English Proficiency

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ENGLISH PROFICIENCY

Wits, as an English-medium university requires that its students are proficient in English before they are accepted. An applicant, whether at undergraduate or postgraduate level, must have attained a certain level of proficiency in English, namely:

• A pass in an examination equivalent to English as home language or first additional language at the South African matriculation level (or, for certain immigrants only, English at the Standard

Grade [First Language] plus an A-level pass in the immigrant s home language); • A pass in English Language at the GCSE/GCE/

IGSCE Ordinary level (or equivalent examination); • For admission a pass in the: » International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a minimum test score of 7.0; » Cambridge English Language Assessment (CAE) with a minimum of 185 points.

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.

Wits Language School (WLS) offers English training to students who wish to improve their language skills. WLS,offers non-academic courses for adult learners. It offers public classes, corporate training and private tuition.

WLS takes pride in its excellent services, high quality training programmes that have sound research and academic framework and the quality of its training personnel.

English as a Foreign Language (EFL) courses are designed for foreign and second language speakers and consist of six levels from pre- beginners to advanced level. An assessment test determines at which level students would start the course.

Address:

Wits Language School, 92 Empire Road, Gate 6 Braamfontein, Johannesburg

Telephone:

+27 11 717 4208

E-mail:

wls.languages@wits.ac.za