UNISA Short Course in Intensive English for Foreign Language Speakers
The purpose of this module to establish communicative ability in English for speakers of foreign (non-South African) languages at the elementary and pre-intermediate levels.
Non-English speakers.
Students should have completed the upper intermediate module or attained a score relevant to level 4 in the placement test.
Students should have completed the upper intermediate module or attained a score relevant to level 4 in the placement test.
Three months
English
Semester module as per the university calendar
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 3000 words
Reading:
Developing reading speed, comprehension of extended texts, reading literary texts of various genre, identifying and responding to key information, critical evaluation
Range of texts:
Journalism, short stories, extended fiction and non-fiction, poetry and drama, persuasive and critical articles, video and audio productions
Writing:
Writing with a purpose, the writing process, reconstructing writing, functional, creative, and critical writing
Sentence level grammar:
Complex and compound sentences, concord, sub-ordinate clauses, active and passive, perfect tenses, direct and indirect speech, irregular constructions
Language use:
Contextual language use appropriate to academic and non-academic purposes, fluent communicative ability
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
