New Zealand Certificate in English Language (General/Workplace/Academic) (Level 4)

Summary

This qualification is intended for learners of English as an additional language, who are attending NZQA-approved programmes delivered in Aotearoa New Zealand or offshore.

Graduates will have the language skills required to communicate independently and effectively in familiar, and some less familiar situations, with fluency and flexibility in everyday/social/community, workplace and/or academic English-language contexts. This qualification is at a level comparable to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR) B2.

This qualification allows the Aotearoa New Zealand community, employers and educational institutions to recognise the level at which the graduate can use English for general, workplace or academic purposes.

The primary focus of the Level 4 programme is the acquisition of English grammatical structures, functional language and language skills over the four areas of speaking, listening, reading and writing for use in academic contexts and for academic purposes. Where appropriate, the course will seek to integrate skills over the four language areas.

Course duration: 16 weeks