Language & Communication skills

Advanced Intensive English Course

This course is intended to accomplish its goal in 160 contact teaching hours through developing your ability to: 1. Read and understand a wide variety of C1/Advanced level texts dealing with a range of topics. 2. Participate meaningfully in oral communications. 3. Construct easily understandable texts on a variety of topics. 4. Demonstrate independent use…

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Afrikaans 123

This course is intended to accomplish its goal in 30 contact teaching hours: Participants will be able to use Afrikaans in a functional manner. They will gain Afrikaans vocabulary for use in basic communication. This course is practical and interactive, and real life scenarios are incorporated to encourage the use of authentic language with a…

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Language & Communication skills

Afrikaans vir Beginners / Afrikaans for Beginners

This course targets new foreign students with no knowledge of Afrikaans. This is a fun-filled course offering you a linguistic and cultural taste of Afrikaans as a language in a wider cultural context.

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Language & Communication skills

Aviation English Skills

This Aviation English short course is intended to accomplish its goal in 48 contact hours by developing participants’ ability to ¿¿ achieve and maintain Operational Level 4 ¿ an international language requirement enforced by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) ¿ to qualify for international flights;¿ perform optimally in an academic context in order to…

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Language & Communication skills

Beginner Intensive English Course

This Intensive English Programme (IEP) Beginner level short course is intended to accomplish its goal in one full academic module of 8 weeks through developing learners¿ ability to:1. Read and understand entry level English texts on a variety of topics.2. Listen to, understand, and speak English in simple conversations.3. Write simple texts on a variety…

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Language & Communication skills

Effective office communication and documentation

This online course will equip you with the skills to write concise and informative e-mails, listen actively and with insight during meetings, record meetings, draft minutes and conduct engaging telephone conversations rooted in solid communication strategies. We present this course in hybrid mode, which combines online live sessions with self-directed online learning.

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Language & Communication skills

IELTS Exam preparation course

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Preparation short course is intended to accomplish its goal in one full academic module of 25hours over 5 weeks through developing the participant¿s ability to:¿r ecognise the format and content of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam, by discussing, practising and analysing each section ofthe exam.¿…

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Language & Communication skills

Medical Terminology

Recognising the main aspects of the meanings of medical terms and formulating definitions of medical terms.Demonstrating the importance of correct pronunciation and the impact of suffix functions when ermining the meaning of a medical term.Demonstrating how the structural parts of medical terms and their meanings function and combine to establish unique meanings of medical terms…

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Language & Communication skills

Nederlands voor beginners (Zelfstudiecursus)

Deze online zelfstudiecursus Nederlands voor Afrikaanstaligen geeft je een goed inzicht in de Nederlandse taal en zal jou helpen om op een correcte manier in het Nederlands te communiceren. De cursus brengt je op een taalniveau A2. Dankzij de sterke verwantschap tussen het Afrikaans en het Nederlands, geeft de kennis van het Afrikaans je een…

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Language & Communication skills

Survival Afrikaans for students

Participants will be able to use Afrikaans in a basic and functional manner on campus. They will gain a basic Afrikaans vocabulary for use in campus-related communication and specific emphasis will be placed on speaking, listening, and reading. As part of the larger university context, they will also gain an understanding of the cultural value…

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Language & Communication skills

Teaching English as a Foreign Language

This course is intended to accomplish its goal in 120 contact-teaching hours through developing your ability to:1. Learn relevant concepts, principles and theories of English language learning and teaching.2. Conceptualise and write detailed lesson plans in order to improve practical English language teaching skills.3. Create a successful learning environment by engaging learners in various ways.4.…

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