Universal College of Learning (UCOL)

Course details

Summary

Increase your confidence and fluency in English with UCOL's New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 3) (Applied).

Learn to participate with increasing independence and fluency in academic community and/or employment English language contexts with UCOL's New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 3) (Applied).

Career & Study Outcomes

Graduates who wish to further specialise can enrol in:

• New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 4) (Academic)

Course Information

Reading Level 3 A (15 Credits) - This course aims to enable students to read, understand and provide a response to a range of texts on reasonably familiar topics.

Writing Level 3 A (15 Credits) - This course aims to enable students to write comprehensible connected texts for familiar and predictable purposes (book reviews, letters) with reasonable linguistic accuracy relevant to the applied context.

Listening Level 3 A (15 Credits) - This course aims to enable students to understand the main points and key supporting detail in extended oral interaction (conversations, interviews) on a range of familiar topics and reasonably familiar situations.

Speaking Level 3 A (15 Credits) - This course aims to enable students to speak with some coherence, fluency and confidence to exchange personal information and opinions on familiar topics.

Entry criteria

The English language requirement for entry into the New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 3) (Applied) is the New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Level 3) (General) or equivalent skills such as IELTS 5.0; NZCEL: Level 3 (General). A diagnostic test to identify your level may be used. IELTS scores used must be taken from a single IELTS Test Report Form (i.e. combining scores from more than one test is not permissible).