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26 January 2026  |  13 March 2026

General English Beginner (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
This beginner-level English course (A1 CEFR) helps foreign language speakers build confidence in everyday communication. Held in-person over 7 weeks, with classes from 9:00 to 14:00 daily, students develop their speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Practical grammar, vocabulary, and classroom activities support language development in real-world situations. 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 (9:00–14:00)
Pricing
VAT Incl. = R19,900.00

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    The course content addresses the following topics:

      • Themes: home, food, friends and family, school and work, hobbies, transport, travel
      • Greetings and introductions
      • Vocabulary: the classroom, numbers 1 to 100, prices, months and seasons, days of the week, rooms, furniture, basic colours, countries and nationalities, occupations and professions, family members
      • Spelling and pronunciation of new vocabulary
      • Introduction to telling time
      • Listening: songs and short conversations
      • Writing: email message, filling in a form
      • Grammar: 'to be'; 'there is'/'there are'; wh- words to talk about yourself and ask questions about others; personal and possessive pronouns (except for possessive -s); adverbs of frequency to talk about your daily routine; common irregular verbs; 'can'/'can't' for permission and ability; simple questions; 'want', 'like', and 'would like'; commas, full stops, question marks, and capital letters; this, that, these, and those; present simple, past simple, and present continuous tenses
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