NEW ZEALAND CERTIFICATE IN ENGLISH
LANGUAGE (NZCEL)
Level 4
COURSE INFORMATION
Mt Albert
SEMESTER 2 2015
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CONTENTS PAGE
Student ID Information………………………………
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Tutor Contact details …………………………………
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Course Dates………………………………………………
page 4
Purpose/Aims of the course ………………………
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Textbooks/ Stationery………………………………….
page 5
Resources……………………………………………………
page 5
Coursework/Self-directed Study…………………
page 6
Student’s Time Commitment/Attendance…….
page 7
Summative Assessment Dates/Schedule………
pages 7-9
Requirements to pass …………………………………
page 9
How to access software on Unitec computers….
page 9
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STUDENT ID INFORMATION
Student ID Number
Student email
Username
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
___________________________________________
Self Study Access No.___________________________________________
TUTOR CONTACT DETAILS
Name
Building &room
Phone
Email
Mel Garrish
170.2041
8154321 X 6073
mgarrish@unitec.ac.nz
Howard Norton
170-2041
8154321 X 6008
hnorton@unitec.ac.nz
Lynn-Elisabeth Hill
170-2041
8154321 X 6109
lhill@unitec.ac.nz
Marlene White
170-2041
8154321 X 6064
mwhite@unitec.ac.nz
Ken Benoit
170-2041
8154321 X
kbenoit@unitec.ac.nz
Ron Lang
170-2041
8154321 X
rlang@unitec.ac.nz
Yvonne Hynson
170-2041
8154321 X 5065
yhynson@unitec.ac.nz
Paula Arkensteyn
170-2041
8154321 X
parkensteyn@unitec.ac.nz
Carolyn Doeschate
170.2041
8154321 X
cdoeschate@unitec.ac.nz
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COURSE DATES
Dates for Semester 2A, 2015
Start Date: 27 July
Mid-Semester break: 25 September – 11 October
Public holidays: 26 October – Labour Weekend
Finish Date: 27 November (but some re-sits may be needed
up until 1 December)
Courses & Aims
ONE Core course + ONE Qualifier course (Weeks 1-16)
Core course aims:
To develop students’ English language skills so that they can participate effectively in the
study of English at CEFR Level B2 in a selected context: general, academic or workplace.
Qualifier course aims:
English for Social & Community Purposes (ESCP)
To develop students’ English language and cultural skills to enable them to communicate
with developing independence and fluency in a range of everyday social and community
contexts
OR
English for Academic Purposes (EAP)
To develop students’ language skills so that they can communicate independently and
effectively in familiar and some less familiar situations with fluency and flexibility in
academic English language contexts.
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Textbooks
You will need one of the following books:
For English for Academic Purposes (EAP):
Oxford EAP. A course for English for Academic Purposes. Upper Intermediate / B2
Student’s Book by Edward de Chazal & Sam McCarter. Oxford University Press, 2012.
For ESCP: English Unlimited Upper Intermediate Coursebook (with Online Workbook) by
Tilbury, Hendra & Ackroyd , Cambridge University Press 2011
Important: it is against the copyright law to photocopy more than 10% of a book. This
means that you are NOT allowed to copy the WHOLE book. Also, if you don’t buy the
book, you cannot get access to the online workbook, which is assessed.
Stationery
You will need to buy:
 A folder and dividers
 Pens, pencils and a highlighter
 Lined A4 refill paper
 A USB stick / flashdrive
Resources
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You will be given worksheets in class as well as working online both in class and at
home.
ESCP classes will have access to an online English-English dictionary on the DVD that
comes with your coursebook and online Self Study pack.
Students should read newspapers, magazines (eg. Password), books and readers in
the Language Learning Centre (LLC) and from the library. There are audiotapes,
videos, DVDs, grammar books, pronunciation books and other resources there to help
you improve your English.
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COURSE WORK/SELF-DIRECTED STUDY
Course work:
You will be given regular course work tasks and homework, including
the online workbook for ESCP and an e-portfolio for both ESCP and EAP.
Self-directed study (16+ hours per week):
Online
EAP:
 Use your Course book DVD-ROM:
for lecture review and practice
 Use Google-sites for your e-Portfolio:
- to complete reading, writing, listening and speaking tasks
ESCP:
 Use your Course book DVD-Rom
- for word lists and to practice with word cards.
- to assess what you can do.
- to store and find work you have done.
 Use your Online Workbook:
- to practice reading, writing, listening, vocabulary and grammar skills.
- for quick check tests.
- to keep a record of your work and your marks.
 Use language learning programmes on the computers at Unitec (these
cannot be used at home).
 Use the ESL websites and YouTube clips
Language Learning Centre/Library
• Readers, magazines, Password magazine – read as much as possible
• Listen to recorded books and videos
Outside class – practise speaking with New Zealanders, listen to the radio and watch TV
Be curious – learn about the people, customs and environment around you. Ask
questions.
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STUDENT’S TIME COMMITMENT/ATTENDANCE
Student’s Time Commitment
Core
8 hours in class each week
PLUS 8 hours of homework/self-directed
learning
Qualifier (EAP/ ESCP)
8 hours in class in each week
PLUS 8 hours of homework/self-directed
learning
Attendance
 It is a condition of Student Visas that International students attend 100% of course
sessions. A signed medical certificate is required to explain any absences.
Attendance is monitored by e-registers and unauthorised absence communicated
to Unitec International.
 100% attendance is strongly recommended to all students and attendance is
monitored via e-registers.
 You will also be marked “absent” if you are late and you miss more than 15
minutes of a class or you leave more than 15 minutes early.
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SUMMATIVE ASSESSMENT DATES &
SCHEDULES
Information for e-Portfolio 2015 Oral & Text course
An e-Portfolio is a collection of pieces of work in all 4 skills (Reading, Listening, Writing
and Speaking). You will be asked to do 4 different tasks for each skill, which means 16
tasks in total. These are done in the Workspace of a Google site. Your teacher will give
you all the information you need about this.
This e-Portfolio is 100% of your Oral and Text course, is worth 30 credits.
For a more detailed overview of your ePortfolio tasks go to your Moodle course Level 4
EAP ePortfolio (epf)
Level 4 Assessment Schedule: Social and Community Purposes
Time
Week 314
Assessment
Part 1:
Writing
Task type
Write a research report
Week 7
Part 1:
Reading
Part
1:Speaking
Part 2:
Reading
Part 1:
Listening
Part 2:
Writing
Part 3:
Reading
Part 3:
Writing
Part 2:
Listening
Part 2:
Speaking
Week 10
Week 12
Week 12
Week 12
Week 15
Week 15
Week 16
Week 16
Course
SCP
Mark
10%
Written tasks in response to texts
SCP
5%
3 person Interview/ Discussion
SCP
15%
Written tasks in response to texts
SCP
5%
Listen to 2 texts and answer questions
SCP
10%
500 word webposting
SCP
10%
Written tasks in response to texts
SCP
10%
Write an email
SCP
10%
Listen to 2 texts and answer questions
SCP
10%
Individual Presentation (8 minutes)
SCP
15%
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Level 4 Assessment Schedule: English for Academic Purposes
Time
Week 7
Assessment
Seminar
discussion
Task type
Talk about your research topic and the process
of finding information.
Answer questions from group members.
Week 10
Crafted text
(22750)
First draft Crafted text – introduction, first
sub-topic and reference list only
Week 12
Reading 1
(22751)
Read and respond to academic written texts
Listening 1
(22892)
Listen and respond to academic spoken texts
Writing 1
(22749)
Write a compare & contrast essay 500 words
Week 13
Crafted Text
(22750)
Second draft of Crafted text
Week 15
Crafted Text
(22750)
Final hand- in of crafted text
Listening
(22892)
Listen and respond to academic spoken texts
Writing 2
(22749)
Argument essay 500 words
Week 16
Mark
5 credits
Each of these is
worth half of the 5
credits for each of
these 3 Unit
standards
5 credits
Half of the 5
credits for this Unit
Standard
Half of the 5
credits for this Unit
Standard
5 credits
Oral
presentation
(22891)
Deliver an 8 minute oral academic
presentation on a research project
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Requirements to pass
Students must do the following in order to pass the course:
1. E-Portfolio – all portfolio tasks must be completed to a required
standard.
2. Assessments – students must pass all Unit Standard assessments
How to Access software on Unitec’s computers
1. Click on the blue circle with the 4 coloured square (bottom left)
2. Click on All Programs at the bottom
3. Then click on Pronunciation Power or Tense Buster in the list which is in
alphabetical order
Blue circle with
coloured squares
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