Before you can join this course, you will need to talk to a member of staff and do an initial assessment to make sure the course is right for you. For more information and to book an appointment please call 0300 303 3464. This course is for students who are working towards E3 reading skills in ESOL. This course will provide you with an introduction to E3 reading and will cover recognising different purposes of text and reading strategies for obtaining information from texts. You will also develop your vocabulary and knowledge of common letter patterns in English.
Additional information about this course
Greater Manchester only
Course aim
This course will help you to develop your confidence and skills in reading in English at E3. It will help you get ready to move onto a City & Guilds ESOL Entry 3 accredited course in future.
Do I need any particular skills or experience?
By the end of the course I should be able to:
- Use key layout features to help you identify different kinds of text
- Read a range of different texts and obtain information from them
- Sight read a wide range of key words
- Use letter patterns and knowledge of context to help you read new words
- Uses image to obtain meaning
What else do I need to know?
- What you need: You will need an internet connection, speakers, a microphone and a webcam so that you can use our video learning platform, Zoom. If you’d like to understand more Zoom please visit: http://bit.ly/ZoomSpec - You will need a personal email address to join the WEA’s digital learning platform, Canvas so that you can receive resources, record your progress and achievement and to work with others and share ideas. If you want to understand more about our digital learning platform please visit: http://bit.ly/WEAonline - Official document(s) showing your name, address, date of birth Certificates for English / English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) qualifications you have.
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