Language Short Courses

Introduction

The English Introductory Course is designed to meet the following aim:

• To provide students some insight and exposure to English subject and the ways the subject is taught

Course Syllabus/Content

The course is mapped onto elementary level or lower intermediate level of Beacon’s Certificate in English as A Second Language course.

To know more about the Fees or Course Schedule, simply call at (+65) 6338 5595 or send an enquiry.

Admission Requirements

Students should normally satisfy the following minimum academic requirements:

• English starter level for entry into Elementary level
• Elementary level for entry into Lower Intermediate level

1. Gain an insight of English curriculum – elementary or lower intermediate level
2. Have a feel of the ways the subject is taught

Introduction

The Conversational English Short Course is designed to meet the following aim:

• To provide students with basic skills in conversational English

Course Syllabus/Content

The course is mapped onto elementary level of Beacon’s Certificate in English as A Second Language course with focus on oral communication.

To know more about the Fees or Course Schedule, simply call at (+65) 6338 5595 or send an enquiry.

Admission Requirements

Students should normally satisfy the following minimum academic requirements:

• English starter level

• listen to and follow very short conversations, messages, announcements and information services related to areas of immediate relevance in daily life
• understand the gist of the spoken discourse
• understand simple factual details in the spoken discourse
• identify the context and the purpose of the spoken discourse
• identify general information in the spoken discourse
• identify and select relevant information

• respond to and express greetings, introductions and farewells
• respond to and express thanks
• ask for and give information
• describe people including themselves
• spell their name and address
• describe activities
• describe possessions and everyday items
• instruct and direct people
• express likes and dislikes
• handle simple numbers up to 100, simple costs, quantities, time and dates
• ask for repetition or clarification when they do not understand

Introduction

The Korean Basic Course is designed to provide students with basic communication skills in the Korean language. The course aims to foster the four skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing with related content.

Course Syllabus/Content

• A brief introduction of Han-Geul and Korean culture
• Greetings and meeting people
• Korean alphabet writing system and pronunciation
• Introducing oneself and asking for one’s name
• Asking the name of things
• Ordering in a cafeteria
• Talking about the location of a person and a building
• Telling the time
• Numbers – Sino numbers and Korean pure numbers

To know more about the Fees or Course Schedule, simply call at (+65) 6338 5595 or send an enquiry.

Admission Requirements

As this is a beginner’s course, no previous knowledge of Korean is required.

Introduction

The Korean Basic Course is designed to provide students with basic communication skills in the Korean language. The course aims to foster the four skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing with related content.

Course Syllabus/Content

• Telling the time, date, days and months
• Talking about daily routines
• Talking about past events
• Expressing negation
• Asking for and giving locations
• Giving the purpose of visit
• Talking about transportation
• Talking about how to get to somewhere
• Making suggestion
• Expressing prohibitions

To know more about the Fees or Course Schedule, simply call at (+65) 6338 5595 or send an enquiry.

Admission Requirements

• Completed Basic 1 or equivalent

Introduction

The Korean Basic Course is designed to provide students with basic communication skills in the Korean language. The course aims to foster the four skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing with related content.

Course Syllabus/Content

• Talking about future plans
• Talking about possibility or ability
• Suggesting, accepting, refusing
• Buying vegetables or fruits/electronic appliances/clothes
• Asking how someone is
• Asking someone where he/she hurts
• Giving advice
• Talking about what you can do
• Talking about obligation
• Reading and writing letters
• Talking about free time activities/sports/obligation

To know more about the Fees or Course Schedule, simply call at (+65) 6338 5595 or send an enquiry.

Admission Requirements

• Completed Basic 2 or equivalent

Introduction

The Korean Basic Course is designed to provide students with basic communication skills in the Korean language. The course aims to foster the four skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing with related content.

Course Syllabus/Content

• Making an appointment
• Expressing what one wants to do
• Talking about what one cannot or could not do
• Giving causes and reasons
• Telling purposes and results
• Positive and negative expressions
• Polite requests
• Inquiring about houses
• Talking about descriptions
• The comparative and superlative

To know more about the Fees or Course Schedule, simply call at (+65) 6338 5595 or send an enquiry.

Admission Requirements

• Completed Basic 3 or equivalent

Introduction

The Korean Pre-intermediate Course is for students who have some knowledge of the Korean language but who still have problems with basic grammar and little confidence in using Korean. The course focuses on the four skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing about everyday topics.

Course Syllabus/Content

• Honorifics
• Exchanging personal information
• Present continuous
• Talking about purposes and results
• Connectives: after, before and while
• Talking about daily routine
• Talking about past events

To know more about the Fees or Course Schedule, simply call at (+65) 6338 5595 or send an enquiry.

Admission Requirements

• Completed Basic 4 or equivalent

Introduction

The Korean Pre-intermediate Course is for students who have some knowledge of the Korean language but who still have problems with basic grammar and little confidence in using Korean. The course focuses on the four skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing about everyday topics.

Course Syllabus/Content

• Conditional clauses: if
• Future tense
• Asking for information
• Asking for and giving directions
• Talking about plans
• Giving reasons
• Asking permission
• Approval and disapproval

To know more about the Fees or Course Schedule, simply call at (+65) 6338 5595 or send an enquiry.

Admission Requirements

• Completed Pre-intermediate 1 or equivalent

Introduction

The Korean Intermediate Course is for students who have a good knowledge of the Korean language but who still make frequent mistakes so that there are regular misunderstandings. The course aims to foster the four skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing with related content and helping students to speak with more confidence.

Course Syllabus/Content

• Purchasing merchandise
• Describing things with demonstratives
• Reporting people’s words and thoughts
• Suggesting and refusing
• Asking for a recipe
• Making phone calls
• Indirect speech (statements)

To know more about the Fees or Course Schedule, simply call at (+65) 6338 5595 or send an enquiry.

Admission Requirements

• Completed Pre-intermediate 2 or equivalent

Introduction

The Korean Intermediate Course is for students who have a good knowledge of the Korean language but who still make frequent mistakes so that there are regular misunderstandings. The course aims to foster the four skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing with related content and helping students to speak with more confidence.

Course Syllabus/Content

• Describing someone’s appearance
• Using noun modifiers
• Expressing supposition
• Suggesting
• Making an appointment
• Indirect speech (suggestive)
• Using informal speech

To know more about the Fees or Course Schedule, simply call at (+65) 6338 5595 or send an enquiry.

Admission Requirements

• Completed Intermediate 1 or equivalent

Introduction

The Korean Intermediate Course is for students who have a good knowledge of the Korean language but who still make frequent mistakes so that there are regular misunderstandings. The course aims to foster the four skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing with related content and helping students to speak with more confidence.

Course Syllabus/Content

• Talking about family members
• Describing someone’s characters
• Making comparisons
• Giving advice
• Giving an excuse
• Asking for a favor
• Indirect speech (imperative)
• Talking about travel experiences
• Suggesting a tourist attraction

To know more about the Fees or Course Schedule, simply call at (+65) 6338 5595 or send an enquiry.

Admission Requirements

• Completed Intermediate 2 or equivalent

Introduction

The Korean Intermediate Course is for students who have a good knowledge of the Korean language but who still make frequent mistakes so that there are regular misunderstandings. The course aims to foster the four skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing with related content and helping students to speak with more confidence.

Course Syllabus/Content

• Expressing feelings and emotions
• Getting information
• Having a job interview
• Giving background information
• Honorifics
• Offering words of encouragement
• Talking about how someone is doing
• Describing changes
• Indirect speech (interrogative)

To know more about the Fees or Course Schedule, simply call at (+65) 6338 5595 or send an enquiry.

Admission Requirements

• Completed Intermediate 3 or equivalent