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11 August 2026  |  30 September 2026

General English Elementary (Aug Intake)

Applications accepted until
28 July 2026
Short Course Coordinator:
Zanele Nkosi
Certification:
Certificate of Competence
Course dates
11 August 2026 - 30 September 2026
Applications close
28 July 2026
Overview
This course strengthens students' foundational English skills at A2 level of the CEFR. Through structured practice in speaking, reading, writing, listening, and grammar, students expand their vocabulary, improve sentence construction, and gain confidence using English in everyday contexts. The course covers descriptions, past experiences, directions, simple correspondence, and core grammatical structures such as modals, comparatives, and basic verb tenses. Practical written and spoken activities help students communicate more accurately and fluently, preparing them for intermediate-level study. 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:



    • Review of forms and vocabulary from A1 level: possessive adjectives and pronouns, numbers in foreign currency, fractions, decimals, percentages, phone numbers and dates, colours, demonstratives and main auxiliaries
    • Describing feelings, places, people, clothing, one's home, family, daily routines, jobs, leisure activities, holidays, diet, food and beverages, and important possessions using adjectives and adverbs 
    • Comparative and superlative adverbs and adjectives
    • Parts of speech
    • Irregular forms of the past simple tense and talking about past experiences
    • The simple past, present continuous, present perfect tenses 
    • Modal verbs, 'will', wh- questions, and yes/no questions 
    • Countable and uncountable nouns
    • Some, any, a, much, many 
    • Simple uses of conjunctions 
    • Understanding and giving simple directions 
    • Punctuation review: commas, full stops, question marks, capital letters 
    • Writing an informal email and a thank you note/email
    • Reading short texts and informal emails 
    • Identifying and using symbols for correction
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