Level 2 ESOL Skills for Life
at Tameside College, Ashton-Under-Lyne · college
What the college says
This Level 2 ESOL course is here to help you improve and perfect your English and feel more confident using it in all areas of everyday life, education and work. During the course, you'll work on three main areas: Reading - Youll practise reading practical, real-life texts like formal letters, leaflets, newsletters, and newspaper articles as well as fiction such as short stories and excerpts from novels. Youll learn to recognise different types and purposes of texts and their main layout and language features. You will learn to apply a range of reading strategies to understand the main message, locate important details, identify the authors attitude, the tone of the text and figure out the meaning from context. Writing - Youll learn how to plan, draft and write a range of texts such as emails, blog posts, articles, narratives and essays on different topics. Well help you with structuring your texts, choosing the right level of formality, perfecting different aspects of your grammar as well as spelling and advanced punctuation. Speaking and Listening - This part of the course will help you become an active listener and a confident speaker. You will be able to contribute during discussions on various topics, do presentations in front of a small groups, give and respond to constructive feedback. Youll practise small group conversations, asking and answering questions, expressing opinions and responding to others, listening to recordings for main message and important details. Yo
What you need to get on
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How you are assessed
Entry level and Level 1 study, English and maths retakes, and supported programmes.
What this level means
The GCSE-equivalent step, and the usual route into Level 3.
Is it open to 16 to 18 year olds?
Approved for 16 to 18 study on the government's Section 96 list.
Where it runs
Beaufort Road
Beaufort Road, Ashton-Under-Lyne, OL6 6NX
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Start dates
- 7 September 2026 · Ashton-Under-Lyne
Who else teaches this exact qualification
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Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council
Barnsley · Yorkshire and The Humber · 36 weeks