Community English (CEFa)
CEFa Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Tara De Coninck.
Recommended Prior LearningCourse placement into all ELL programmes depends on your English language level. Please contact the Enrolment Centre for more information about the placement test.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING - COMMUNITY ENGLISH
Full and Part-time Senior Programme
English Language Learning (ELL) 'Community English' provides you with opportunities to learn English for living, working and studying in New Zealand.
Learning English will help you develop language and skills to improve your confidence, participate in your community and prepare you for a job and/or study.
Are you wanting to:
Use English in the community?
- Develop your confidence when speaking in English
- Practise using English in everyday situations
- Acquire correct pronunciation, stress and intonation
Enjoy reading and writing?
- Build your skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing for everyday tasks
- Learn to read a range of simple texts
- Write for real life purposes
Learn about NZ life and Culture?
- Improve your conversation skills for meeting new people and visiting new places
- Participate in group, class and activity-based discussions
- Develop life skills and contribute to community activities 'Kiwi style'
Course Overview
Term 1
Students can write basic sentences about themselves. (OFR)
Students can identify –ing verbs in sentences and begin to identify different verb tenses through yesterday/today sentences. (OFR)
Students can make a presentation about themselves/personal information. (SMC)
Students can listen to instructions in a variety of everyday contexts. (SMC)
Getting to know you, your family, your class and Christchurch. (KN and SMC)
Students can speak and write about themselves and their families using 1st and 3rd person. (KN)
Assessment Information
ELL unit standards contribute to the New Zealand Certificate in English Language (NZCEL)and NCEA (Level 1 credits - Foundation & Level 1)