English as a Foreign Language MQF 1

Entry Requirements

“Learners are expected to have successfully completed the course English as a Foreign Language Introductory. For online lessons, learners need to have an understanding on how to use a computer.
Applicants who do not present certification of prior study in the subject will be required to sit for a level check to determine the appropriate course level.”

Duration

30-week course with 3 contact hours per week.

Learning Outcomes

“Expected learning outcomes for this course include:

Knowledge

•Understand basic English vocabulary related to everyday life, family, shopping, travel, education, work, and hobbies
•Recognise simple grammatical structures, including tenses, pronouns, adjectives, and question forms
•Understand common text types such as messages, notices, emails, timetables, menus, and online posts
•Develop awareness of sentence structure, sequencing, and everyday communication conventions

Skills

•Listen to and understand simple conversations, instructions, directions, and announcements
•Speak using simple sentences to introduce oneself, describe people and places, express opinions, and participate in basic conversations
•Interact in familiar situations such as shopping, travelling, asking for information, and ordering food
•Read and understand short texts, notices, signs, advertisements, and online posts
•Identify key information, instructions, prices, and simple opinions in spoken and written texts
•Write short texts such as messages, postcards, notices, invitations, and emails using simple sequencing and connectors
•Use basic grammar, punctuation, and vocabulary accurately in communication tasks

Competence

•Communicate effectively in simple everyday situations using basic English
•Apply listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills with increasing confidence and independence
•Exchange information and opinions in familiar social and practical contexts
•Adapt language appropriately to everyday communication situations
•Use English functionally in daily, educational, and community settings”

Delivery Method

Face to face lesson

Certification/Award

An award certificate accredited by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority will be presented to learners who attend a minimum of 80% of the course and achieve an overall mark of 45% or higher in their tasks

Progression to further education

After successfully completing this course, learners can continue to study the subject at MQF Level 2

Language of Instruction

English