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26 January 2026  |  13 March 2026

General English: Advanced (Jan Intake)

Applications accepted until
12 January 2026
Short Course Coordinator:
Zanele Nkosi
Accreditation:
Certificate of Competence
Course dates
26 January 2026 - 13 March 2026
Applications close
12 January 2026
Overview
The General English: Advanced (B2+ Level) course is a 7-week, in-person English programme for foreign students who want to refine their fluency, accuracy, and confidence across a broad range of real-world topics. Classes run daily from 9:00 to 14:00 and cover conversation practice, workplace writing, academic language, and structured listening and reading tasks. Grammar includes advanced structures such as conditionals, causative forms, modals for opinion and speculation, and discourse connectors. Vocabulary development focuses on collocations, idioms, word formation, and register. students practise writing reports, brochures, proposals, reviews, and correspondence, as well as interpreting data and visuals. The course prepares students to communicate clearly and effectively in academic, professional, and everyday contexts. A quality-assured certificate from the University of the Witwatersrand is issued on successful completion.
Duration
7 weeks
Format
In-person classes and activities daily from 9:00 to 14:00
Pricing
VAT Incl. = R19,900.00

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    The course content covers the following topics:

      • Themes: personality, work, conflict, books, movies, money, technology, art, health and medicine, travel and tourism, animals, food
      • Writing: article, brochure, notice, message, formal and informal letters, report, proposal, review, instructions, directions, competition entry, information sheet, memo, interpreting graphs and diagrams
      • Speaking: three-way conversations between students and teacher, two-way interactions between students, unprepared short speech
      • Grammar: conditionals, prepositions, adverbials expressing opinion, 'wish' and 'if only', 'it's time', 'would rather/sooner', modals, relative clauses, phrasal verbs, cause and effect
      • Vocabulary: collocations, idioms, chunks, word endings, register, multiple meanings
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