Applying for this Course:
To apply for this course you should be 16 years of age or older and must sit for a pre-assessment to
determine your current level of knowledge of this subject. For further information, kindly contact us on
[email protected] your ID card number, attaching copies of your qualifications and a copy of
your CV highlighting your work experience. Alternatively, you can send the requested information by post
addressed to: Quality Assurance Unit, Jobsplus Training Complex, Triq Birżebbuġa, Ħal Far BBG3000.
On successful completion of the General Education Award in Maltese Language for Foreigners Level 1, the
learner will be able to:
 Recite the Maltese alphabet with phonemic
correctness in order to orally spell basic Maltese
words
 Identify and apply the vowels of the Maltese
alphabet, and consonants: ‘Konsonanti Xemxin’,
‘Konsonanti Qamrin’ and ‘Konsonanti Likwidi’
 Build one’s vocabulary of simple Maltese words and
manage the correct use of simple Maltese phrases
that frequently appear in everyday social
conversation
 State the days of the week and the colour of a given
object in Maltese in an appropriate context
 Use the numbers from 'wieħed’ to ‘disa’ u għoxrin’ in
Maltese in a given, varied and meaningful context
 Correctly use the numbers from ‘ħdax’ to ‘dsatax’ as
well as the numbers using ‘is-sing li mhux l-artiklu’
(hyphenated numbers)
 Apply the correct imperative tense of various basic
verbs tense in both written and spoken formats
 Apply the correct past, present and future tense of
various basic verbs in both written and spoken
formats
 Comply with grammatical rules of simple adverbs of
time, place and quantity in written and spoken
formats
 Analyse short passages to be able to extract
essential information from the text
 Increase one’s repertoire of simple words related to
particular themes in both written and spoken formats
 Use simple sentences to describe everyday events
and activities related to a particular theme
 Compose simple phrases and sentences related to
a particular theme in both spoken and written
communication
 Identify and apply the letters ‘ie’, ‘għ’ and ‘h’ when
writing in Maltese
 Use simple singular nouns when speaking and
writing
 Compile lists of simple rhyming words for the
purpose of reading and writing
 Name various typical ‘Partiċelli’ and ‘Partiċelli
mehmużin mal-artiklu’ as well as their application in
both spoken and written formats
 State the correct months and seasons of the year
and use appropriate time phrases
 Use the definite article ‘il-‘ and ‘l-‘ in both written and
spoken formats and the use of the euphonic vowel
 Manage the correct roots of Semitic verbs (mamma u
għerq) in both written and spoken formats
 Apply the correct gender of nouns, adjectives and
personal pronouns to create basic phrases
 Apply correct simple plural forms of adjectives when
creating
short
basic
sentences
 Create and construct appropriate formal and
informal structured sentences that are frequently
used in social conversation when describing oneself
The National Commission for Further and Higher Education (NCFHE) deems this certificate to be at Level 1
of the Malta Qualifications Framework and the European Qualifications Framework for Lifelong Learning.
This course comprises study modules to which a total of 12 ECVET points are assigned.