UNISA Short Course in Intensive English for Foreign Language Speakers Upper Intermediate
The purpose of this module to establish communicative ability in English for speakers of foreign (non-South African) languages at the upper intermediate level.
Non-English speakers.
Students should have completed the intermediate module or passed level 2
0f the placement tests.
Students should have completed the intermediate module or attained a score relevant to level 3 in the placement test.
Three months
English
1st semester: January/February
2nd semester: June/ July
Contact classes
Qualified teaching staff of the Department of English Studies will act as assessors in a manner that complies with the quality management system of the Centre and University.
- Vocabulary: develop an active and passive vocabulary of 2300 words
- Reading: sentences and paragraphs, developing reading speed, extended texts, identifying and responding to key information, critical evaluation
- Range of texts: popular journalism, print advertisements, short stories, sustained fiction and non-fiction, poetry, drama, informative articles, video and audio
- Writing: writing with a purpose, the writing process, reconstructing writing
- Sentence level grammar: SVOC and SVOA sentence structure, complex and compound sentences, concord, sub-ordinate clauses, active and passive, perfect tenses
- Language use: intermediate contextual language use, fluent communicative ability in various, unmediated contexts
Prof M M K Lephalala(PhD, Edinburgh University, UK; MA, Language and Literature, RAU, BAED, UNISA, BA, English, Education VISTA; Teachers’ Diploma, English and Mathematics)
Discipline expertise: (Over 24 years secondary and tertiary teaching experience in various fields of English language, literature and education, ODL experience)
Office 7-032, Theo van Wijk Building, UNISA
Tel: 012 429 6396
Fax: 012 429 6222
E-mail: lephammk@unisa.ac.za
Prof B Makina(PhD Unisa; MA, Language and Linguistics University of the Free State; BED, English, University of Zimbabwe; Diploma in ESL, Gweru Teachers College, Zimbabwe)
Discipline expertise: (Over 30 years secondary and tertiary teaching experience in various fields of English language, literature and education, ODL experience)
Office 6-26, Theo van Wijk Building, UNISA
Tel: 012 429-6503
Fax: 012 429 6222
E-mail:makinb@unisa.ac.za
Ms B Thoka (PhD Candidate, English, Unisa; MA TESOL, Southern Illinois University, Hons, African Literature, Wits University; BA English, Unisa.
Discipline Expertise: 18 years experience in teaching English Language and Literature, TESOL, ODL experience.
Thulile Shandu (MA; BPaed; SSTD). Discipline expertise: 15 years in the different areas of Applied English Language Studies.
Dr S C Ndlangamandla(PhD; MA, English Language Education ~WITS; BA Honors, Applied English Language Studies, WITS; PGC Education~ University of Swaziland; BA, language and Literature, University of Swaziland)
Discipline expertise: (About 12 years tertiary teaching experience in various aspects of English language, literature and education, ODL experience)
Office 6-23, Theo van Wijk Building, UNISA
Tel: 012 429-6765
Fax: 012 429 6222
E-mail:cndlangamandla@unisa.ac.za
Ms Dineo Mkhari Ms Moleboge Modikwe
Tel: 012 429 2960 Tel: 012 429 2690
Fax: 012 429 6222Fax: 012 429 6222
The Povey Centre, Office 6-07, Theo van Wijk Building,UNISA