Maltese as a Foreign Language MQF 2

Entry Requirements

Learners are expected to have successfully completed the course Maltese as a Foreign Language MQF Level 1 or have a similar certification. 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

Knowledge
• Understand a wider range of vocabulary, including everyday expressions and some figurative language.
• Recognise more complex grammatical structures (e.g. compound sentences, varied verb forms, agreement).
• Understand main ideas and supporting details in spoken and written texts.
• Recognise text types, tone, and purpose (e.g. factual vs fictional, opinion vs fact).
• Develop awareness of stylistic and basic literary features in texts.

Skills
• Listen and extract main and supporting ideas, including identifying arguments, opinions, and key details.
• Speak with greater fluency using varied vocabulary to explain, describe, justify opinions, and give instructions.
• Participate in conversations and discussions using appropriate expressions and simple idiomatic language.
• Read and interpret texts by identifying themes, tone, key points, and distinguishing fact from opinion.
• Write structured texts (e.g. paragraphs, short compositions, reports) with coherence, appropriate vocabulary, and correct grammar.
• Develop ideas clearly, using examples, explanations, and basic argumentation.

Competences
• Communicate effectively in familiar and some less familiar contexts with increasing independence.
• Apply language skills with less reliance on visual or structured support.
• Express and justify opinions using simple reasoning.
• Interpret and respond to a range of texts, including basic literary texts.
• Demonstrate growing confidence, accuracy, and coherence across all language skills.
• Begin to engage critically with language (e.g. identifying tone, argument, and meaning).

Delivery Method

Face to face or Online lessons

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 MATSEC SEC level

Language of Instruction

Bilingual