Overview

Delivery method

Online

Duration

150 hours

Audience

All HC and PHAC Employees

Description

Program Description: A synthesized online training program inspired by the formal beginner-level program. It consists of 3 main learning objectives spread across Beginner 1, Beginner 2, and Beginner 3 programs.

Program Content

Beginner 1: Unit 1-20 (12 weeks)

Talking about yourself, Occupations and professions, Saying what things are, Expressing possession, Alphabet and spelling, Social expressions, Saying where things are, Phoning someone, Getting to know someone, Giving addresses, Introducing people, Saying the time, Asking about people, Asking someone to do something, Describing your job, Saying which one, Saying what someone’s doing, Leisure activities, Past activities, and Dates.

Beginner 2: Unit 21-40 (12 weeks)

 Finding the owner, Asking for things, Future plans, Talking about weather, Giving the location, Small talk, Directing phone calls, Asking about language, Describing people, Habits and routines, Giving personal data, Temporary situations, Giving directions, Past actions and events, Ability, Making appointments, Giving assurance, Describing things, Asking permission, and Making comparisons.

Beginner 3: Unit 41-60 (12 weeks)

 Social expressions, Telling what happened, Leaving and taking a message, Talking about intentions, Polite requests, Cost and quantity, Arriving for an appointment, Ongoing situations, Showing how, Health, Social expressions, Talking about the recent past, Explaining how to get somewhere, Making inquiries, Offering help, Remembering the past, Speculating, Looking for people and things, Similarities and differences, and Arrange to meet with someone.

Nota Bene:

Selected self-learning exercises were integrated in the content of each of the major learning objectives.