Certificate in English Language Arts
The Certificate in English Language Arts is a one semester program of full-time study. The program is open to all people who wish to raise their English language skills and can attend in full-time mode in semester one of the university year. It is anticipated that the majority of candidates might be volunteer workers or members of religious orders arriving in PNG from non English speaking backgrounds.
The program aims to:
- equip religious and volunteer workers coming into PNG from non-English speaking backgrounds with oral and written English language skills
- provide skills training for those who wish to raise their English proficiency to IELTS standards
- support the formation and function of an IELTS centre at DWU
- develop and provide short course English language training for particular purposes that could be allied to particular industries or particular language needs
- form the basis of increased language support for DWU undergraduates on campus.
The curriculum is based on the language text Cutting Edge, modules 1-15. This text has graded editions: beginning, intermediate, advanced intermediate and advanced. The text has both teacher books and student work books, a CDROM and supplementary digital resources for each level. Specific topics, language focus, grammar, vocabulary and activities in the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing are outlined. For example:
Module 1(Beginner): Nice to meet you
Real life: Saying hello and good-bye
Grammar: Personal pronouns / question forms
Vocabulary: The alphabet, jobs, numbers
Reading: Personal information / profile of famous people
Writing: Capital letters, punctuation marks
Module 2 (Beginner): Around the world
Real life: Phone numbers, filling in a form
Grammar: Pronouns in affirmative and negative questions
Vocabulary: Countries and nationalities
Reading: Living in the Antarctic / You’re amazing
Writing: Filling in a form, writing about oneself
Module (Pre-Intermediate): Leisure and lifestyle
Real life: Questions you can’t live without
Grammar: Revision of question forms, present simple
Vocabulary: Leisure activities
Reading: Unusual ways of keeping fit
Writing: Write a fact file
There are no formal academic requirements for entry into this program. Those who might want to use the program as part of a matriculation program would need either PNG Grade 10 achievements or other achievements in lieu of this basic educational level.
