Maltese as a Foreign Language SEC

Entry Requirements

Learners are expected to have successfully completed the course Maltese as a Foreign Language MQF Level 2 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 broad range of vocabulary, including formal, informal, and topic-specific language.
• Recognise complex grammatical structures and varied sentence forms.
• Understand a range of text types (e.g. reports, articles, narratives, letters).
• Identify tone, purpose, audience, and stylistic features in texts.
• Develop knowledge of literary elements (e.g. theme, character, setting, tone, basic literary devices).

Skills
• Listen critically to spoken Maltese, identifying main ideas, supporting details, arguments, and viewpoints.
• Speak fluently and accurately in different contexts, expressing opinions, justifying ideas, and adapting language to audience and purpose.
• Interact confidently in conversations, discussions, and presentations.
• Read a variety of texts, analysing meaning, structure, tone, and distinguishing fact from opinion.
• Interpret literary texts, identifying themes, characters, and emotional responses.
• Write a range of structured texts (e.g. reports, articles, narratives, formal/informal letters) with coherence and accuracy.
• Develop arguments using clear reasoning, examples, and appropriate language.

Competences
• Communicate effectively and independently in a wide range of real-life and academic contexts.
• Apply language skills flexibly with minimal support.
• Analyse, evaluate, and respond critically to spoken and written texts.
• Express and justify ideas clearly using appropriate language and structure.
• Demonstrate accuracy, fluency, and coherence across all four skills.
• Show cultural awareness and the ability to integrate into Maltese-speaking contexts.

Delivery Method

Face to face lesson

Certification/Award

Certificate issued by MATSEC

Progression to further education

After successfully completing this course, learners may continue studying the subject at post-secondary level, such as Intermediate level, or pursue related pathways at tertiary level, including through alternative entry routes such as the maturity clause

Language of Instruction

Bilingual