English - Level 2 Award / Prepare for Level 2
Course aims
- To improve your grammar, punctuation and spelling skills
- To read and write for different purposes
- To develop your ability to understand and use effective English in your everyday life and work
- To prepare you to join an English Level 2 Functional Skills course
Learning outcomes
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- Use grammar and punctuation to aid understanding
- Better analyse and compare different texts
- Consider your audience and produce more effective texts
- Understand basic language patterns eg. homophones, common prefixes and suffixes, spelling words with regular and irregular spelling patterns
- Proof read and correct spelling, punctuation and grammar errors in a text
- Understand how longer sentences are constructed
- Plan and organise a fundraising or community awareness event in your local area and develop job skills
Who is the course for?
Adults (19+) or young people (16 - 18) who would like to develop their English skills for everyday life and work. You will be taking this course prior to joining an English Level 2 Functional Skills qualification to give you as long as possible to develop your skills.
Do I need any knowledge, skills or qualifications?
Your reading and writing skills will be assessed before you join the course to make sure that the course is the right level for you. You will have a qualification or skills at Level 1 or above.
Will I gain a qualification?
No. This course will develop your skills ready for Functional Skills. All our English courses embed development of study, IT and job skills to help prepare you for study at higher levels and improve work prospects.
How will I learn?
A combination of individual work, group work, class discussions, ICT use and individual research sessions. You will have an Individual Learning Plan, which includes some course targets shared by the whole class and some targets which are personal to you. Your tutor will give you feedback on what you are doing well and what you need to do to improve. Use of Learner Zone (online course to support your learning )
How long is the course?
Courses are usually 2 sessions a week. Most courses start in September and finish in December. These run twice a week.
What could this course lead to?
At the end of the course, your tutor will check your skills to see what you are ready to do next.
English Level 2 Functional English if you are ready to progress to this qualification straight after this preparation course.
English Awards Part Two if you need to develop your skills further before moving onto Functional Skills.
What materials or equipment will I need to provide?
Paper, pen and ring binder plus, if possible, bring along your own device (smartphone or tablet) to access online dictionaries and apps to support your English learning in class. You will also need to be prepared to do some individual work at home between classes. To improve your progress on the course we expect you to attend on time and every session.
Useful website(s)
www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/english
https://esol.britishcouncil.org/
http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/edexcel-functional-skills.html
Contact details
BAES Information Line 0121 303 4318
