New Zealand Certificate in English Language General - Level 3

What English Language skills will I gain from this course?
On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

Speaking Learning Outcomes 

1. Identify both the main points and some key supporting details in a spoken conversation in an everyday situation.
2. Follow and identify the main points and some specific details of extended spoken information on a familiar topic.
3. Understand and identify the speaker’s viewpoints in spoken information on a familiar topic.
4. Understand the main points and some details of recorded audio material on familiar topics.

Listening Learning Outcomes

1. Identify both the main points and some key supporting details in a spoken conversation in an everyday situation.
2. Follow and identify the main points and some specific details of extended spoken information on a familiar topic.
3. Understand and identify the speaker’s viewpoints in spoken information on a familiar topic.
4. Understand the main points and some details of recorded audio material on familiar topics.

Writing Learning Outcomes

1. Write texts with some accuracy using a limited range of grammatical structures.
2. Write a brief summary and personal reaction to a range of texts.
3. Write opinion with adequate supporting detail on a familiar topic.
4. Write a coherent connected essay on a topical issue.

Reading Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Scan and locate main ideas and some supporting details in different text types.
2. Distinguish main ideas from supporting ideas in a text.
3. Utilise high frequency reading vocabulary in context.
4. Use comprehension strategies to read a range of written texts independently.