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About LCCI International Qualifications rom EDI

English or specific purposes

General English Qualifications

Teaching English Qualifications

Examination availability

LCCI Annual Qualification Reviews

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About LCCI InternationalQualifications from EDI

LCCI International Qualifications rom EDI are ofered through a growing network o over4,000 centres, supported by extensive learning resources and easy online administration. The

qualifications are taken in over 80 countries and each year over 500,000 are awarded acrossthe globe.

LCCI International Qualifications ofers qualifications and diplomas in a range o subject areas,covering all the key unctions o business:

Languages Financial and Quantitative

Marketing and Customer Service Business, Administration and IT

The examinations assess the proessional knowledge o the subject and are tested in English.For those candidates or whom English is not the first language, the required level o Englishability can be ound in each syllabus.

LCCI International Qualifications enjoy widespread recognition rom employers, universities andproessional bodies in the UK.

Features Benefits

LCCI brand renowned or over 100 years in over80 countries

Well established and internationally recognisedcertificates to provide your students with globalmarketability

Comprehensive range o qualifications andsubject areas

Can be used as either stand alone qualificationsor as preparation or higher learning

Available at a range o levels Suitable or students o all ages and experience.Progression routes to higher education andemployment

Online registration Easy to administer

On Demand examinations availability Flexible organise the examination wheneverbest suits your needs

Responsive service Quick results turnaround

Supported by extensive learning resourcesincluding textbooks, practice tests andcomprehensive downloadable materials

Confidently prepare students or LCCIexaminations

International recognitions

Universities Chambers o commerceEmployers Proessional bodiesGovernments Employment o cesSchools Trade unionsCivil Service

For more inormation on the international recognitions o LCCI International Qualifications, visitwww.lcci.org.uk.

Benefits to you and your candidates?


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English or specificpurposes

English for Business (preliminary level)CEF A1 A2

Product code: ASE1044

This qualification is intended or candidates who have achieved a undamental understanding oEnglish in a business context and who have the ability to use the language in a practical way at avery basic level. The qualification consists o a mandatory reading and writing exam and optionalspeaking and listening exams.

Aims

The qualifications aims are toenable candidates to developtheir basic linguistic ability, ina predictable business Englishcontext, in order to:

identiy basic data, actsand instructions

produce basic, ormulaictext

listen and understand short,basic, business-relatedEnglish conversations andannouncements

understand basic, spokenand recorded businessEnglish

participate in shortconversations in routinecontexts

Syllabus Topics

Basic o ce or place owork descriptions

Basic jobs and roles in awork context

Basic social language

within a business context Basic work or business-

related instructions anddirections

Simple numericalinormation

Standard business orwork-related messages

Assessment

Reading and Writing compulsory

Candidates are assessed by meanso a 90 minute examination papercovering all o the above syllabustopics.

Speaking - optionalCandidates are assessed by an 11minute examination, including 5minutes preparation time. Part 1consists o a warm up conversationduring which the candidate will beasked about, or example, study andwork ambitions or the uture. Part 2requires the candidate to participatein a discussion o a topic selected bythe examiner.

Listening - optional

Candidates are assessed viaa listening test lasting about20 minutes and comprising 25

short listening tasks. In part 1 (13questions), candidates listen to thesame question three times, with threediferent answers to that question.They have to choose the correctanswer. In part 2 (12 questions),candidates listen to a shortconversation or announcement. Theythen read a question about whatthey have heard, with our possibleanswers. They have to choose thecorrect answer.


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English for Business (level 1)CEF A2 B1


This qualification is intended or candidates who have achieved a sound basic understanding oEnglish in a business context, gained either through previous learning or employment or both, andwho have the ability to use the language at a basic unctional level. The qualification consists o amandatory reading and writing exam and optional speaking and listening exams.

Aims

The aims o thisqualification are to enablecandidates to develop theability to:

read and understandbasic business-relatedEnglish texts

write basic English orsimple, brie businesscommunications

understand simple,spoken and recordedbusiness English

participate in shortconversations

Syllabus Topics

Composing a simplebusiness letter or memo

Basic business readingcomprehension

Business inormationprocessing

Business text and datareormulation

Assessment


Candidates are assessed via a 2hour examination consisting oour questions which correspondto the our syllabus topics listedabove. Question 1 carries 30 marksand involves the composition oa letter or memo, based on giveninormation. Question 2 also carries30 marks and involves understandingand responding to a passage obusiness-related prose o about300 words. Question 3 carries 20

marks and involves a read andthink comprehension test, basedon some graphic or numericaldisplay, requiring very shortanswers. Question 4, also carrying20 marks, involves a read and writereormulation task using data tocomplete orms or diagrams.

Speaking - optional

Candidates are assessed by a 12minute examination, including 5minutes preparation time. Part 1consists o a warm up conversationduring which the candidate will beasked about, or example, study andwork ambitions or the uture. Part 2requires the candidate to participatein a discussion o a topic selected bythe examiner.


Candidates are assessed by a 30minute examination consisting o 30multiple choice questions. In part 1(10 questions), candidates listen to arecorded question, which has threerecorded responses and candidateschoose the appropriate response.In part 2 (20 questions), candidateslisten to short conversations andannouncements. They then reada question about the conversation

or announcement, which has ourpossible responses, and choose theappropriate response.


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English for Business (level 2)CEF B1 B2


This qualification is intended or candidates who have achieved a sound understanding o Englishin a business context, gained either through previous learning or employment or both, and who areable to communicate in a amiliar business situation efectively, and with only minimal assistanceor supervision. The qualification consists o a mandatory reading and writing exam and optionalspeaking and listening tests.

Aims

The aims o the qualificationare to enable candidates todevelop the ability to:

write apt and accurateEnglish suited to thestated purpose

understand and writeEnglish using ormatsthat are current andcommon in businesscommunication

adopt the tone, orm,layout, content and

composition appropriateto the requirements o agiven situation

understand spoken andrecorded Business Englishat the defined level

participate inconversations

Syllabus Topics

Business letters Company leaflets Business reports Business-related articles Lists and/or structured

notes Memos Company notices

Assessment


Candidates are assessed via a 2.5hour examination consisting othree questions. Question 1 carries40 marks and involves an extendedwriting task requiring candidates toproduce a memorandum, an article,a report, etc, on a choice o role-related topics drawn rom businessand economic lie. Candidateshave to answer one question rom achoice o three. Question 2 carries30 marks and involves a letter

writing task, where the stimulus isin the orm o an incoming businessletter. Question 3 carries 30 marksand is a reormulation task requiringcandidates to expand, reduce orselectively rewrite a passage oEnglish or some defined purposewithin a given role.

Speaking - optional

Candidates are assessed by a 13minute examination. Part 1 consistso a warm up conversation duringwhich the candidate will be askedabout, or example, study and workambitions or the uture. Part 2

requires the candidate to participatein a discussion o a topic selectedby the examiner.


Candidates are assessed via alistening test lasting about 25minutes. The test comprises 30short listening tasks, each with amultiple-choice question. In part1 (10 questions), candidates listento a recorded question, which hasthree recorded responses and mustchoose the appropriate response.In part 2 (20 questions), candidateslisten to short conversations and

announcements. They then reada question about the conversationor announcement, which has ourpossible responses, and choose theappropriate response.

Level 2 English for Business on-screen

Level 2 English or Business on-screen is the same accreditedand well recognised LCCI International Qualification but is alsoavailable as a computer-based test.

FEATURES

Clean and clear user-

riendly interace

Functions to customise

screen to meet preerences

e.g. changing ont size,

changing reading panes

rom let to right, changing

text and background

colour etc.

More authentic testing

environment simulates

general word processing

unctionalities

On-screen timer and

shortcut unctions help

candidates to use time

wisely and ef ciently

Screen lock-down acility

- keeps candidates in the

test at all times

Can be delivered o-line

does not require internet

connectivity throughout

the test

BENEFITS

Makes the test taking

experience less stressul as

candidates can easily edit

and change answers without

starting over completely

Advantageous to candidates

who have poor handwriting

skills as well as candidates

with limited manual dexterity

Candidates can register or

the test exactly when they

are ready requires only 24hours notice

Candidates can receive

results quicker - no time lost

in packaging and posting

scripts

Helps candidates to transer

and use word processing

skills - better prepares them

to use their language skills in

the working world


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Diploma in Business English forInternational ManagersSuccessul candidates can progress to achieve a Diploma inBusiness English or International Managers (DIPBEIM34). Turn topage 14 or urther details.

English for Business (level 3)CEF B2 C1


This qualification is intended or candidates who have achieved a sound understanding o Englishin a business context, equivalent to Council o Europe B1 (Threshold) level, gained either throughprevious learning or employment or both. This qualification is intended or candidates who havereached a standard in English usage which will enable them to write acceptable English withoutemployer embarrassment. The qualification consists o a mandatory reading and writing exam andoptional speaking and listening exams.

Aims

The aims o this qualificationare to enable candidates todevelop the ability to:

understand and writeEnglish used in a varietyo ways within a range obusiness contexts

employ appropriatebusiness ormats andstyles to produce a rangeo business documents or

diferent audiences andpurposes

understand spoken andrecorded Business Englishat the defined level

participate inconversations anddiscussions

make an oral presentationon a business-related topic

Syllabus Topics

Composing a businessletter

Drating an internalcompany report

Business-related textcomprehension

Business-related textand data conversion andreormulation

Assessment


Candidates are assessed via a 3hour examination consisting o ourquestions, each worth 25 marks.Question 1 involves the compositiono a letter, the stimulus or whichwill be an incoming letter, or theemployers instructions, or both.Question 2 involves the drating oan internal report based on raw datagiven in the orm o graphs, notes,

press cuttings, charts, tables, etc.Question 3 involves a comprehensiontask in which candidates will beasked to show an understandingo inormation given or a definedpurpose. Question 4 is a conversiontask involving the reormulation o amessage or some defined purpose.

Speaking - optional

Candidates are assessed by a 15minute examination. Part 1 consistso a warm up conversation duringwhich the candidate will be askedabout, or example, study and workambitions or the uture. Part 2requires the candidate to participatein a discussion o the topic selectedby the examiner.


Candidates are assessed via alistening test lasting about 25minutes. The test comprises 30short listening tasks, each with amultiple-choice question. In part1 (10 questions), candidates listento a recorded question, which hasthree recorded responses and mustchoose the appropriate response.In part 2 (20 questions), candidateslisten to short conversations andannouncements. They then read

a question about the conversationor announcement, which has ourpossible responses, and choose theappropriate response.


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English for Business (level 4)CEF C1-C2


This qualification is intended or candidates who have reached a standard o productive Englishusage which will create an extremely good impression o their language skills. There would beno need or close supervision and scrutiny o the English o a successul candidate at this level.Linguistic and stylistic errors o all types will be rare.

This examination will test linguistic skills and business knowledge at an advanced level. The

techniques or handling, displaying, interpreting, transerring and reormulating inormation alreadyintroduced at the previous levels will be utilised or more advanced tasks. The qualification consistso a mandatory reading and writing exam and optional speaking and listening exams.

Aims

The aims o this qualificationare to enable candidates todevelop the ability to:

understand authenticbusiness texts

write English in a widevariety o ways withinan extensive range o

business contexts listen and understand

business-related materialsuch as conversations,announcements, shorttalks, and news bulletins

give clear, detailedoral descriptions andpresentations on complexsubjects

express themselves orallyin a clear and appropriatestyle on business orproessional matters

Syllabus Topics

Reading andcomprehending anauthentic text andproducing a piece obusiness writing related tothis text

Writing business textsrom given inormation

Reormulating and

reormatting texts romone text type to another specifically text to prcisand digital/graphical/numerical inormation totext

Extending and producingcompleted texts in a rangeo contrasting genres

Assessment


Candidates are assessed via a 3-hourexamination consisting o ourquestions corresponding to the oursyllabus topics listed above. Question1 is in two parts. The first partrequires the candidate to understandand respond to a lengthy andcomplex authentic business text. The

second part requires the productiono a written text related to the article,within a given scenario. Question 2will require the candidate to producebusiness texts in the appropriate toneand style. Question 3 will be in twoparts. The first part will require thecandidate to reormulate inormationby way o a prcis o a longer text,within a given scenario. The secondpart will require the candidateto reormulate digital/graphical/numerical inormation into a writtenorm. Question 4 will require thecandidate to produce fluent andaccurate written texts in a range ostyles and genres.

Speaking - optional

Candidates are assessed by a 17minute examination. Part 1 consistso a warm up conversation duringwhich the candidate will be askedabout, or example, study and workambitions or the uture. Part 2requires the candidate to participatein a discussion o the topic selectedby the examiner.


Candidates are assessed via alistening test lasting about 30

minutes. The test comprises 15listening passages, each with twomultiple-choice questions. There aretwo parts. In part 1 (16 questions)candidates listen to a conversation.They then read two questions aboutthe conversation, both o which haveour possible written answers, andchoose the correct answers. In part2 (14 questions) candidates listen toa monologue. They then read twoquestions about the monologue, botho which have our possible writtenanswers, and choose the correctanswers.



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SEFIC - Spoken English for Industry and Commerce

(preliminary level)Product code: ASE901

This qualification is intended or candidates who have achieved a undamental understanding owork or business-related English and an initial competence in interacting (speaking and listening)with English-speakers in a work or business context. Candidates will be expected to be at theCommon European Framework Breakthrough Level (A1).

Aims

The aims o this qualificationare to enable candidatesto develop speaking andlistening skills in English inorder to:

understand basic andhighly predictablework- or business-related inormation and/or instructions and toact on these or respondappropriately whenrequired

produce basic, ormulaicspeech o a predictablenature which is su cientlyaccurate and clear tobe understood by asympathetic listener

Syllabus Topics

Basic social language withina business context

Basic jobs and roles in awork context

Basic work or business-related instructions anddirections

Basic o ce or place owork descriptions

Basic numerical inormation

Assessment

Candidates will be assessed bymeans o a 20 minute, one-to-one interview with an LCCI SEFICexaminer. The interview will consisto our sections:

Section A (5 minutes) will bea general conversation onpredictable topics such aspersonal history, work, interests.The language content will berestricted to the structures,concepts and content prescribedor the level.

Section B (5 minutes) will be alistening comprehension taskwith the candidate respondingto simple, spoken, work-relatedinstructions and directions givenby the examiner. The candidatewill demonstrate comprehensionby successully completing thetasks. Some questions will relateto a prompt-card eaturing simpletimetables and diagrams.

Section C (5 minutes) will be apicture description in which thecandidate will answer questionsbased on a previously unseen,

drawn picture (with a businesscontext), supplied by LCCI. Thepurpose is to test vocabulary andverb usage.

Section D (5 minutes) will be adialogue in which the candidatewill take part in a brie, structured,transactional dialogue leadingrom the picture and continuingwithin the same business contextestablished in Section C. Thedialogue will be led by theexaminer and the candidate willuse a cue card supplied by LCCI.


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SEFIC - Spoken English for Industry and Commerce (level 1)Product code: ASE801

This qualification is intended or candidates who have achieved a basic understanding o work orbusiness-related English and a competence in basic interaction (speaking and listening) withEnglish-speakers in a work or business context. Candidates will be expected to be at the CommonEuropean Framework Waystage Level (A2).

Aims

The aims o this qualificationare to enable candidates todevelop speaking and listeningskills in English in order to:

understand simple workor business-relatedinormation and/orinstructions and actupon these or respondappropriately whenrequired

produce a restricted rangeo simple language whichis su ciently accurate andclear to be understood bya listener

Syllabus Topics

Simple social languagewithin a business context

Simple jobs and roles in awork context

Simple work or business-related instructions anddirections

Simple o ce or place owork descriptions

Simple numericalinormation

Assessment

Candidates will be assessed by meanso a 25 minute, one-to-one interviewwith an LCCI SEFIC examiner.The interview will consist o fivesections:

Section A (5 minutes) will bean introductory conversation,including personal history andwork-related topics o a generalnature.

Section B (5 minutes) will be alistening comprehension task,with the candidate respondingto spoken instructions given bythe examiner. The instructionsgiven and the responses expectedwill be o a more complex naturethan those o Preliminary Leveland will reflect the structuresand concepts o Level 1. Somequestions will relate to a prompt-card eaturing simple timetablesand diagrams.

Section C (5 minutes) will dealwith the world o work. Thecandidate, prompted by theexaminers questions, will provideinormation about his/her job andplace o work. For candidates notin employment a drawn picture

(supplied by LCCI) depictingcharacters in a range o fields owork will be used. The candidatewill choose one o the charactersand be asked to talk about theirjob and place o work.

Section D (5 minutes) will be apicture description where thecandidate will answer questionson a previously unseen, drawnpicture with a business setting.The purpose is to test vocabularyand tenses.

Section E (5 minutes) will be arole play, building on the situation

depicted in the picture or SectionD. The exchanges will be moreopen ended and less scriptedthan at Preliminary level, so thatthe candidate can demonstratean ability to take part in astraightorward dialogue. Thecandidate will be given a cue cardsupplied by LCCI, outlining thetask.


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This qualification is intended or candidates who have achieved a sound understanding o work orbusiness-related English and a working competence in interacting (speaking and listening) withEnglish-speakers in a work or business context. Candidates will be expected to be at the CommonEuropean Framework Threshold Level (B1).

Aims

The aims o this qualificationare to enable candidates todevelop speaking and listeningskills in English in order to:

understand routinework or business-relatedinormation and/orinstructions and to actupon these or respondappropriately

produce a range olanguage which will beclearly understood by alistener

Syllabus Topics

Routine social languagewithin a business context

Routine jobs and roles in awork context

Routine work or business-related inormation,instructions and directions

Routine o ce or place-o-work problems

Assessment

Candidates will be assessed bymeans o a 30 minute, one-to-one interview with an LCCI SEFICexaminer. The interview will consisto five sections:

Section A (5 minutes) will bean introductory conversation,including personal history andwork-related topics.

Section B (5 minutes) will bea description o a sequence odrawn pictures (supplied byLCCI) depicting a problem andan assessment o the candidatesability to relate the events in timeand modiy tenses and adverbialsaccordingly.

Section C (10 minutes) will bea listening comprehension taskwhich will also test path-findingskills. The candidate will studya map or diagram (based on awork situation) and listen to arecorded announcement. Thesubsequent questions askedby the examiner will assess thecandidates ability to understandspoken inormation and apply itto path-finding tasks. At leastone question will require thecandidate, using the map or

diagram, to provide directions toa destination.

Section D (5 minutes) will bea reading comprehension taskusing written inormation orrealia. The candidate will begiven a written document (orexample, an advertisement or anannouncement) and be expectedto answer questions relating to it.

Section E (5 minutes) will bea discussion, initiated by theexaminer and based on thedocument or section D, toassess the candidates ability toexpress preerences, opinions,agreement/disagreement andevaluation.


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This qualification is intended or candidates who have achieved a thorough understanding o workor business-related English and an extended competence in interacting (speaking and listening)with English-speakers in a work or business context. Candidates will be expected to be at theCommon European Framework Vantage Level (B2).

AimsThe aims o this qualification

are to enable candidatesto develop speaking andlistening skills in English inorder to:

understand a rangeo work or business-related inormation and/or instructions and torespond appropriately

produce a rangeo language whenresponding which will beclearly understood by alistener

Syllabus Topics

Extensive social languagewithin a business context Routine and non-

routine jobs, roles andrelationships in a workcontext

Routine and non-routinework or business-relatedinormation, instructionsand directions

Additional work orbusiness-relatedoperations

Assessment

Candidates will be assessed by meanso a 35 minute, one-to-one interviewwith an LCCI SEFIC examiner. Theinterview will consist o five sections:

Section A (5 minutes) will bean introductory conversation,ocusing on work-related topics.The candidate will be expectedto demonstrate a cohesivenessin language production wherebysentences and utterances buildupon each other and flowreasonably easily rom constructto construct.

Section B (5 minutes) willbe a reading comprehensionexercise based on an item opersonal history and work-related inormation or realia.The candidate will be askedto study this briefly and thenanswer questions. The purposeo this section is to introducethe business scenario and testcomprehension o key vocabulary.

Section C (10 minutes) will bea listening comprehension task.The candidate will listen to arecorded dialogue (which ollowson rom the business scenarioestablished in Section B) and take

notes. Ater hearing the dialoguethe candidate will be asked torelate the main points o thedialogue and suggest remedies orpredict outcomes or the situationoutlined in the dialogue.

Section D (10 minutes) will be areading comprehension task. Thecandidate will study a businessletter or report (which urtherdevelops the business scenarioestablished in sections B and C)and then briefly relay the contentsand explain certain expressionsselected by the examiner.

Section E (5 minutes) will be arole play emanating rom thepreceding sections. The roleassigned, which will be outlinedon a cue card supplied by LCCI,will require the candidate toparticipate in the discussion andnegotiation o a amiliar businessproblem arising rom Section D.



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This qualification is intended or candidates who have achieved an unrestricted understanding owork or business-related English and a ull competence in interacting (speaking and listening) withEnglish-speakers in a work or business context. Candidates will be expected to be at the CommonEuropean Framework Efective Operational Proficiency Level (C1).

Aims

The aims o this qualificationare to enable candidatesto develop speaking andlistening skills in English inorder to:

understand an extensiverange o work orbusiness-relatedinormation and/orinstructions and torespond appropriately

produce language whenresponding, which willbe ully understood bya listener and provide

evidence o clarity,variety and appropriacy

Syllabus Topics

Unrestricted sociallanguage within a businesscontext

Diverse jobs, roles andrelationships in a workcontext

Diverse work or business-related inormation

Varied work or business-related operations

Assessment

Candidates will be assessed bymeans o a 40 minute, one-to-one interview with an LCCI SEFICexaminer. The interview will consisto our sections:

Section A (5 minutes) will bean introductory conversationencompassing personal history,plus a variety o business-relatedtopics (including one o currentinterest) enabling the candidateto demonstrate a wide range ovocabulary and expressions inboth amiliar and unamiliar topicareas. (The candidates Special

Topic will be excluded.) Section B (15 minutes - o which

the discussion will be a minimumo 5 minutes) will be a businesspresentation on the candidatesprepared topic. At the starto this section the candidatewill provide the examiner witha written synopsis (about 200words), using bullet points orheadings and double spacing.The examiner will ask ollow-up questions leading into thediscussion phase in which thecandidate will be expected torespond ully to a wide range oquestions, providing examplesand clarification as appropriate.

Section C (10 minutes) will bea listening comprehension task.The candidate will listen to arecorded dialogue (played once),take notes and then relay themain points o the dialogue tothe examiner. Aterwards thecandidate will be required todiscuss and suggest a solutionto the (problematic) situationoutlined by the speakers in thedialogue.

Section D (10 minutes) will be

a reading comprehension task.The candidate will be asked tostudy two or more sources oinormation (ie a report plusa graph or chart) supplied byLCCI. Questions will be posedby the examiner to assess thecandidates comprehension andpowers o deduction. The topicarea covered will be diferentrom Section C.



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Diploma in Business English for International ManagersCEF C1-C2

Product code: DIPBEIM34

Level 3 (CEF C1) and Level 4 (CEF C1-C2*) Diploma in Business English or International Managerstest candidates English language skills in five areas:

Telephoning Presentations Discussions

Negotiations Written business communication

Level 3 Diploma in Business English for International Managers

Select one rom the options below:

Level 4 Diploma in Business English for International Managers

QualificationProduct

code

Minimum

grade

required

Option1

Level 3 English or Business (EFB)

Level 3 Spoken English or Industry and Commerce (SEFIC)

Level 3 SEFIC Telephone test

Level 3 SEFIC Special Topic Option

ASE3041

ASE825

ASE951

ASE952

Credit 60%

Credit 60%

Pass

Pass

Option2 Level 3 English or Business



ASE3041

ASE837

ASE969

Credit 60%

Pass 50%

Pass

Option3

Level 4 English or Business



Level 3 SEFIC Special Topic Option

ASE4041

ASE825

ASE951

ASE952

Pass 50%

Credit 60%

Pass

Pass

QualificationProduct

code

Minimum

grade

required

Level 4 English or Business



ASE4041

ASE837

ASE969

Pass 50%

Pass 50%

Pass

Notes

To achieve either diploma, students much achieve all the required components within a 24 month period

All SEFIC components must be completed within a 12 month period

Additionally, the candidates must apply or the diploma certificate within 12 months o achieving the last

component

*To be awarded a CEF C2 diploma candidates must achieve a Credit (60%) or a Distinction (75%) in both

Level 4 English or Business (ASE4041) and Level 4 SEFIC (ASE837), together with a Pass in the Level 4 SEFIC

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English for Tourism (level 1)

The qualification is or candidates who wish to be able to communicate efectively, in spokenEnglish, at a customer liaison level within the hospitality, travel and tourism industry. Candidates willbe expected to have a general English proficiency equivalent to the Council o Europes WaystageLevel (A2) and in addition will need to apply and use the special vocabulary, idiomatic expressionsand abbreviations generally used in the travel and tourism industry.

The qualification consists o two mandatory components, Level 1 Written English or Tourism(WET) and Level 1 Spoken English or Tourism (SET). These components are, however, alsoavailable as standalone qualifications.

AimsThe aims o this qualification are to enablecandidates to:

communicate efectively in English atcustomer liaison level or the hospitality,travel and tourism industry

Syllabus Topics

Basic business reading comprehension in atourism context

Composing a simple business communication General spoken communication within a

tourism context Understanding and processing tourism-

related inormation Tourism-related tasks Holiday and accommodation types Leisure and business travellers and tourists Methods o travel Job roles in the travel and tourism industries The specialist language o the tourism

industry

Assessment

Spoken English for Tourism Product code: ASE1143

Candidates are assessed via a 20 minute spoken examination, which consists o two parts. Bothparts carry equal mark weighting and candidates are assessed on their perormance according to theollowing our assessment criteria fluency, lexis (vocabulary), grammar and pronunciation. Part 1 requires the candidate to participate in a discussion o the topic selected by the test acilitator. Part 2 consists o a structured role play based on a provided scenario. The test acilitator plays the

role o a customer and the candidate plays the role o the person working in the tourism industry(or example, a travel agent).

The assessment is acilitated by centre staf and recorded so that it can be returned to EDI or markingby an EDI appointed examiner.

Written English for Tourism Product code: ASE1043

Candidates are assessed via a 2 hour written examination paper consisting o our compulsory questions.

One question, worth 20 marks, will be a reading comprehension o a business/tourism text withextracts o inormation taken rom a variety o authentic guides, manuals, maps, plans and listings.Candidates will be requested to read/scan/check inormation and provide simple answers.

Another question, worth 35 marks, will be an extended written business communication task. Thiscould be in the orm o a letter or memorandum.

A third question, worth 20 marks, will involve a ollow up task where candidates will be required towrite a ax or compose a message, a written instruction or a notice, or complete a orm, in order toobtain or give additional inormation or make a reservation.

A ourth question, worth 25 marks, will involve writing a response to a change in arrangements.Candidates will be asked to reorganise, recalculate, modiy/cancel or notiy the changes by writing aax, a memo, a notice, or a message as specified.


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English for Tourism (level 2)

This qualification is specifically intended or people preparing or, or working in, the tourismindustry, either overseas or in the UK. It examines their ability to communicate efectively in spokenEnglish at a proessional level. Candidates will be expected to have a general English proficiencyequivalent to the Council o Europes Threshold Level (B1), but in addition they will need todemonstrate their understanding and use o the specialised language and terminology used in thetravel and tourism industry.

The qualification consists o two mandatory components, Level 2 Written English or Tourism(WET) and Level 2 Spoken English or Tourism (SET). These components are, however, also

available as standalone qualifications.

Aims

The aims o this qualification are to enablecandidates to develop the spoken skills requiredto:

communicate efectively in English at aproessional or supervisory level in thehospitality, travel and tourism industry.

Syllabus Topics

Written business communication (letters,memos, axes)

Routine spoken communication within atourism context

Tourism-related inormation processing andreormulation

Promotional literature (brochures, leaflets,advertisements)

Reports Tour commentaries and itinerary planning

Lists and/or structured notes Calculations o passenger numbers/

requirements and costs Notices and announcements Holiday and accommodation types Leisure and business travellers and tourists Methods o travel Job roles in the travel and tourism industries The specialist language o the tourism

industry

Assessment

Spoken English for Tourism Product code: ASE2143

Candidates are assessed via a 20 minute spoken examination, which consists o two parts. Both partscarry equal mark weighting and candidates are assessed on their perormance according to the ollowingour assessment criteria: fluency, lexis (vocabulary), grammar and pronunciation.

Part 1 requires the candidate to participate in a discussion o the topic selected by the test acilitator. Part 2 consists o a structured role play based on a provided scenario. The test acilitator plays the

role o a customer and the candidate plays the role o the person working in the tourism industry (orexample, a travel agent).

The assessment is acilitated by centre staf and recorded so that it can be returned to EDI or markingby an EDI appointed examiner.

Written English for Tourism Product code: ASE2043

Candidates are assessed via a 2.5 hour written examination paper consisting o our compulsoryquestions.

One question, worth 20 marks, will be a reading comprehension based on business and tourism textstogether with extracts o inormation taken rom a variety o published authentic guides, promotionalmaterials, manuals, maps, plans and graphical data. Short answers will be required and may involvesome calculations.

There will be a ollow up question, worth 20 marks, in which candidates will be asked to producestructured notes based on the inormation given in the comprehension based task, or to plan anitinerary.

A third question, worth 35 marks, will involve an extended writing task (or example, a leaflet,brochure or letter). This will be based on the extracts o inormation provided or the readingcomprehension task with some additional data.

The ourth question will require candidates to write a letter or ax dealing with a problem or acomplaint. This will be worth 25 marks.


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English for Accounting (level 3)CEF B2 Product code: ASE20053

The Level 3 Award in English or Accounting helps students to develop and demonstrate theirEnglish language skills in the context o book-keeping and accounting. The qualification is intendedor non-native English speakers working or intending to work in an accounts related unction wherethey have to communicate using book-keeping and accounting vocabulary and terminology inEnglish at CEF B2 level.

AimsThe aims o the qualificationare to enable candidatesto develop an ability tounderstand and applythe specific vocabulary,terminology andabbreviations generallyused in written accountingcontexts at the Council oEurope B2 level.

Syllabus TopicsThe target lexis is basedon the requency o itsoccurrence in writtenaccounting texts and willcover the ollowing areas:

1. Descriptions o people,roles and relationships inan accounting contextPage 4 o 17

2. Descriptions o unctionsand actions (e.g. book-keeping, auditing,advising)

3. Group descriptions (e.g.

work teams andpersonnel/businessnetworks)

4. International rules andregulations (e.g. IFRS, UK& US GAAP)

5. Accounting statements,reports anddocumentation:

Financial reports andstatements (eg balancesheets, profit and lossstatements, annual reports)

Internal companydocuments (eg purchase

orders, budget planning,cost control)

Accounting sotwaredocumentation

Auditing documentationBook-keeping

documentationInternational taxation

documentationCorporate governance

documentation

6. Correspondence7. LCCI past papers

AssessmentLevel 3 Award in English orAccounting consists o 40 objectivetype items. Candidates will have 50minutes to read the ExaminationInstructions, and complete theiranswers onto a Candidates AnswerSheet provided.Item types include:

Multiple-choice candidate is toselect a target word that matchesa definition / synonym / antonym/ collocation.

Completion tasks (cloze)

sentence with target word /phrase removed and replaced bya gap. Candidates may be givena selection o words / phrases tochoose rom to fill in the gap.

Reading comprehension candidate is to select roma selection o questions /statements related to a shortaccounting text.

Proo reading tasks candidateshave to identiy mistakes.


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General EnglishQualifications

JETSET ESOL International Qualifications from EDI

The EDI JETSET (Junior English Tests, Senior English Tests) ESOL International Qualificationsare skills based English language qualifications that have been designed to develop and assess acandidates ability to communicate in English. The tests are taken under examination conditionsat increasing levels o di culty and cover the our skill areas o Listening, Speaking, Reading andWriting. They are intended or candidates who are not native speakers o English and who wish toachieve a high quality, internationally recognised (UK QCA accredited) qualification in English thatis available and recognised world-wide.

The qualifications are available rom preliminary to Level 7 ranging rom below CEF A1 through toC2. Each level consists o three mandatory components (listening comprehension test, reading testand writing tests) and one optional component (speaking test). The tests are ofered On Demandand are available in either Junior (young learner - JET) or Senior (adult SET) ormats.

AimsThe aims o the JETSETqualifications are to enablecandidates to develop:

knowledge andunderstanding o thespoken and written ormso English in meaningulcontexts

the ability to listen andread or gist and detail andapply this knowledge andunderstanding to speakingand writing

the ability to communicateefectively in Englishthrough the written andspoken word

knowledge andunderstanding o thegrammar o English,and the ability to applyit accurately in theappropriate context

a suitable oundation orthe urther study o thelanguage

Syllabus Topics At home At school/college

At work Travel, transport and

holidays Parts o the body, health

and symptoms Clothes People, amily relations,

close riends Personal inormation Jobs

Hobbies Likes and dislikes Animals Food and drink Shopping Time and measurement Numbers, prices and

quantities Colours Places to go and

entertainment Days, months, seasons and

weather Countries, cities and

nationalities Social activities Citizenship and knowing

your rights

Appointments

AssessmentListening Test

Multiple choice listeningcomprehension with recorded audio

30 45 minutes (depending on level)

Reading Test

Multiple choice readingcomprehension

60 120 minutes (depending onlevel)

Writing Test

Free-orm writing test - test o

written production skills60 120 minutes (depending onlevel)

Speaking Test

Internally assessed according toprovided mark schemes

(Optional)

5 - 8 minutes (depending on level)


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English Language Skills Assessment (ELSA)

ELSA (English Language Skills Assessment) is a diagnostic tool covering the 4 language skills listening, reading, speaking and writing.

ELSA cover all levels o English language ability rom very low to very high (Council o Europe A1to C2) on a single scale or each skill. In their diferent ormats, ELSA tests combine the provenadvantages o traditional examiner-based assessments or Speaking and Writing (Writing 2) withthe precision, speed and convenience o multiple-choice tests or Listening, Reading and Writing(Writing 1). The ELSA tests are flexible in that candidates can choose to do any combination oassessments. They are available On Demand and as either on-screen or paper based assessments.

Aims

To measure generalEnglish languagecompetence using work,home, social and travelsettings

To test a persons abilityto understand andcommunicate in the realworld

To present a skills-based(listening, reading,writing, and speaking)interpretation o Englishlanguage ability

ELSA Topics

ELSA tests a wide range ovocabulary, structures andsituations, rom simple tocomplex, enabling learnersat any stage o languagedevelopment to demonstratetheir ability. The situationsand contexts that appear inELSA tests reflect everydayEnglish as it is used:

in the workplace

when travelling, shoppingand socialising in the media

Assessment

Listening

Multiple choice60 questions4 question ormatsTotal testing time: approximately 30minutesScore range: 0 250

Reading

Multiple-choice60 questions

4 question ormatsTotal testing time: 45 minutesScore range: 0 250

Writing 1

Multiple-choice60 questions3 question ormats coveringgrammar and syntaxTotal testing time: 45 minutesScore range: 0 100

Writing 2

One essay to be written on aspecified topic

Total testing time: 40 minutesScore range: Banded 0 7

Speaking

Task based recorded and sentback to EDI or scoring40 tasks7 ormatsTotal testing time: approximately 30minutesScore range: 9 bands Novice Lowto Superior


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Foundation English Language Skills Assessment (FELSA)

Foundation English Language Skills Assessment (FELSA) is a diagnostic tool to test and evaluateEnglish language ability in Listening, Reading and Speaking or candidates with a basic level oEnglish language proficiency (below CEF A1-A2). The FELSA results provide positive learningoutcomes or candidates at this level o English, describing what they can do in communicating inEnglish.

The FELSA tests are flexible in that candidates can choose to do any combination o assessments,they are available On Demand and as either on-screen or paper based assessments.

AimsThe examination will assessthe candidates ability to:

measure low level (belowCEF A1 A2) Englishlanguage competenceusing work, home, socialand travel settings

understand andcommunicate in the realworld

present a skills-based(listening, reading,speaking) interpretation

o English language ability

FELSA Topics

Business messages email, short letters,instructions

Buying and selling everyday items

Eating out Food and drink

Holidays Instructions at work and in

day to day lie Leisure activities Shopping Sport

Travel Tourism places o

interest

Assessment

Listening

Multiple choice30 questions2 question ormatsTotal testing time: up to 1 hourallowedScore range:

0 17 (working towards A1)18 23 (A1)24 30 (A2)

ReadingMultiple choice30 questions5 question ormatsTotal testing time: up to 1 hourallowedScore range:

0 17 (working towards A1)18 - 23 (A1)24 - 30 (A2)

SpeakingListen and respond4 question ormatsTotal testing time: approximately 20minutesScore range: working towards A1,

A1 or A2 depending on candidateperormance across the whole test


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Teaching EnglishQualifications

First Certificate for Teachers of Business English (FTBE)

This qualification is intended as a supplementary qualification or qualified teachers o generalEnglish, providing them with an introduction to Teaching Business English (TBE).

Candidates should ideally be either: (a) graduates whose standard o English is equal to mothertongue and who already have a basic Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) or languageteaching qualification, or (b) English language teachers whose standard o English is not equal tomother-tongue but who have a first degree plus a ormal English language teaching qualification.

For both groups some experience o general English language teaching to adults will be useul, butnot essential, as will a limited amount o business English teaching experience.

Aims

The aims o this qualificationare to enable candidates to

develop a basic knowledgeand understanding o theTeaching Business English(TBE) proession in order to:

demonstrate anunderstanding o theproessional skills requiredo the Business Englishteacher

identiy themethodologies thatare most efective inthe Business Englishclassroom

demonstrate an

understanding o the basicbusiness concepts andpractices with which theBusiness English teacheris expected to be amiliar

Syllabus Topics

Teaching Business English(TBE) proessional skills

(or example, needsanalysis, syllabus/coursedesign etc)

TBE methodologies(or example, diferentapproaches, classroommanagement, use omaterials etc)

Basic business conceptsand practices (orexample, businessterminology, letter layoutetc)

Assessment

Candidates will be assessed via a 2.5hour examination paper.

Section A covers TBEproessional skills and is worth35% o the marks

Section B covers TBEmethodology and materials andis worth 35% o the marks

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Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

(CertTEFL)

The EDI Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language (CertTEFL) is designed or peoplewho have little or no experience o teaching English as a Foreign Language (EFL) but who wishto embark on a career as an EFL teacher. The EDI CertTEFL is a highly practical course designedto provide candidates with the initial skills they need or teaching English to adult students oother languages. Achievement o the EDI CertTEFL will confirm that candidates have a goodunderstanding o the essential aspects o the EFL teachers role, can organise and manage efective

learning and have developed proessionally through on-going reflection and evaluation.

Aims

The aims o the EDICertTEFL are that by the endo the course, candidates willbe able to:

evaluate thecommunicative needs oclasses o adult speakerso other languages (bothat higher and lowerlevels)

meet these needs

through efectiveteaching

evaluate how efectivelythey are meeting theseneeds

Syllabus Topics

The principles o teachingand learning in an EFLcontext

EFL teaching skills andmanaging the learningenvironment

Teaching language withinan EFL context

Teaching speaking,writing, listening andreading in an EFL context

Planning and evaluationo EFL teaching

Assessment o EFLlearners

Assessment

The EDI CertTEFL is internallyassessed via a combinationo teaching practice, teacherobservation and writtenassignments.

Teaching Practice: Candidatesmust complete a minimum oour classes, totalling 6 hours osupervised and assessed teachingpractice. Candidates must completelesson plans or each o the

teaching practice sessions and mustdemonstrate that they can applythe theory (o the input sessions) totheir teaching.

Teacher Observation: Eachcandidate must complete aminimum o three classes, totalling4 hours, o teacher observation. Thisshould involve observing qualifiedand experienced teachers whilethey deliver lessons.

Written Assignments: Candidatesmust complete our writtenassignments o between 750 and1000 words.

Each candidate is required to keepa portolio o work that includes allmaterials relating to the teachingpractice, teacher observation andwritten assignments. This portolioshould be submitted to EDI at theend o the course or moderationand certification.


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Support publications

All LCCI International Qualifications are supported by a comprehensive list o recommendedreading materials which support preparation or the qualification perectly.

Also available are a range o How to Pass and Passport to Success books, to help to preparestudents. The books are written by our Chie Examiners, and are invaluable as both course texts andrevision guides. They can be ordered directly rom the EDI enquiries team or via www.lcci.org.uk.

How to Pass English or Business Preliminary level How to Pass English or Business 1 How to Pass English or Business 2 How to Pass English or Business 3

How to Pass English or Business 4 How to Pass SEFIC Preliminary level How to Pass SEFIC 1 How to Pass SEFIC 2 How to Pass SEFIC 3 How to Pass SEFIC 4 Passport to Success Beginner Workbook (JET Version) JETSET

Passport to Success Beginner Workbook (SET Version) JETSET Passport to Success Elementary Workbook (JET Version) JETSET Passport to Success Elementary Workbook (SET Version) JETSET Passport to Success Pre-Intermediate Workbook (JET Version) JETSET Passport to Success Pre-Intermediate Workbook (SET Version) JETSET Passport to Success Intermediate Workbook (JET Version) JETSET Passport to Success Intermediate Workbook (SET Version) JETSET

Visit www.lcci.org.uk or a ull list o our publications and to obtain an order orm or your chosenbooks. You can also use the site to download extended syllabuses, model answers and past papers.

Support materialsTo enhance our Business English and General English qualifications, we ofer a wide range osupport materials designed to help you deliver our qualifications and to help your candidates passtheir examinations.

Extended syllabuses cover the topics that should be included when delivering a course leadingto one o our qualifications. You will find them invaluable when designing courses and planninglessons.

Practice Papers and past papers are published to enable candidates to practise and to get a eelor what will be expected o them in the examination.

Model answers provide examples o ideal examination answers, as well as helpul hints andadvice on examination technique.

Examination availabilityLCCI International Qualifications are available On Demand and the ollowing are also available onspecific days throughout the year, known as Series dates.

ExaminationEnglish or Business 1-3

Centres are able to download Annual Qualification Reviews or the most popular LCCI InternationalQualifications. The Annual Qualification Reviews provide support and guidance to centres, helpingteachers to prepare their candidates or taking the examinations.

For urther inormation, please email the International enquiries team, [email protected].

LCCI Annual Qualification Reviews


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