COURSES START IN JANUARY 2013.

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ESOL ENGLISH FOR CITIZENSHIP COURSES WITH EXAMINATION PREPARATION

Leeds Language College runs courses for Speakers of Other Language (ESOL) with Citizenship.

Courses are available at the following levels:

ESOL ENTRY 1
ESOL ENTRY 2
ESOL ENTRY 3

The course contains a combination of General English, English for Citizenship and Examination Practice.

On completion of a course students can sit an official ESOL Skills For Life Examination at Leeds Language College or any of the other examinations certifying levels A1 to C2. Students will normally have to take an exam in all 4 skills - Reading, Writing, Listening and Speaking.

ESOL SKILLS FOR LIFE EXAM DATES JANUARY TO JULY 2013.

SPEAKING AND LISTENING

The Speaking & Listening Exams are delivered on demand. You must book the exams at least 6 weeks in advance.

READING AND WRITING

Reading and Writing exams can be booked on demand between 01 September 2011 and 30 November 2011.

You must book the exams at least 6 weeks in advance.

The remaining dates are as follows:


Wed	13 February 2013	10:00
Wed	20 March 2013	10:00
Thurs	21 March 2013	18:00
Tues	26 March 2013	10:00
Wed	15 May 2013	10:00
Wed	19 June 2013	10:00
Thurs	20 June 2013	18:00
Tues	25 June 2013	10:00
Wed	3 July 2013	10:00
Thurs	4 July 2013	18:00

The Citizenship syllabus covers the following subjects:

CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIETY: AN OVERVIEW
WHAT IS CITIZENSHIP?
WHAT MAKES A GOOD CITIZEN?
WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A CITIZEN IN YOUR COUNTRY?
WHAT DOES CITIZENSHIP MEAN TO YOU?
RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES
PARLIAMENT AND THE ELECTORAL SYSTEM
GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY
THE UNITED KINGDOM AS A DIVERSE SOCIETY
STEREOTYPES
RESPONDING TO STEREOTYPES
THE UNITED KINGDOM IN EUROPE, THE COMMONWEALTH AND THE UNITED NATIONS
HUMAN RIGHTS
WORKING IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
HEALTH
HOUSING
EDUCATION
VOLUNTEERING AND CITIZENSHIP
KNOWING THE LAW
GETTING INVOLVED IN YOUR COMMUNITY
FAITHS AND BELIEFS
VOCABULARY FOR CITIZENSHIP

Teaching materials and resources used in the course are taken from the document entitled Citizenship Materials for ESOL Learners produced by NIACE/LLU+ and Citizenship Materials for ESOL Learners (ISBN: 1-84478-5424).

Students will be required to take a formal ESOL exam at the end of your course. Leeds Language College is a registered examination centre for the following examination boards:

Leeds Language College is a private language college that is accredited by Accreditation UK.

For further information and to find out which examinations you need to take please go to the UK Border Agency Website:

Please click on this link to go to the UKBA website for all visa and immigration advice.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 06 February 2013 18:57