Basic English 1: Elementary

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Course Features

Duration

4 weeks

Delivery Method

Online

Available on

Lifetime Access

Accessibility

Mobile, Desktop

Language

English

Subtitles

English

Level

Beginner

Effort

4 hours per week

Teaching Type

Self Paced

Course Description

Do you want to learn English?

You can learn basic English skills online in this free 4-week course. This course will help you gain confidence in everyday situations as well as improve your listening skills. This course can be used to prepare you for Basic English: Preintermediate.

The course will teach you how to greet new people and what to say to them. You'll also learn how to introduce yourself and participate in conversations. Your listening, reading and speaking skills will be improved. You can use your smartphone or computer to listen to English speakers in different situations. Take quizzes to test your comprehension.

You'll feel comfortable asking questions, discussing friends and family, as well as discussing work and hobbies by the end of this course. You will learn to communicate your likes and dislikes, talk about music and sports, and receive emails from a pen pal. These activities will increase your confidence in basic English.

Basic grammar will be covered, including the subject pronouns and different tenses as well as the verb to-be. You will also have to test your pronunciation skills.

Course Overview

Alumni Network

International Faculty

Post Course Interactions

Instructor-Moderated Discussions

Skills You Will Gain

What You Will Learn

Identify language used in everyday situations, such as studying, communicating with classmates, and talking about work

Develop confidence in key language items useful in a range of different scenarios

Apply language skills for everyday conversations

Demonstrate understanding of relevant language that can help the learner progress along the path to studying at a university

Target Students

This course is designed for refugees, displaced people and the communities supporting them in the MENA (Middle East and Northern Africa) region who want to learn English for studying and for work

It has been created as part of the PADILEIA project

Course Content

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Module 1: Language to introduce yourself

Module 2: Describing how you are feeling

Module 3: Asking simple questions

Module 4: Talking about your friends and family, and describing their personalities

Course Instructors

Jessica Cooper

Instructor

Jessica is the Post Graduate and Executive Education Coordinator at The English Language Centre, KCL and has taught EFL and EAP in Holland, Portugal and the UK.

Moia Rowsome

Instructor

I am the Instructional Designer for the PADILEIA MOOCs at King's Online, King's College London. I am also a language teacher and have taught both English and Spanish in Europe and Asia.

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