New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Academic) (Level 5)
Course details
NZQF Level | 5 |
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About the course
About this programme
This qualification is intended for learners of English who wish to pursue academic study requiring high levels of English language proficiency.
Aim
Graduates will have the language skills to communicate independently and effectively in a wide range of familiar and unfamiliar situations with fluency and flexibility in academic contexts.
What you will learn
You will learn the skills to:
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understand extended, complex oral and written texts on a wide range of topics.
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participate flexibly and effectively in extended spoken academic discourse on a wide range of topics.
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write well-structured, sophisticated, extended academic texts on a wide range of topics.
Education pathways
This certificate builds on the New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Academic) (Level 4) and facilitates meeting the language requirements for:
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programmes or courses that are linguistically demanding and/or a specialised field of study
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most post graduate programmes/courses depending on the focus of the programme leading to this qualification
Career opportunities and pathways
Holders of this certificate will have the English language skills to work in positions that require:
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complex interpersonal communication
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understanding of complex context-specific texts
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writing complex context-specific communications
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interaction and the effective processing and dissemination of information
Entry Requirements
Applicants must meet the following criteria:
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Be 16 years of age or older on the 1st of January in the year that the student enrols, unless approved otherwise by the Academic Lead; AND
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Can reasonably expect to achieve the standards required for successful completion of the programme or course;
AND one of the following:
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Have successfully completed New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Academic) (Level 4); OR
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Provide an IELTS Academic score of at least 6.0 with no band score lower than 5.5; OR an accepted international equivalence; OR
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Provide evidence of CEFR C1 in the VITAL placement test.
Applicants using VITAL CEFR C1 evidence to enter the programme will be required to undertake the NorthTec internal placement test to confirm their current level of English proficiency. This will include writing and speaking components.
Qualification
New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Academic) (Level 5)
About the provider
NorthTec is part of Te Pūkenga – New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (Te Pūkenga). Te Pūkenga brings the Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) and the arranging training activities of certain Industry Training Organisations (ITOs) together to create a national network.
As one national network, Te Pūkenga will provide flexible, career-focused learning that fits around your life – on-the-job, on campus and online. Helping our people, our communities and our workforces grow and thrive together.
NorthTec has campuses and learning centres in Whangarei, Ngāwhā/Kaikohe, Kerikeri, Dargaville and Kaitaia.
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