ESOL International (Speaking and Listening) (Entry 3) (Classic B1)
Course Details
Entry Level Certificate in ESOL International (Speaking and Listening)(Entry 3) (Classic B1)
This qualification is designed according to the framework constructed by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). The levels in the CEFR have been mapped to the levels in the RQF for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Candidates who are non-native speakers of the English language are preparing to commence their higher education or searching for job opportunities in the UK (or elsewhere) can take this course to hone their communication and overall personality skills or are learning English as part of their school or college curriculum.
These qualifications are available within the United Kingdom and are only offered in English. All versions of the qualifications are listed on the Register of Regulated Qualification and these qualifications are designed to complement general English language courses.
Aims
The candidates of this course are expected to communicate on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.
They are expected to describing things, understand and make requests and suggestions, describe experiences and events, describe feelings and emotion and deal with situations that arise after being present in the company of people who speak the language the most.
They should be able to produce simple connected text on topics of personal interest and give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.
They should be able to describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions etc.
The Entry Level Certificate International (B1) consists of four examinations, speaking, writing, reading, and listening. At Entry Level 3 / B1, candidates are expected to read and understand short straightforward texts on familiar topics accurately and independently.
They are also expected to write to communicate information and opinions with some adaptation to the intended audience in documents.
Assessment
After the completion of this course, candidates will demonstrate competencies like being able to exchange factual information on familiar routine and non-routine matters, enter and maintain a conversation, articulate speech in everyday conversations, communicate with reasonable accuracy in familiar contexts, narrate events in the past, give factual accounts, greet, take leave, give personal information, introduce others, express certainty about the future and express their obligation.
The students will be taught the use and correct application of adverbs, comparatives and superlatives, conditionals, modals - must/can’t, might, may, should have/might have/must/have to, past continuous, past perfect, past simple, past tense responses etc., reported speech, simple passive - questions in the past, will and going to, connecting words, and, but, because linkers: sequential – past time, connecting words expressing cause and effect, contrast etc.
They will also be taught to understand directions, understand and use numbers, describe habits and routines, understanding and using prices experiences, describing people, describing places.
COURSE FEE
£50
ASSESSMENT
Communicative Effectiveness | Overall Linguistic Competency
The Speaking and Listening examination take place with two Candidates and the Interlocutor present.
The Candidates listen and talk to the Interlocutor and each other to introduce themselves and exchange personal information.
It consists of 4 tasks and the candidates have to demonstrate the ability to perform in each task.
These tasks involve participation in a discussion on a topic introduced by the Interlocutor wherein a scenario is given and Candidates discuss various options, ideas and opinions.
The candidates are also made to listen to conversations between two speakers and answer multiple choice questions about the conversation. The Candidates allowed to hear the recording twice.
They are then made to listen to three speakers presenting their opinions on the same subject and the candidate has to match 8 statements to the correct speaker.
Candidates are made to demonstrate the ability to understand standard spoken language on both familiar and unfamiliar topics and if they can follow the essentials of lectures, talks, complex speech on both abstract and concrete topics and lines of argument.
Across the examination, the students should be able to portray the following competencies:
They should be able to follow the essentials of lectures, talks and reports and also be able to understand animated conversation between native speakers.
They should understand the main ideas of propositionally and linguistically complex speech on both abstract and concrete topics and follow complex lines of argument, provided the topic is reasonably familiar.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will be able to make use of the skills I acquired during the completion of the course in my everyday life?
Yes. As is already mentioned above, all the International qualifications in these series can be used in everyday lives. Candidates can derive inputs from books, literature, make use of the skills acquired in the course for educational purposes, use it for entertainment and media and other miscellaneous events like lifestyles, news, personal feelings, opinions and experiences social interaction, sport, transport, travel and holidays, work and jobs.
Is there a provision to apply for Reasonable Adjustments and Special Considerations students?
Centres must complete the Record of Reasonable Adjustments / Special Considerations Form in order to record the decisions made by the Centre. A copy of the form should be retained by Centres along with and supporting evidence or other relevant records for audit purposes.
Is the use of electronic dictionary allowed during the exam?
Monolingual (English-English) dictionaries are permitted in the Reading and Writing examinations. Bi-lingual, electronic dictionaries or other electronic resources are not permitted in any of the examinations