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Certificate in English
Levels:
- Beginner
- Pre-Intermediate
- Intermediate
- Strategies for Academic Success (SAS)
Hawthorn offers Certificate in English programmes from Beginner to academic level. While you are given a preliminary level based on your offshore testing, your final level placement will be determined after you take our tests here in Singapore. Our English classes are geared to help you develop your language skills in speaking, listening, reading, writing, and grammar.
We use a variety of learning activities: audio and video materials, materials culled from many different books; a primary textbook; role-playing and communication games; surveys, questionnaires and projects involving class work, individual and small group activities.
Entry Requirement
| Age: |
At least 14 years old |
Academic Qualification: |
Year 8 or equivalent qualification |
English Proficiency: |
Satisfactory result in TMC English Placement Test |
Duration
The first three levels have 12 weeks of class and three exam weeks. The Strategies for Academic Success class lasts for 13 weeks. The duration of study for each level depends on the entry point. The entire course from Pre-Elementary to SAS lasts 57 weeks.
Progression/ Graduation
There are two requirements for progression:
- Your overall grade MUST be over 60%. If your mark is less than 60% you will need to retake the level.
- Your grade in each skill area (reading, writing, speaking, listening) MUST be 55% or above.
Students with an overall grade of 60% or above, but with a mark in any one area that falls below 55% will have to retake the level. You must successfully complete a level in order to progress to the next level. If you must repeat a level, you must pay for the full class that you will repeat.
There is a repeat exam for any students who aren’t successful in one or two areas. The repeat exam is administered one week after the exam and there is a $100 fee to re-sit.
Students who successfully complete Strategies for Academic Success may progress to the Higher Diploma Course at TMC.
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Assessment
Students are assessed in the following ways:
- Ongoing class monitoring of student progress using both formal and informal assessments
- Comprehensive mid-course and final exams
Students are kept aware of their status in the following ways:
- Midterm and Final Progress Reports
- Personal feedback provided by the teacher for all students throughout the programme and upon request
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Teachers
Teachers at Hawthorn-Singapore are native speakers, highly qualified to teach English to adults. They integrate a number of different teaching methods into their programs, with the emphasis on a communicative approach. The language presented is functional and relevant to daily life experiences, and students are encouraged to use English in an interactive environment and to develop strategies to extend their own listening, speaking and comprehension skills.
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