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Prerequisites ICT skills For every part of the programme specific ICT skills are required. Please check the entrance requirements for the modules, the design task and the essay. Please note that all technical instructions in the modules are specified for users of the Windows and Explorer version 5-platform only. Unfortunately, we cannot offer technical instructions for Mac users. However, we expect that experienced Mac users will have no serious problems following the programme. Pedagogical knowledge and skills A general knowledge about second language acquisition theories and about language teaching methodology is recommended. Experienced foreign and second language teachers, who wish to extend their knowledge in the field of ICT for language teaching are eligible for the programme. Language skills Applicants will need to have proof of appropriate level of proficiency in English (see below for the specific requirements). Due to the nature of this course, this is especially relevant for reading and writing skills. An applicant has to prove that he/she has sufficient English language skills by submitting an IELTS, TOEFL (international), or Cambridge test score that meets the Postgraduate Diploma requirements. No test score that is more than two years old will be accepted unless a student can submit evidence that he/she has regularly been practising his/her English since the time the test was taken.
IELTS (International English Language Testing System) Average IELTS score required: 6,5. The IELTS examination is organised by the British Council at least once a month upon request. Students should contact the nearest British Council centre in their home country to register for this test as soon as possible. Test scores should be sent directly by IELTS to the study co-ordinator of the Postgraduate Diploma. For more information, please contact the British Council: ELT Group
TOEFL (International Test of English as a Foreign Language) Applicants are required to have a minimum total score of 230 (computer test), or 570 (paper test). A minimum score of 18 (computer test) or 50 (paper test) is expected on each of the TOEFL components structure/writing and reading. Please note that only international, not institutional TOEFL tests are accepted. Applicants must arrange for an official copy of the results to be sent directly by the TOEFL institute to the study co-ordinator of the Postgraduate Diploma. For more information on the TOEFL examination please contact TOEFL Services: Educational Testing Service
Cambridge International Examinations Students can also take one of the 'English as a Foreign Language Exams'
(EFL) of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES)
whose examinations are available in more than 150 countries. For more information, please contact University of Cambridge: ESOL Examinations
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