The Certificate in English and Communication was first introduced in September 2022 and is offered 100% online which supported by e-learning (via Moodle) and remote learning (via Teams Live Classes). All Classes are administered within Moodle where students find links for live classes which is linked to their individual Microsoft email. All Students require their Welwitchia email (student@welwitchia.com.na) to access Moodle , Teams and any other Services offered by Welwitchia.

 
TEACHING AND LEARNING TIME


Item

Delivery

Summary of Activities

Hours

Credits

1

Lectures,

Seminars,

Tutorials &

Workshops

Tutorial support includes posting of weekly requirements, posting of evaluation of students’ responses to tutor, peer to peer responses and discussion forum. This also includes delivering of weekly lectures.

40

4

2

Directed learning

Advance reading and preparation / Class preparation / Background reading / Group study / Portfolio / Diary etc.

20

2

3

Self-managed learning

Working through the course text and completing assignments as required will take up the bulk of the learning time. In addition, students are expected to engage with the tutor and other students and to undertake further reading using the web and/or libraries

40

4

TOTAL

 

100

10


THE ACADEMIC WEEK AND MONTH


Week

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

Contact Hours

10 hours

10 hours

10 hours

10 hours

Day 1- Monday

18:00-20:00

18:00-20:00

18:00-20:00

18:00-20:00

Day 2- Tuesday

18:00-20:00

18:00-20:00

18:00-20:00

18:00-20:00

Day 3- Wednesday

18:00-20:00

18:00-20:00

18:00-20:00

18:00-20:00

Day 4- Thursday

18:00-20:00

18:00-20:00

18:00-20:00

18:00-20:00

Day 5- Friday

18:00-20:00

18:00-20:00

18:00-20:00

18:00-20:00


MODULE NOTIONAL HOURS ALLOCATION


No

Module Title 

Level 

Credit 

Notional Hours (10 Credits = 100 Hours)

Contact Time

 (40%)

Directed Learning

 (20%)

Self-Directed

 Learning (40%)

Total

Daily

Weekly

Monthly 

Daily

Weekly

Monthly 

Daily 

Weekly

Monthly 

 

1

Reading, Listening and Comprehension

4

10

2 Hrs

10 hrs 

40 Hrs

34.2m

4 hrs 

20 Hrs

2 Hrs

10 hrs 

40 Hrs

100

2

English Grammar

4

10

2 Hrs

10 hrs 

40 Hrs

34.2m

4 hrs 

20 Hrs

2 Hrs

10 hrs 

40 Hrs

100

3

Speaking, Phonetics, Phonology and Presentation Skills

4

10

2 Hrs

10 hrs 

40 Hrs

34.2m

4 hrs 

20 Hrs

2 Hrs

10 hrs 

40 Hrs

100

4

Writing in English for Academic Purposes

4

10

2 Hrs

10 hrs 

40 Hrs

34.2m

4 hrs 

20 Hrs

2 Hrs

10 hrs 

40 Hrs

100

5

Socio-Cultural Competence and Media Literacy

4

10

2 Hrs

10 hrs 

40 Hrs

34.2m

4 hrs 

20 Hrs

2 Hrs

10 hrs 

40 Hrs

100


SEPTEMBER 2022 TO AUGUST 2023 ACADEMIC YEAR

Module 

Week 

Dates

Lecturers 

Students 

Coordination 

Monday 

Friday 

 

Socio-Cultural Competence and Media Literacy

 

Week 1

19/09/22

23/09/22

Lectures 

Classes 

 

Week 2

26/09/22

30/09/22

Lectures

Classes 

 

Week 3

03/10/22

07/10/22

Lectures

Classes 

 

Week 4

10/10/22

14/10/22

Lectures

Classes 

 

Week 5

17/10/22

21/10/22

Marking 

Break 

 

Week 6 

24/10/22

28/10/22

Moderation

Break 

Moderation 

Week 7 

31/10/22

04/11/22

Break 

Break 

Results  

 

Reading, Listening and Comprehension

 

Week 1

07/11/22

11/11/22

Lectures 

Classes 

 

Week 2

14/11/22

18/11/22

Lectures

Classes 

 

Week 3

21/11/22

25/11/22

Lectures

Classes 

 

Week 4

28/11/22

03/12/22

Lectures

Classes 

 

Week 5

05/12/22

09/12/22

Marking

Break 

 

Week 6 

12/12/22

16/12/22

Moderation  

Break 

Moderation 

Week 7 

19/12/22

23/12/22

Break 

Break 

Results  

Vacation

 

27/12/22

07/01/23

Vacation 

Vacation 

Annual Leave 

 

 

English Grammar

 

Week 1

09/01/23

13/01/23

Lectures 

Classes 

 

Week 2

16/01/23

20/01/23

Lectures

Classes 

 

Week 3

23/01/23

27/01/23

Lectures

Classes 

 

Week 4

30/01/23

03/02/23

Lectures

Classes 

 

Week 5

06/02/23

10/02/23

Marking 

Break 

 

Week 6 

13/02/23

17/02/23

Marking 

Break 

Moderation 

Week 7 

20/02/23

24/02/23

Break 

Break 

Results  

 

Speaking, Phonetics, Phonology and Presentation Skills

 

Week 1

27/02/23

03/03/23

Lectures 

Classes 

 

Week 2

06/03/23

10/03/23

Lectures

Classes 

 

Week 3

13/03/23

17/03/23

Lectures

Classes 

 

Week 4

20/03/23

24/03/23

Lectures

Classes 

 

Week 5

27/03/23

31/03/23

Marking 

Break 

 

Week 6 

03/04/23

07/04/23

Moderation 

Break 

Moderation 

Week 7 

10/04/23

14/04/23

Break 

Break 

Results  

Vacation

 

17/04/23

12/05/23

Vacation 

Vacation 

 

 

Writing in English for Academic Purposes

Week 1

15/05/23

19/05/23

Lectures 

Classes 

 

Week 2

22/05/23

26/05/23

Lectures

Classes 

 

Week 3

29/05/23

02/06/23

Lectures

Classes 

 

Week 4

05/06/23

09/06/23

Lectures

Classes 

 

Week 5

12/06/23

16/06/23

Marking 

Break 

 

Week 6 

19/06/23

23/06/23

Moderation 

Break 

Moderation 

Week 7 

26/06/23

30/06/23

Break 

Break 

Results  

The table below represents the General Guideline for Teaching and Learning Time per module (10 hours per credit) for the programme as follows; - 

  • An academic week shall comprise of five days between Monday to Friday which constitute a four (4) week month with 20 days of teaching and learning. The following progression rules shall apply for each module: -
  • Every module shall run for four (4) weeks and shall consists of 40 hours (4 credits) directed towards lectures, seminars, tutorials, and workshops. 
  • Real Time Online Lectures shall be conducted between Monday to Friday from 19:00 to 21:00 Central African Time (CAT) GMT +2. Lectures shall not be compulsory to students. 
  • Every lecture shall be recorded for the benefit of all students and shall be available for the duration of the module cycle. 

The weekly lecture schedule shall be as follows.

 Every lecture shall consist of two (2) hours and four lectures shall be held during the week with a total of 10 hours of contact time per week and 40 hours for the entire module. 

 

 

 

 

 



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