The English Language Foundation Course is designed to prepare international students for successful entrance to Higher Education Institutions in Cyprus by enhancing their language proficiency.
This course focuses on developing the students’ English language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing, as well as building their academic language and communication skills required for successful study in a Higher Education Institution.
Language Proficiency: Develop an intermediate level of proficiency in the English language, including grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation, enabling students to communicate effectively in various everyday situations.
Reading Skills: Comprehend and analyze moderately complex texts, articles, and excerpts from different sources (such as newspapers, academic texts, or literature) to extract essential information and understand the main ideas and arguments.
Writing Skills: Produce coherent and detailed texts on various topics, expressing opinions, arguments, and personal experiences using appropriate grammar, vocabulary, and organizational structures.
Listening Skills: Understand the main points and specific information in spoken English, such as lectures, discussions, interviews, and presentations, delivered at a moderate pace with some complexity.
Speaking Skills: Engage in conversations and discussions on familiar and some unfamiliar topics, express opinions, participate in group discussions, and give short presentations with relatively clear pronunciation and appropriate language use.
Cultural Understanding: Develop an understanding of cultural nuances and contexts related to the English language, including social norms, customs, and practices prevalent in English-speaking countries.
Language Strategies: Acquire strategies to enhance language learning independently, such as using resources effectively, expanding vocabulary, self-correcting, and improving language skills through various methods (e.g., self-study, language exchange, etc.).
Grammar and Vocabulary: Consolidate and expand knowledge of grammar rules, tenses, sentence structures, idiomatic expressions, and vocabulary relevant to everyday and academic contexts.
Critical Thinking Skills: Apply critical thinking skills to analyze and evaluate information presented in English, allowing students to form opinions, make inferences, and draw conclusions from texts or spoken content.
Language Fluency: Develop increased fluency and confidence in using English in different contexts, leading to better communication and interaction both academically and socially.
ENG 001
Introduction to the language expectations of the course and Academic Environment I
ENG 002
Listening and Speaking Skills Development I
ENG 003
Reading Skills Enhancement I
ENG 004
Writing Skills Enhancement I
ENG 005
Academic Vocabulary and Language I
ENG 006
Language Practice and Application I
ENG 007
Introduction to the language expectations of the course and Academic Environment II
ENG 008
Listening and Speaking Skills Development II
ENG 009
Reading Skills Enhancement II
ENG 010
Writing Skills Enhancement II
ENG 012
Language Practice and Application II
Master’s in English for Tourism
and Business
Bachelor’s in Applied Linguistics (English language and Russian language)
Bachelor’s in Economics,
Major Marketing
MA TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Cambridge English Assessment Specialist
Certified Instructor / Teacher
(LEVEL 5) | HRDA
Pearson LCCI Certificate Level 3 Certificate in Public Relations
Bachelor’s Degree in English Language and Literature
Candidates who are not native speakers of English need to provide evidence of adequate command of the English language such as:
English in H.S.L.C with grade
(local and EU students)
12/20
IELTS
4
TOEFL IBT
42
IB English B Standard Level (SL)
4
IB English B High Level (HL)
3
Password Skills Plus Test
4
Michigan Language Assessment
12/20
Cambridge IGCSE or GCSE English
as a second language
4
University of Cambridge Exams
42
SAT* Evidence-Based Reading and
Writing (EBRW)
4
Pearson PTE Academic
3
Common European Framework of Reference
for Languages (CEFR)
4
Campus Address: 118 Spyros Kyprianou Ave., 3077 Limassol Postal Address: P.O.Box 51938, 3509
Limassol, CYPRUS
Tel.: 00357-25-736501
Fax: 00357-25-736629
P.O.Box 28069, 2090 Nicosia, CYPRUS
#301, Elegant Apts, Renuka Enclave,
Raj Bhanvan Road, Hyderabad, AP,
India – 500082
asia@ctleuro.ac.cy
Mr. Murali Krishna Alanki CTL International Office External Representative alankimurali@ctleuro.ac.cy