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ENGLISH PROFICIENCY
W
its, as an English-medium
Wits Language School (WLS) offers English
university, requires that its
training to students who wish to improve
students are proficient in English
their language skills. WLS offers non-
before they are accepted. An applicant,
academic courses for adult learners. It offers
whether at undergraduate or postgraduate
public classes, corporate training and private
level, must have attained a certain level of
tuition.
proficiency in English, namely: WLS takes pride in its excellent services, high •
A pass in an examination equivalent
quality training programmes that have sound
to English as home language or first
research and academic framework and the
additional language at the South African
quality of its training personnel.
matriculation level (or, for certain
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immigrants only, English at the Standard
English as a Foreign Language (EFL) courses
Grade [First Language] plus an A-level
are designed for foreign and second
pass in the immigrant s home language)
language speakers and consist of six levels
A pass in English Language at the GCSE/
from pre- beginners to advanced level. An
GCE/IGSCE Ordinary level (or equivalent
assessment test determines at which level
examination)
students would start the course.
For admission a pass in the: »
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International English Language
Address:
Testing System (IELTS) with a
Wits Language School,
minimum test score of 7.0
92 Empire Road, Gate 6
Cambridge English Language
Braamfontein,
Assessment (CAE) with a minimum
Johannesburg
of 185 points Telephone: +27 (0) 11 717 4208 In exceptional cases, the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) may be recognised by the University with a minimum test score of 600 to be proficient for admission.
E-mail: wls.languages@wits.ac.za
