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The Certificate in English course has been aligned to the NQF Level 2

Qualification Award : KSPTL Certificate Level 2

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course introduces the basics of understanding and interpreting words which is critical to reading, reading is essential to all processes in the workplace.

This course introduces Literal comprehension which occurs at the surface level when a reader/viewer acknowledges what they can see and hear. The details are stated and clear for anyone to identify. Literal comprehension is often referred to as 'on the page' or 'right there' comprehension. This is the simplest form of comprehension.

After learning about the basics of words, it is necessary to understand how we combine them. In this course you will learn how to put together the structure of paragraphs. Further, you will learn how to ensure your paragraphs should be developed to relay your main idea and supporting information.

This course introduces inference while reading, your're making a guess about what do don't know based on the information available - basically, you're reading between the lines. You can use your prior knowledge and textual information to draw conclusions, make critical judgements, and form interpretations of the text.

This course utilises all the skills throughout the course and replays them to the three aspects of reading. this course further applies these skills to Mathematics, detailing a series of steps to the solve problems.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

WORKPLACE READING - BASIC SKILLS

► Learn about signed numbers and how they are represented on a number line

► Understand the importance of reading in a work environment

► Locate words and interpret symbols in the dictionary

► Use context to find the meaning of an unknown word

► Recognize the parts of a word: the prefix, the root, and the suffix

► Learn to read illustrations.

WORKPLACE READING - LITERAL COMPREHENSION RELATIONSHIPS

► Recognize and use classification

► Use comparison

► Identify an extended analogy

► Arrange the steps in a procedure in their proper sequence

► Recognize cause and effect relationships.

WORKPLACE READING - LITERAL COMPREHENSION MAIN IDEA

► Learn about paragraphs, topics, and topic sentences

► Find and understand the main idea in definition paragraphs

► Find and understand the main ideas in description and explanation paragraphs

► Find and understand the main ideas in introduction and summary paragraphs

► Use visual cues to find main ideas.

WORKPLACE READING - INFERENCE

► Understand inference

► Infer the main idea from a paragraph

► Infer relationships based on information in a paragraph

► Draw logical conclusions based on information in a paragraph

► Make judgments based on information in a paragraph.

WORKPLACE READING - STUDY SKILLS

1. Construct spoken and numbered outlines

2. Summarize a paragraph

3. Know the three types of reading: study reading, skimming, and scanning

4. Apply study skills to mathematics

5. Know a series of steps to solve problems.

COURSE PRICING

Cost : US$ 260.00 / TT$ 1,495.00

To purchase this course, click the ‘Enroll in this course’ button. You will receive a confirmation email from KSPTL with enrollment details upon confirmation of payment.

COURSE AVAILABILITY
Available immediately.
This course can be pursued over ten (10) days.

COURSE DELIVERY
Asynchronous

TARGET AUDIENCE
The target audience comprises of persons who are desirous of pursuing this course and those who require English for entry into Diploma level courses.

Lessons

1 - Workplace Reading - Basic Skills
2 - Workplace Reading - Literal Comprehension Relationships
3 - Workplace Reading - Literal Comprehension Main Idea

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