Course Overview

This course caters to foreign learners, who wish to improve their English in all linguistic areas - listening, speaking, reading, writing - for general everyday use. The course caters to the full spectrum of EFL learner from beginner to advanced and is based on the New Headway English Course series.

This is a highly specialised and intensive 12 week course, and is aimed at the foreign learner who intends to study at an English-medium college or university, like UCT. TOEFL is a standardised English proficiency examination and an entrance requirement for thousands of English-medium colleges and universities worldwide. Due to the intense, academic nature of the course, all TOEFL candidates will have to be at an upper-intermediate level of their English language learning.

This is a communication skills development course specially designed for the local market and primarily geared towards previously disadvantaged groups. The course aims to improve communication skills, with a strong emphasis on spoken and written communication. The course consists of 12 modules over 12 weeks with a total time commitment of 108 hours.

The global spread of the English language, fuelled largely by growth in industry and commerce, has resulted in an ever-increasing need for qualified, native English-speaking teachers in non-English-speaking countries. This need has generated lucrative opportunities for anyone with a sense of adventure and a love for the English language to travel, earn and teach.

TEFL or Teaching English as a Foreign Language is a course aimed at mother tongue or near-native speakers of English. The Knowledge Workshop TEFL course is an intensive 2-week / 50-hour course. Participants actively engage with course content through a series of workshops, and gain valuable insight into the major teaching methodologies informing the industry. Anyone older than 18, with a minimum of a matric certificate or equivalent, who is proficient in English, may qualify for the course. A brief, informative interview with the facilitator is a requirement. All registered candidates will receive guidance on work opportunities locally and abroad.

Additional practical training (up to 50 hours) can be arranged.

• 1-2 hours per week » R170 per hour
• 3-4 hours per week » R150 per hour
• 5+ hours per week » R130 per hour

The above rates do not include travel costs, should the facilitator need to travel to the student

Please contact The Knowledge Workshop so we may fax you a registration form.

Upon completing your studies at The Knowledge Workshop, you will receive a certificate of completion detailing the specifics of the particular course and duration. All certificates will be accompanied by a progress report, highlighting areas of competence and weakness.