Certificate in English Language

📜 Certificate in English Language

Somali Institute of Technology and Professional Studies (SITPS)

The Certificate in English Language at the Somali Institute of Technology and Professional Studies (SITPS) is a comprehensive program crafted to meet the linguistic needs of learners at all stages—from absolute beginners to advanced English users. The course offers a progressive, learner-centered approach aimed at enhancing communication competence for academic, professional, and everyday use.

Delivered in an on-demand, flexible mode, the course leverages expert online tutors and dynamic content to guide learners from their first steps in English to near-native fluency. Each level builds systematically on the last, ensuring that learners develop confidence, fluency, and accuracy in all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

🔰 Program Coverage – Level A1 to Level C2

The program is divided into six levels, grouped into three broad categories:

• Basic User (A1, A2)

• Independent User (B1, B2)

• Proficient User (C1, C2)

Each level is structured to align with the CEFR global scale of language proficiency.

🟢 Level A1 – Introduction to English (Beginner)

Students at this level learn to understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases.

Key Objectives:

• Mastering the English alphabet and correct pronunciation

• Greetings, introductions, and asking/responding to simple questions

• Numbers, days of the week, months, seasons, and telling time

• Simple sentence structure using “to be”, and present simple tense

• Reading signs, menus, timetables, and notices

• Writing names, addresses, simple phrases, and filling basic forms

• Listening to slow, clear speech and responding with basic expressions

🟢 Level A2 – Everyday Usage & Fluency (Elementary)

Learners develop their vocabulary and grammatical accuracy for everyday situations.

Key Objectives:

• Talking about routines, hobbies, preferences, and feelings

• Describing people, weather, clothing, and places

• Forming questions, giving directions, making requests, and offers

• Introduction to regular and irregular plural nouns, articles, and possessive forms

• Reading short passages, notes, and personal messages

• Writing simple emails, lists, postcards, and informal letters

• Participating in short social dialogues and role-plays

🟡 Level B1 – Practical Communication (Intermediate)

Learners begin to express themselves in familiar matters regularly encountered at work, school, and leisure.

Key Objectives:

• Holding conversations about daily life, family, work, and travel

• Using present, past, and future tenses effectively

• Making suggestions, complaints, and giving opinions

• Reading advertisements, brochures, short news articles, and basic instructions

• Writing structured paragraphs, summaries, descriptive texts, and short essays

• Engaging in role-plays for real-life settings (e.g., doctor’s visit, hotel check-in)

• Listening to native English speech at a moderate speed

🟡 Level B2 – Independent Interaction (Upper Intermediate)

Learners at this level can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity with native speakers.

Key Objectives:

• Expressing detailed opinions, agreement/disagreement, and reasons

• Engaging in extended conversations and discussions on familiar and some unfamiliar topics

• Understanding and using phrasal verbs and idiomatic expressions

• Reading detailed factual texts, reports, and literary extracts

• Writing formal letters, argumentative essays, summaries, and reports

• Comprehending complex audio materials, interviews, and podcasts

• Participating in debates, interviews, and simulations of workplace scenarios

🔵 Level C1 – Advanced Proficiency

Learners can use English flexibly and effectively for social, academic, and professional purposes.

Key Objectives:

• Expressing nuanced ideas clearly and fluently without searching for words

• Adapting language style and register based on context and audience

• Using a wide range of grammar structures and advanced vocabulary

• Reading and analyzing journalistic, academic, and literary texts

• Writing critical essays, research summaries, and professional correspondence

• Understanding idiomatic, colloquial, and figurative language

• Delivering formal presentations, speeches, and participating in negotiations

🔵 Level C2 – Mastery (Near-native Proficiency)

Learners reach a level of English close to that of a native speaker.

Key Objectives:

• Comprehending virtually everything heard or read with ease

• Summarizing complex information from different spoken and written sources

• Expressing themselves spontaneously, precisely, and coherently in all contexts

• Writing academic articles, policy documents, and literary critiques

• Listening to rapid speech in varied accents and registers

• Leading professional meetings, lectures, and academic discourse

📝 Assessment & Certification

Each level includes continuous and final assessments to monitor progress and certify competence. These include:

• Quizzes & Written Assignments

• Listening & Reading Comprehension Tasks

• Speaking Evaluations (Live or Recorded)

• Final Integrated Oral and Written Examination

Upon successful completion of each level, learners receive a Level Certificate, culminating in a Certificate in English Language – Proficiency (C2) for those who complete all levels.

🎯 Ideal For:

• School leavers aiming for global academic or career opportunities

• Job seekers preparing for interviews, CV writing, or customer service roles

• Professionals wishing to polish their English for presentations, reports, or workplace communication

• Travelers and migrants who need functional and survival English

• Anyone with a desire to master the English language from scratch or enhance existing knowledge

📌 Placement Disclaimer

If you already possess some understanding of English, SITPS will conduct a placement assessment upon enrollment to determine your appropriate entry level. This ensures that you begin learning at a stage that matches your current proficiency.