Course Detail

ESOL Course Levels at Getting To Know English Centre (GTKEC)

At GTKEC, our ESOL (Eng­lish for Speak­ers of Oth­er Lan­guages) pro­gramme is designed to help stu­dents devel­op prac­ti­cal and con­fi­dent Eng­lish skills across gram­mar, read­ing, writ­ing, speak­ing, and lis­ten­ing. Each lev­el is care­ful­ly struc­tured to build on the pre­vi­ous one, ensur­ing con­tin­u­ous progress and con­fi­dence in real-life sit­u­a­tions

All our lev­els are 8 weeks in dura­tion, pro­vid­ing a focused and inten­sive learn­ing expe­ri­ence

Col­lege Open Days & Hours:

  • Mon­day to Fri­day: 8:00 AM – 12:30 PM
  • All excur­sions and cul­tur­al out­ings are con­duct­ed dur­ing col­lege hours, giv­ing stu­dents an enjoy­able way to learn Eng­lish while expe­ri­enc­ing South African cul­ture

Course Levels Table

Lev­elDura­tionFocus AreasObjec­tive
Foun­da­tion Lev­el 18 weeksBasic gram­mar and sen­tence struc­ture; sim­ple read­ing & writ­ing; every­day vocab­u­lary; intro­duc­tion to speak­ing & lis­ten­ingCom­mu­ni­cate basic needs and under­stand basic Eng­lish con­ver­sa­tions
Foun­da­tion Lev­el 28 weeksCon­sol­i­da­tion of foun­da­tion­al gram­mar; expand­ed vocab­u­lary; read­ing short texts; writ­ing sim­ple para­graphs; build­ing con­fi­dence in speak­ing & lis­ten­ingExpress them­selves in famil­iar con­texts and under­stand straight­for­ward dia­logue
Pre-Inter­me­di­ate Lev­el 38 weeksMore com­plex gram­mar; read­ing short articles/narratives; writ­ing short essays; con­ver­sa­tion­al flu­en­cy; lis­ten­ing to longer dia­loguesInter­act in every­day sit­u­a­tions and par­tic­i­pate in dis­cus­sions
Inter­me­di­ate Lev­el 48 weeksInter­me­di­ate gram­mar & sen­tence con­struc­tion; read­ing longer texts; writ­ing struc­tured essays & let­ters; speak­ing con­fi­dent­lyCom­mu­ni­cate effec­tive­ly and under­stand a vari­ety of spoken/written Eng­lish
Upper Inter­me­di­ate Lev­el 58 weeksAdvanced gram­mar & com­plex sen­tences; read­ing articles/reports/short sto­ries crit­i­cal­ly; writ­ing essays & for­mal com­mu­ni­ca­tions; speak­ing flu­ent­lyGain con­fi­dence in Eng­lish for aca­d­e­m­ic, pro­fes­sion­al, and social set­tings
Advanced Lev­el 68 weeksMas­tery of gram­mar & style; advanced read­ing com­pre­hen­sion; aca­d­e­m­ic, busi­ness & cre­ative writ­ing; pub­lic speak­ing & pre­sen­ta­tionsAchieve near-native flu­en­cy and func­tion con­fi­dent­ly in all envi­ron­ments

Why GTKEC ESOL?

  • Struc­tured pro­gres­sion: Each lev­el builds on the pre­vi­ous for smooth, mea­sur­able improve­ment
  • Com­pre­hen­sive skill devel­op­ment: Gram­mar, read­ing, writ­ing, speak­ing, and lis­ten­ing cov­ered at every stage
  • 8‑week inten­sive blocks: Learn quick­ly while retain­ing knowl­edge
  • Sup­port­ive envi­ron­ment: Expe­ri­enced teach­ers guide you every step of the way

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