Certificate in Social Proficiency for Business

This course achieves a social proficiency in:
  • reading,
  • writing,
  • comprehension
  • spoken language.
At the completion of the course, students are able to communicate with colleagues, friends and family; travel to the target country and talk to the locals; conduct basic workplace communications, book accommodation; give directions; order food and drink at restaurants; make requests and replies; request rail/bus tickets; sightsee; tell the time; communicate medical needs.

What you will be able to do after completing the Certificate in Social Proficiency at Vocational Language Learning Centre:

  • Converse with colleagues, friends and family - engage in small talk
  • Travel to the target country and communicate with the locals
  • Graduates will have basic factual knowledge of working and socialising in culturally appropriate ways with those who speak a language other than English. They will also have skills to communicate basic information and ideas in defined contexts.
  • Graduates will be able to use culturally appropriate expressions and interpersonal dialogue in both informal and formal settings
  • Book accommodation
  • Give and understand directions
  • Order food and drink at restaurants
  • Make requests and replies
  • Order train or bus tickets
  • Tell the time
  • Communicate medical needs

Course Details and Units
This Certificate achieves a social proficiency in reading, writing, speaking and listening and achieves an approximate ISLPR level 1+/2 in these four skill areas.

Certificate in Social Proficiency includes the following areas:
  • Introduction to (Language) Speaking and Listening Communication skills          
  • Introduction to (Language) Reading and Writing Communication skills I and II
  • Introduction to (Language) Cultural Awareness skills                                 
  • Social (Language) Speaking and Listening Communication skills            
  • (Language) Conversational Consolidation II    

The Course is a combination of online learning with individual tuition, homework tasks and regular chats with the Student Coordinator and Tutors. Access your course from the comfort of your own home or office. With the convenience of 24/7 access you will save time and money and enjoy the flexibility of arranging your course time around you own busy schedule. 
iPad and iPhone App available at Apple Store.
 
Language choices include Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Indonesian, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Russian, Arabic and Thai.
 
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Prerequisites
Commitment, enthusiasm and the ability to follow the course procedures is all you need to start seeing results.

Other VLLC courses available
For learning languages to communicate better in your relationships, for ease of travel overseas or to just keep your mind active, VLLC also offers the following courses: For Work, For Travel,  For An Active Mind.

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