effective impromptu mini speeches
- Planning structured presentations
- Public speaking skills
- Giving opinions on current Audio-Visual information (spoken and written)
- Etiquette required in phone communication.
Option 2 – Diploma/Degree Course Students (Advanced proficiency)
Improving writing skills:
- Grammar for Academic Purposes
- Mechanics of writing
- Analysis of graphs and charts
- Summary writing
- Paraphrasing and referencing
- Process writing
- Report writing styles
- Editing and proofreading
- Writing an abstract
- Writing a bibliography
Improving reading skills:
- Advanced reading: selected comprehension passages
Improving listening skills:
- Listening in an academic context for specific information
- Listening, note-taking and note-making of lectures and academic discussions
Improving verbal communication skills:
- Academic presentations
- Participating in academic discussions
- Delivering a speech on an academic topic
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