Virtual English Courses

We strongly encourage participants to self-assess their current language skills and check the course content description and/or learning outcomes of each course prior to registration.

External Resource:

CEFR self-assessment grids by the Council of Europe

Past Courses

Course number: UMXXXEN013 Course name: English at A1.1 Level  

Course details

Target Group: This course is aimed specifically at University Students. Prerequisites: none Courses offered by: University of Malta Contact person / information: vlp.sea-eu@um.edu.mt Start-End Date/Time28 Feb 2022 – 01 Apr 2022, Tuesdays & Thursdays 18:00-20:15

Course content:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to
  • say the alphabet, days of the week, months of the year and number 1 – 100
  • enquire after, understand and fill a form with a person’s name when spelled out, where the person is from and what faculty they are in.
  • use and respond to common greetings and salutations
  • use and understand basic forms of 10 common action verbs (sit, stand, come, go, say, stop, make, do, fill in, cross out/delete) and conjugate the verb ‘to be’ in the present simple.
  • use and understand vocabulary for locations on a campus.
  • Access to University of Malta moodle platform will be given
  • understand the form, meaning and use of common classroom instructions (repeat, read, write, …)

Additional details:

  • Lessons via Zoom
  • Access to University of Malta moodle platform will be given
Register before 14 Jan 2021 at https://forms.gle/4V3Sove9WLKqZNHH9. Participants will be notified 5-7 days before the course and receive connection details 5-7 days before the course.


Course number: UMXXXEN014 Course name: English at A1.1 Level

Course details

Target Group: This course is aimed specifically at University Staff. Prerequisites: none Courses offered by: University of Malta Contact person/information: vlp.sea-eu@um.edu.mt Start-End Date/Time: 04 Apr 2022 – 06 May 2022, Tuesdays & Thursdays 18:00-20:15

Course content:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to
  • say the alphabet, days of the week, months of the year and number 1 – 100
  • enquire after, understand and fill a form with a person’s name when spelled out, where the person is from and what faculty they are in.
  • use and respond to common greetings and salutations
  • use and understand basic forms of 10 common action verbs (sit, stand, come, go, say, stop, make, do, fill in, cross out/delete) and conjugate the verb ‘to be’ in the present simple.
  • use and understand vocabulary for locations on a campus.
  • understand the form, meaning and use of common office equipment (e.g. stapler, eraser, photocopier, …)

Additional details:

Register before 18 Feb 2022 at https://forms.gle/4V3Sove9WLKqZNHH9. Participants will be notified 5-7 days before the course and receive connection details 5-7 days before the course.

Past Courses

Course number: UMXXXEN011 Course name: English at A1.1 level  

Course details

Target Group: This course is aimed specifically at University Students. Prerequisites: none Courses offered by: University of Malta Contact person / information: / Start-End Date/Time:04 Oct 2021 – 05 Nov 2021, Thursdays & Fridays 18:00-20:15

Course content:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to
  • say the alphabet, days of the week, months of the year and number 1 – 100
  • enquire after, understand and fill a form with a person’s name when spelled out, where the person is from and what faculty they are in.
  • use and respond to common greetings and salutations
  • use and understand basic forms of 10 common action verbs (sit, stand, come, go, say, stop, make, do, fill in, cross out/delete) and conjugate the verb ‘to be’ in the present simple.
  • use and understand vocabulary for locations on a campus.
  • Access to University of Malta moodle platform will be given
  • understand the form, meaning and use of common classroom instructions (repeat, read, write, …)

Course number: UMXXXEN012 Course name: English at A1.1 Level

Course details

Target Group: This course is aimed specifically at University Staff. Prerequisites: none Courses offered by: University of Malta Contact person/information: / Start-End Date/Time: 08 Nov 2021 – 10 Dec 2021, Tuesdays & Thursdays 18:00-20:15

Course content:

By the end of the course, participants will be able to
  • say the alphabet, days of the week, months of the year and number 1 – 100
  • enquire after, understand and fill a form with a person’s name when spelled out, where the person is from and what faculty they are in.
  • use and respond to common greetings and salutations
  • use and understand basic forms of 10 common action verbs (sit, stand, come, go, say, stop, make, do, fill in, cross out/delete) and conjugate the verb ‘to be’ in the present simple.
  • use and understand vocabulary for locations on a campus.
  • understand the form, meaning and use of common office equipment (e.g. stapler, eraser, photocopier, …)