This course will be delivered by the Centre for English Language Proficiency and is intended to cater for the English language needs of all administrative members of staff. 

It will address the need to improve the four basic language skills in English. The first two sessions strive to provide a basic grasp of the English language and will progress to provide tuition on the wider issue of style appropriateness, planning, text organisation and editing one’s writing. The final two sessions are focused on content specific to administration, where the trainers will cover administrative tasks, including email, memo and letter writing skills, language used for reporting and minute taking.  

Session 1 (Language specific I)

In this introductory session (three hours long), the tutor will:

• explain the rationale of the course
• explain concept and use of self-evaluation (complementing feedback)
• introduce basic to complex sentence structure in English
• highlight areas of vague expression and inaccurate control of sentence structure. Specifically, the following aspects will be covered:   

• highlight common errors of:

Session 2 (Language specific II)

This three-hour session will focus on (i) linking and cohesion in both speaking and writing, (ii) planning, (iii) text organisation, and (iv) implementation of these in writing and speaking. The following aspects will be discussed:

• example vs. main point
• linking within sentences
• linking between sentences
• the paragraph as a unit 
• the use of topic sentences
• development of an argument 
• exemplification
• transitions between paragraphs  
• ways of enhancing sentence variety in a text
• levels of formality in vocabulary, sentence structure, voice etc.

Sessions 3 and 4 (Content specific to Administration)

The two three-hour sessions will focus on items specific to UM administrative staff. It will cover aspects of email, memo and letter writing and language used for reporting. It will also include a 10 min verbal reporting exercise. The following aspects and language use will be discussed:

• Clarity and conciseness
• Register
• Forms of address
• Openings and salutations
• Style and tone choices in writing and speaking 
• Positioning self in writing
• Useful expressions 
• Identifying salient points
• Creating own symbols and abbreviations
• Different formats

This course will be delivered by the Centre for English Language Proficiency. This course description includes a detailed overview of the topics to be covered. It will address the need to improve the four basic language skills in English.

The order of the sessions provided is aimed at accompanying the attendees from the basics of language accuracy to the wider issues of style appropriateness, planning, text organisation, and editing of one’s own writing. This plan is based on the format of a 12-hour short course, with each session representing two hours of contact time with participants. All the examples will be drawn from samples of exchanges and correspondence typical of the work context.

Session 1 (Language specific I)

In this introductory session (two hours long), the tutor will:

• explain the rationale of the course
• explain concept and use of self-evaluation (complementing feedback)
• introduce basic to complex sentence structure in English
• highlight areas of vague expression and inaccurate control of sentence structure. Specifically, the following aspects will be covered:   
• 1. Sentence Structure: simple, compound, complex
     
  2. Clauses: relative, participle, subordinate
     
  3. Punctuation relating to sentence structure 

• highlight common errors of:
• 1. Agreement (subject/verb; number; person)
     
  2. Misplaced and Dangling Modifiers
     
  3. Parallel structure
     
  4. Punctuation (comma splice; run-on sentences; sentence fragments)

Session 2 (Language specific II)

This two-hour session will focus on (i) linking and cohesion in both speaking and writing, (ii) planning, (iii) text organisation, and (iv) implementation of these in writing and speaking. The following aspects will be discussed:

• example vs. main point
• linking within sentences
• linking between sentences
• the paragraph as a unit 
• the use of topic sentences
• development of an argument 
• exemplification
• levels of formality in vocabulary, sentence structure, voice etc.

Sessions 3 (Content specific activities)

The two-hour session will focus on items specific to customer relations. It will cover aspects of email, memo, and language used for transactions in a customer care context. The following aspects and language use will be discussed:

• Clarity and conciseness
• Register
• Forms of address
• Openings and salutations
• Style and tone choices in writing and speaking 
• Positioning self in writing
• Useful expressions 

This course will be delivered by the Centre for English Language Proficiency and is intended to cater for the English language needs of all childcare staff and providers.

The course will target various aspects of a child-carer’s interaction with childcare administrators, parents and children. The main focus of the course is written and spoken English for clear, appropriate communication to both adults and young children. The sessions strive to provide level-appropriate written language to carry out administrative tasks and communiques with parents, such as journals, text messages and Facebook posts. The sessions also address participation in conversations in English with children, parents and other staff in child-care settings. There will also be a focus on basic language development in the context of childcare, including grammar, vocabulary and common phrases.  

Dan il-kors ta’ 14-il siegħa huwa maħsub biex isaħħaħ il-livell tal-Malti miktub u mitkellem tal-parteċipanti fil-kuntest tax-xogħol amministrattiv tagħhom fl-Università. Il-kors joffri:

• taħriġ dwar kif nistgħu niktbu b’Malti ċar, ekonomiku u preċiż (jingħataw eżempji prattiċi ta’ Malti ħażin u kif nistgħu ntejbuh);
• taħriġ fil-kitba ta’ ittra elettronika formali bil-Malti;
• taħriġ fil-kitba ta’ rapport qasir bil-Malti;
• tagħrif u taħriġ dwar l-aħħar aġġornamenti li saru fl-ortografija Maltija;
• tagħrif dwar il-kitba bil-Malti fil-qasam diġitali;
• opportunità biex il-parteċipanti jipprattikaw il-Malti mitħaddet permezz ta’ preżentazzjoni ta’ tema magħżula minnhom stess u/jew simulazzjoni ta’ laqgħa formali dwar suġġett/kuntest partikolari.

This course will cover the basic vocabulary and grammar of Maltese Sign Language. This includes vocabulary related to the identity, family, location, time, food, school, clothes, house, work, traveling and emotions. The last session comprise of a revision of all the topics covered throughout the first 11 sessions.