New Zealand Certificate in Language Education
Unitec
Subject area
Teacher Education
Qualification
Duration
17 Weeks
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About the course
What can I expect out of this qualification?
This qualification is intended for those who are or want to be a language educator.
It is intended as a base-level qualification for a language educator who is an operationally proficient user of the language taught.
Graduates of this qualification will have the skills and knowledge to design, facilitate and assess language teaching, as well as reflect on own practice.
Key Information for Students
Entry Requirements
Minimum requirements
All applicants must be at least 18 years of age on the date of the programme s commencement for the semester in which they wish to enrol (or provide a completed Early Release Exemption form); AND Have a minimum total of 60 NCEA credits in his/her best four subjects at Level 2, or a maximum total of 16 in New Zealand Sixth Form Certificate in their best four subjects, or equivalent; OR Have an appropriate qualification at Level 3 or above; AND Demonstrate awareness of language through a pre-interview language awareness task and an interview. English-language entry requirements Programme applicants must meet the English-language entry requirements set out in Unitec s Admission Requirements Policy. These include the following: Students must: Have a minimum of 8 NCEA credits in English at Level 2 (4 must in reading and 4 in Writing), or equivalent; OR NCEA level 3 and met New Zealand University Entrance requirements; OR A Bachelor Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours Degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Master s Degree or Doctoral Degree with English as the language of instruction, from tertiary education providers from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom, or the United States OR Either of the following kinds of previous primary and secondary study in English: 1) completion of all primary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand primary school years 1 to 8) and at least three years of secondary education (being the equivalent of three years from New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or 2) completion of at least five years of secondary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction. OR Unitec s Graduate Certificate i
Detailed requirements
See provider website for more details about entry to this qualification.
Duration
17 Weeks
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National Graduate Outcomes
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Contact details
Main Campus Office
Free phone: 0800 10 95 10
Phone: (09) 815 2945
Fax: (09) 815 2905
Email: study@unitec.ac.nz
Web: http://www.unitec.ac.nz
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