Entry Level 1 ESOL Skills for Life: Speaking and Listening in Basildon. Classes run at Centre for Digital Technologies Basildon, part-time on evenings over 12 months. Evening ESOL classes let you fit your English study around your week. This is an entry level ESOL Skills for Life: Speaking and Listening course for people who want to improve their spoken English for work, for everyday life, or for their career. There are no entry requirements. You'll have an interview and assessment with an ESOL teacher before you start, so the centre can plan your learning.
Who this course is for
This course will help you improve your English for work, your career or help you in your everyday life. In the classes you will study a range of skills including writing and speaking. We have classes that run in the daytime and evening. Please contact us for days and times.
Entry requirements
There are no entry requirements, though you will need an interview and assessment with an ESOL teacher. If you are interested in the course, please contact the ESOL team on 01702 220440
What you will learn
You'll develop your spoken English in everyday situations.
You'll practise listening and understanding spoken English.
You'll build confidence speaking in work and daily life contexts.
You'll learn how to take part in simple conversations.
You'll understand and respond to basic spoken instructions.
How you will learn
Classes are classroom based and run in the evening. You'll learn through speaking and listening activities with your teacher and other learners. Assessment is through practical tasks that test your ability to speak and listen in English. There are no written exams for this Award. Your teacher will assess you during the course.
What you will need to bring
The centre will provide most materials. Centre for Digital Technologies Basildon will confirm anything else you need before you start.
Where next
Jobs you could do
Customer service assistant: speak with customers and colleagues in English.
Warehouse operative: follow spoken instructions and communicate with your team.
Care assistant: talk with clients and understand spoken guidance.
Cleaner or domestic worker: respond to instructions and basic workplace communication.
Kitchen assistant: take part in everyday workplace conversations.
What you could study next
Entry Level 2 ESOL Skills for Life (Speaking and Listening): the next step up, building on the skills you've gained.
Entry Level 1 ESOL Skills for Life (Reading) or (Writing): broaden your English skills into other areas.
Entry Level 2 Functional Skills English: moves toward reading and writing alongside speaking and listening, leading eventually to the Level 1 and Level 2 qualifications that employers recognise as equivalent to GCSE English.
