- Program
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Diploma in Practical English
CEF Code:
24L05879-4
- Institute
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Sino College
- Program Overview
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The course aims at upgrading students' English proficiency in the workplace. It introduces students to the basic communication knowledge.
After the completion of the course, the candidate will be able to:
- speak with reasonable ease in structured situations and short conversations on familiar topics, although from time to time will be asked to repeat or clarify
- communicate personal information to give simple descriptions of family, other people, living or working conditions, habits and daily routines, education background and/or job
- communicate in a limited number of social situations using a range of functional language
- exchange information to perform a task
- give simple directions, instructions and explanations
- ask and answer questions
- give a short description or tell a simple story using simple and compound sentences
- express simple feelings and opinions and establish a shared understanding
- pronounce the sounds of English sufficiently clearly to be generally understood
- display some control of basic grammatical structures
- display an adequate range of vocabulary to communicate on familiar topics and perform simple tasks
- adjust language to suit context in straightforward situations
- manage the conventions of turn taking in short social exchanges, using simple techniques to start, maintain, and end a conversation
- use a limited number of common discourse markers.
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- Program Structure
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The Diploma in Practical English covers several topics:
- Self and family
- Home
- Own local area
- Everyday life
- Free time interests
- Education
- Entertainment
- Travel
- Relationships
- Health and hygiene
- Shopping
- Food and drink
- Public services
- Places
- Language
- Weather
- Entertainment
- Travel
- Relationships
- Health and hygiene
- Shopping
- Food and drink
- Public services
- Places
- Language
- Weather
- Measures and shapes
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- Duration
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The course is conducted in part-time mode and will be delivered by 90 hours face-to-face classroom instruction. the courses can be completed in 4 months.
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- Entry Requirement
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Completion of Form 3; or equivalent qualifications.
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- Application Procedure
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Each applicant must submit the following items during application:
- Completed application form
- Original and certified copies of certificates of educational qualifications
- Two recent passport-size photographs
- A copy of Hong Kong Identity Card or Passport
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- Enquiry
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If you have any enquiry about the applcation and program, please do not hesitate to contact us at (852) 2314 3221
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