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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE PROGRAMME
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CONTENTS
Welcome…………………………………………………………………………2
About the Centre for Language Learning………………………………………..3
About the EFL Programme………………………………………………………4
Academic Calendar………………………………………………………………4
Registration………………………………………………………………………5
Course outline……………………………………………………………………6
Course objectives………………………………………………………………...7
Course content…………………………………………………………………...8
Language functions………………………………………………………………9
Assessment………………………………………………………………………10
Resources………………………………………………………………………...12
EFL policy……………………………………………………………………….14
Immigration……………………………………………………………………...16
Timetable…….…………………………………………………………………..18
Public holidays…………………………………………………………………..18
FAQ’s……………………………………………………………………………19
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WELCOME Campus Principal
Professor Brian Copeland
Deputy Principal Professor Indar Ramnarine
Dean, Faculty of
Humanities &
Education Dr. Heather Cateau
Director, Centre for
Language Learning Dr. Beverly-Anne Carter
Coordinator
ESL/IELTS
Administrator Dr. Amina Ibrahim-Ali
Administrative
Assistant (Outreach) Ms. Vanessa
Williams
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FACES TO REMEMBER
The University of the West Indies welcomes students from all
over the world. The St. Augustine Campus is one of the four
campuses that make up the UWI. Other campuses are located in
Barbados (Cave Hill) and Jamaica (Mona) while the most recent
is the web-based campus (Open Campus).
The St. Augustine Campus is an attractive campus situated 15
kilometres east of Port of Spain (the capital of the Republic of
Trinidad and Tobago), with a distinctive mix of early 20th
century and modern architecture and rich landscape of
indigenous and introduced trees and shrubs.
It comprises seven (7) faculties:
Engineering • Medical Sciences
Food and Agriculture • Science and Technology
Humanities and Education • Social Sciences
Law
Its graduate institutions are the Arthur Lok Jack School of
Business, the Institute of International Relations and the Sir
Arthur Lewis School of Economics.
For information regarding the University’s research units and
centres, visit: www.sta.uwi.edu/research/
WELCOME
TO
THE UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES
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ABOUT THE CENTRE
The Centre for Language Learning (CLL) is a department under the Faculty of
Humanities and Education. It was established in 1997. We offer courses in Arabic,
(Mandarin) Chinese, French, German, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean,
Portuguese, Spanish, and Yoruba and English as a Foreign Language. With our
state-of-the-art facilities, small, highly interactive classes, dynamic staff and
supportive learning environment, we invite you to embark on a journey of a
lifetime.
WELCOME
TO
THE CENTRE FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING (CLL)
The English as a Second Language (ESL) Programme has provided international
students with quality English language tuition for over twenty years. In the last ten
years, it has expanded to facilitate the English language learning needs of the
Caribbean and South America.
Our qualified and experienced ESL staff members are specialists who are committed
to providing learners with a high standard of English language proficiency to serve
their student and career goals. As learners develop all four skills – speaking, listening,
reading and writing – through cultural immersion and diverse opportunities to practice,
they emerge as more confident language users of the English language.
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ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
English as a Second Language at the University of the West Indies,
St. Augustine
ESL ACADEMIC CALENDAR 2017/2018
September 18 – November 24, 2017
January 15 - March 23, 2018
April 3 - June 8, 2018
June 20 - August 24, 2018
September 17 - November 23, 2018
CHECKLIST
BEFORE COMING TO TRINIDAD
Submit completed registration form online: http://sta.uwi.edu/fhe/cll/register-efl
by email: [email protected]
by hand at the Centre for Language Learning
Provide copies of:
Bio-data page of your passport (ID page)
Certificates from previous English course(s)
You will receive a LETTER OF INVITATION to show to immigration authorities upon entry into Trinidad and Tobago.
UPON ARRIVING IN TRINIDAD
On the first day of the scheduled course, you present your passport to the Administrative Assistant (Outreach). You will take a placement test in order
to determine your level of English. If you miss this test, there is no guarantee
that you will be formally tested before being placed into a level.
You will be placed into a level according to your results in the evaluation examination.
ALL course fees must be paid by the start of the course. Please ensure that
you meet the stipulated deadline for Hall fees (if these apply).
No refunds will be accommodated after the second week of the course.
Placement scores determine what courses are offered. If your score is
much lower or higher than that of the majority, it may be that we will
not be able to offer you a place in the programme.
How do I register for an ESL course?
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REGISTRATION
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COURSE OUTLINE
Each course comprises 150 contact hours. To ensure that learners
benefit from the total number of hours, there are seventeen (17) hours
of classes per week for a period of ten (10) weeks.
A skills-based syllabus is employed where the following
components are equally weighed: Grammar, Listening, Speaking,
Reading and Writing.
Skills are practiced in classes under the guidance of a tutor. It is
important however that the learner take charge of his/her learning in
an appealing, varied and supportive environment.
Courses in General English are offered to those who have either
completed the pre-requisite course, or so qualify after placement.
satisfactorily on a given placement test.
COURSE DESCRIPTION
Both inductive and deductive strategies are employed in the ESL
classroom. The teacher’s role is that of a guide and it is expected that
students take responsibility for their own learning, i.e. students are
expected to use their own initiative, asking questions to seek
clarification, promoting discussion as well as speaking to English-
speakers outside of class time in order to maximize the learning
process.
TEACHING STRATEGIES
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COURSE OBJECTIVES
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By the end of a course, students will be able to do the following:
ELEMENTARY PRE-INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE UPPER INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED
Use simple phrases
and sentences to
describe what they
do, where they live,
people and places
they know.
Use spoken English in a
more natural way.
Begin conversation on
various topics.
Communicate effectively
in everyday situations –
personal and factual
topics.
Analyze the systems
of language in use.
Ask and answer
simple questions on
familiar topics and in
areas of immediate
need.
Extend and build on the bank
of already acquired
vocabulary.
Communicate with native
speakers in the
appropriate register.
Compose and understand
texts on personal and
factual topics.
Read and listen to a
variety of
challenging and
interesting text-
types.
Interact using simple
topics once the other
person is prepared to
repeat or rephrase
ideas at a slower rate
of speech.
Produce paragraphs using
grammatical structures
learnt.
Write longer personal
letters and simple business
letters.
Compose and understand
texts on non-technical
narrative and description
appropriate to this level.
Give opinions and
participate in
discussions and
role-plays.
Write a short, simple
messages and
postcards, fill in
forms with personal
details.
Become cognizant of
techniques and strategies in
second language acquisition.
Summarize short
selections of text.
Develop writing
skills in a variety of
genres.
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COURSE CONTENT
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Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing classes will either highlight/reinforce grammatical structures taught, or other structures
and themes considered relevant to this level and drawn from independent sources.
ELEMENTARY PRE-INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE UPPER INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED
Verb ‘to be’ with
possessive adjectives,
possessive ‘s, questions
and negatives and short
answers.
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Present Perfect
Auxiliary Verbs
Present Simple
Present Continuous
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Review of the tense
system
Present Perfect
Present Perfect
Continuous
Avoiding Repetition
Tense Review
Adverb Collocations
The Present Simple
There is/are, prepositions
of place
Past Simple
Past Continuous
Modals of Obligation and
Permission
Future Forms (going to
and will)
Narrative Tenses
Passive Voice
Question Formation
Discourse Markers
Ways of adding
emphasis
Distancing the facts
How many?
Some, any
Much, many
A, some
This, that, these, those
Can, can’t, could
Quantity
Articles
Future (going to and will)
Comparative and
Superlative Adjectives
Verb Patterns
Present Perfect Simple
Phrasal Verbs
First, Second and Zero
Conditional
Time Clauses
Forming negatives
Future Forms
Expressing Quantity/
Count Nouns
Modals
Phrasal Verbs + Get
Modal Auxiliary
Verbs
Real and Unreal
Tense Usage
Verb Patterns
Past Simple
Adverbs
Count and uncount nouns
Comparatives and
superlatives
Present Continuous
Going to
Question forms
Time and Conditional
Clauses
Verb Patterns
Second Conditional
Modals of Probability
Present Perfect
Continuous
Time Expressions
Indirect Questions
Question Tags
Reported Speech
Relative Clauses and
Participles
Expressing Habit
Conditionals/
Hypothesizing
Prepositions
Intensifying
Adverbs
Relatives and Past
Participles
Linking Devices
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LANGUAGE FUNCTIONS
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The following language functions will be developed over the course of the semester:
ELEMENTARY PRE-INTERMEDIATE INTERMEDIATE UPPER INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED
Giving Directions.
Describing habits and
routines.
Describing people,
places, food, the weather.
Asking and answering
personal questions.
Exchanging information
about various activities.
Asking questions, using
negatives and giving short
answers.
Talking about sports and
leisure activities.
Talking & writing about
events in the past, using
regular & irregular verbs.
Asking & answering
questions about life
experiences.
Following the main
points in linguistically
complex academic
and professional
presentations, reports
and lectures.
Giving personal
information.
Talking about events in the
past using regular and
irregular verbs.
Storytelling.
Talking about events in the
past using regular and
irregular verbs.
Giving opinions.
Using passives to describe
processes or systems.
Recognizing & using
technical vocabulary.
Interacting fluently on
general matters and in
his/her field of
specialization.
Greetings.
Making polite requests.
Making suggestions.
Asking for information and
providing answers in
“shopping” situations.
Talking about hopes and
ambitions.
Making requests and offers.
Making suggestions.
Hypothesizing.
Summarizing &
paraphrasing a text.
Giving advice & making
deductions.
Expressing wishes & regrets.
Using synonymous
words and
expressions.
Expressing spoken
and written points of
view explicitly or
implicitly.
Telling the time.
Understanding and using
numbers.
Understanding and using
prices.
Giving opinions.
Making suggestions.
Making plans.
Hypothesizing.
Presenting oral and written
discourse on everyday
topics.
Summarizing ideas.
Giving written views for/
against a subject.
Using connecting sentences
in texts.
Listening for the gist & for
specific information.
Manipulating
connectors in spoken
and written discourse
with ease.
Producing clear, well-
structured detailed
texts on a wide range
of topics.
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ASSESSMENT
EVALUATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
This ten-week course is evaluated
through 100% continuous in-course
assessment. Evaluations will take
place on two Fridays, in Weeks Five
and Nine. Students who are absent
for testing, will be allowed to sit the
tests in the coming week ONLY if
there is documented proof of illness
or an emergency. The student will
also be required to pay $100TTD per
hour to compensate the staff who will
be called in to invigilate the tests.
EVALUATION DATES
1st Quarter 20 October, 2017
17 November, 2017
2nd Quarter 16 February 2018
16 March 2018
3rd Quarter 4 May 2018
1 June 2018
4th Quarter 20 July 2018
17 August 2018
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ASSESSMENT
How to study for this course:
Other than using the prescribed texts for the purposes of study and consolidation,
reading newspaper/magazine articles and other texts in English no doubt improves
the student’s comprehension and written skills. Communication skills can be
practiced by consistently engaging in conversation with English speakers.
STUDENTS WILL BE ASSESSED IN THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
GRADING SYSTEM
AREAS OF
ASSESSMENT
PERCENTAGE
ELE. –
ADVANCED
NUMBER OF
ASSESSMENTS
Grammar & Vocabulary 10% Two
Listening 10% Two
Speaking 10% Two
Reading 10% Two
Writing 10% Two
GRADE MARKING RANGE
A+ 90-100
A 80-89
A- 75-79
B+ 70-74
B 65-69
B- 60-64
C+ 55-59
C 50-54
F1 45-49
F2 40-44
F3 0-39
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RESOURCES
In class -
The text required for these courses is the New Headway Elementary/Pre-
Intermediate/Intermediate/Upper-Intermediate English Course (Student’s
Book) and accompanying workbook. These will be made available to students.
Material will be drawn from the abovementioned text as well as from other
sources to ensure that the syllabus is covered. It is up to the students to complete
grammar exercises in their workbooks and check these against the answer keys.
Purchasing a monolingual or bilingual dictionary is recommended, although for
the higher levels a monolingual dictionary is preferable.
The required text does not represent a course outline, and therefore does not
require completion.
Supplementary material for skills classes will be provided by the tutor(s) in the
form of handouts.
The Alma Jordan Library -
It is recommended that students make
ample use of the Alma Jordan Library,
located on the St. Augustine Campus. At
the Reading Room, daily newspapers are
available. Borrowing texts in English
pertinent to students’ particular interests
or professional fields, is encouraged.
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Self-access Facility -
The Self-Access Facility is located at the south-eastern end of the first floor of
the Centre for Language Learning.
Resources are provided which students may use for individual language
practice. Materials include CDs, textbooks, workbooks, reading and
pronunciation practice material.
Internet access allows for exploring the recommended websites, which contain
a myriad of activities designed for language practice.
Materials may not be taken out of the facility but students may visit before and
after classes to engage in language practice quietly and at their own pace.
RESOURCES
Online Resources -
The following are recommended websites that students may visit for the purposes of
practicing English:
1. http://www.englishjobmaze.com/ejmlinks2.htm
2. http://www.answerenglish.co.uk/
3. http://www.tnellen.com/cybereng/
4. http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/esl/eslstudent.html
5. http://www.scc.losrios.edu/~langlit/esl/practice.htm/
6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswis/
7. http://www.learnenglish.org.uk/
8. http://towerofenglish.com/
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EFL POLICY
Communication Policy -
It is recommended that student issues not be dealt with during class time.
Individual teachers will inform students of their preferred method of contact, i.e. by telephone, email or in person.
Lengthy and confidential matters to be discussed with the EFL Coordinator will be conducted at her office with at least one day’s notice either by email
([email protected]) or telephone (662-2002 ext. 82343).
Attendance policy -
Students are asked to be punctual.
Student attendance will be noted daily by course lecturers.
In order to be eligible for a certificate, a student can miss NO MORE THAN 15 contact hours overall. This does not include visits to the immigration
authorities, in which case, the teacher should be informed.
Students who arrive more than 20 minutes late will be recorded as ABSENT for that session.
Students should inform the relevant teacher if they are going to be absent or late for class by email, telephone or note.
Students are responsible for getting all class material from peers or teachers upon return after an absence.
Students will be offered make-up examinations at the discretion of the EFL coordinator. A medical certificate or reasonable explanation (preferably prior
to the scheduled date) for the absence is, however, essential.
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EFL POLICY
Classroom Etiquette
It is expected that cell phones be turned off during class time. This is in
accordance with a directive taken at the Academic Board at the University
of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus dated 05 April 2002, which
states, “All mobile/cell phones must be switched off before entering
lecture rooms for lectures/seminars, tutorials.”
Students should arrive punctually to class. This minimizes the chance of
lost time and is a mark of respect for both the teacher and fellow
classmates.
Students are asked to maintain appropriate behaviour and language in the
classroom.
All assignments including homework are to be duly completed.
It is expected that assignments be handed up on white folder pages and not
on pages torn out of a notebook. Students are reminded that assignments
should either, be typed and double-spaced, or be clearly written in pen and
not pencil.
Eating and drinking are not allowed in the spaces designated for class.
Students must not open classroom windows.
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IMMIGRATION
Upon arriving at the Customs area in the
airport, your passport will be stamped
allowing you to stay in Trinidad for two to
four weeks. During this approved period you
are expected to apply for your student permit,
which is required for all students desirous of
studying in Trinidad.
You will need to take the following
documents to the Immigration Department, Frederick Street, Port-of-Spain:
1. Completed immigration forms:
Application for Extension of Landing Certificate/Change of Status
Application for Student Permit Form P & I 34
Information/Interview for Student Permit
Student Assessment Form (for continuing students)
2. A copy of your return ticket.
3. A copy of your rent receipt. Please note that if you are being accommodated by a
relative/friend where you are not required to pay rent, a letter from that person
along with a copy of his/her identification document, saying that he/she is
allowing you to stay at his/her residence for the duration of your English course,
can be submitted in lieu of this. Those students staying at the University’s student
residence can request a letter from the residence’s office.
4. A copy of an acceptance letter addressed to The Immigration Department. This
is not the invitation letter that was sent electronically to you and allowed you
entry into Trinidad, but one that you will need to request at the EFL
Administrative Office at the Centre for Language Learning after you have paid
for your course.
APPLYING FOR YOUR STUDENT
PERMIT
WHEN YOU ARRIVE
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IMMIGRATION
5. A copy of your receipt for payment of course fees.
6. A copy of the bio-data page of your passport. This is the page with your
passport picture.
7. Evidence of funds/financial support. Please note that all supporting
documentation must be in English.
8. Please note that as many as three (3) visits to the immigration office may
necessary; more if you are required to produce additional documentation.
Generally on the first visit, you secure an appointment date; on the second
visit, you will be interviewed and on the third, you should receive the
student permit and have your passport stamped. It is advisable that you
arrive at the immigration office before 7:00 a.m. Please note as well that
a dress code is in effect at the offices of the immigration division – no
slippers, revealing clothing, sleeveless tops or hats.
APPLYING FOR YOUR STUDENT
PERMIT CONT’D…
TIME
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
9:00 –
11:00 a.m.
G R A M M A R
G R A M M A R
G R A M M A R
GRAMMAR
L
B
U
R
N
E
C
A
H
K
1:00 – 2:30
p.m. SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS SKILLS
INTERACTIVE
GROUP
SESSIONS (1:00
– 3:00 pm)
PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
Please note that on public holidays in Trinidad & Tobago, no classes will be held.
The timetable has been adjusted to ensure the total of at least 150 hours is delivered.
Public holidays in Trinidad & Tobago for 2018 are listed below:
DATE HOLIDAY DATE HOLIDAY
1 January New Year’s Day 1 August Emancipation Day
12 & 13 February Carnival Monday
and Tuesday 31 August Independence Day
30 March
Shouter Liberation
Day 24 September Republic Day
Good Friday November 7 Divali
2 April Easter Monday
30 May Indian Arrival Day 25th December Christmas Day
31 May Corpus Christi 26th December Boxing Day
15 June Eid-ul-Fitr
19 June Labour Day
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1. When can I apply for a refund of caution money?
The Caution Money is refundable only when you are leaving The University and will
be returned at that time after the amount of any outstanding liability to The University
has been deducted.
2. How do I apply for a refund of caution money? You must complete an Application for Refund of Caution Money form, have it signed
by the Library and the Faculty in which you were registered and return it, along with
your UWI Student ID Card, to the Customer Service Centre at The Lloyd Braithwaite
Student Administration Building.
3. How is Caution Money used?
Caution Money may be applied to cover library fines, charges to breakages, or Hall
charges during a course of study. If it becomes exhausted before the end of an academic
year, you will be called upon to replenish it.
4. When can I expect to receive the refund of Caution Money?
Caution Money will NOT be refunded until three (3) months after the completion of
studies or withdrawal from the University, providing that an “Application for Refund of
Caution Money” form was submitted.
