The Technician Certificate Foundation Program is designed to help trainees meet and complete the language and math requirements of the Technician Certificate Program of choice. The Technician Certificate Program integrates English language and mathematics training simultaneously with technical courses to further develop students’ literacy and numeracy skills.
Objectives of the Program
By the end of the Technician Certificate Foundation Program, students will be able to:
- Listen and respond to monologues or dialogues up to four (4) minutes long, about a less familiar topic.
- Read texts written in a variety of formats about less familiar topics up to 500 words.
- Give a four (4) minute presentation on factual or less familiar topics.
- Write a cause and effect paragraph and an email up to 150 words about a professional or academic topic.
- Perform calculations that involve twostetwo-stepions, ratios and proportions, exponents and polynomials.
Admission Requirements
- High school graduation certificate, with an overall average of 60% or higher;
- Minimum required score or higher on the UDST English Placement Test;
- Completion of UDST Math Placement Test.
- Sponsored by an oil and gas industry partner.
Applicants who do not meet the entrance requirements may be considered on an individual basis. Please contact the Admissions and Registration Department for further information.
Applicants who provide evidence of English language proficiency will be exempt from having to take English foundation courses:
- The required score on the UDST English Placement Test or a passing score from another approved internationally recognized English language test, as validated by the Admissions and Registration Department.
- A valid IELTS Academic Test Report Form with an overall band of 5.0 with no individual band score (reading, writing, speaking, listening) below 4.5.
Program Plan and Courses
| COURSE NUMBER |
COURSE TITLE | HOURS/WEEK | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-Req | Co-req | CR | LEC | LAB | ||
| SEMESTER 1 (15 WEEKS) | ||||||
| FE2101 | Foundation English 1 | - | - | 0 | 210 |
0 |
| FE2102 | Foundation English 1 | - | FE2101 | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| SEMESTER 2 (15 WEEKS) | ||||||
| FE2103 | Foundation English 2 | FE2101 | - | 0 | 210 | 0 |
| FE2104 | Foundation English 2 | FE2102 | FE2103 | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| Completion of Technician Certificate Foundation Program Proceed to Technician Certificate Program | ||||||
| SEMESTER 1 (15 WEEKS) | ||||||
| GN1002 | General English 1 | - | - | 0 | 210 | 0 |
| MA1015 | Technical Mathematics 1 | - | FL1130 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| Various | Technical Courses* | * See UDST Academic Catalog for technical course descriptions. | ||||
| SEMESTER 2 (15 WEEKS) | ||||||
| GN1003 | General English 2 | FL1130 | GN1002 | 0 | 140 | 0 |
| MA1020 | Technical Mathematics 2 | FL1130 | MA1015 | 0 | 75 | 0 |
| Various | Technical Courses* | *See UDST Academic Catalog for course descriptions. | ||||
| COURSE NUMBER |
COURSE TITLE | CEFR DESCRIPTOR | CEFR RANGE |
OOPT RANGE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GN1003 | General English II | Independent User – Threshold Plus | B1 – B1.2 | n/a |
| GN1002 | General English I | Independent User - Threshold | B1.1 – B1 | 36-64 |
| FE2104 | Conversation English I | Basic User – Waystage | A2 | 20-35 |
| FE2103 | Foundation English II | Basic User – Waystage | A2 | 20-35 |
| FE2102 | Conversation English I | Basic User – Threshold | A1 | 8-19 |
| FE2101 | Foundation English I | Basic User – Threshold | A1 | 8-19 |
English Learning Outcomes
| INDEPENDENT USER | B1 |
GN1003 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| INDEPENDENT USER | B1 | GN1002 Can listen and respond to monologues or dialogues about a less familiar topic up to three and a half minutes long. Can read and respond to texts written in a variety of formats about familiar and less familiar topics up to 400 words. Can give a three-minute presentation on factual or less familiar topics. Can write a paragraph and email to a prompt or question on factual or less familiar topics up to 175 words. Can use Low B1-level vocabulary and grammar in written and spoken interaction. |
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| BASIC USER | A2 | FE2103 Can listen and respond to monologues or dialogues about familiar and less familiar topics up to three minutes long. Can read and respond to texts written in a variety of formats about familiar and less familiar topics up to 350 words. Can write a paragraph and personal email to a prompt about familiar and less familiar topics up to 150 words. Can use A2-level vocabulary and grammar in written interaction |
FE2104 co-req) Can give a two-minute presentation on familiar and less familiar topics. Can actively participate in a conversation about a familiar and less familiar topic for three to five minutes. Can use A2-level vocabulary and grammar in spoken interaction |
| BASIC USER | A1 | FE2101 an listen and respond to monologues or dialogues up to two-minutes long, about a general topic. Can read and respond to texts about familiar topics written in a variety of formats up to 250 words. Can write a paragraph and personal email to a familiar prompt up to 120 words. Can use A1-level vocabulary and grammar in written interaction. |
FE2102 co-req) Can give a two-minute presentation on a familiar topic Can actively participate in a conversation about a familiar topic for three minutes. Can use A1-level vocabulary and grammar in spoken interaction. |
Grading Basis
Percentage marks are as awarded:
- 60% is required to pass Technician Certificate Foundation English Courses.
- 50% is required to pass Technician Certificate Foundation Math Courses.
Course Description
This course is for students with English proficiency at the Basic User level of CEFR low A1. The integrated approach aims to improve students’ spoken and written communication skills in English. It focuses on routine and familiar contexts of language used with topics related to self, home, school, lifestyle, and work. Upon course completion, students will have English proficiency at the Basic User level of CEFR High A1.
Co-requisite: FE2101
This communication course is for students with English proficiency at the Basic User level of CEFR Low A1. It aims to improve students’ speaking production, interaction, phonology, and vocabulary for effective real-world spoken communication. It focuses on routine, and familiar contexts of language used with everyday topics related to self, home, school, lifestyle, and work. Upon course completion, students will have English proficiency at the CEFR High A1 Basic User level
This course is for students with English proficiency at the Basic User level of CEFR Low A2. The integrated approach aims to improve students' spoken and written communication skills in English. It focuses on familiar and less familiar contexts of language used with topics related to home, school, lifestyle, and work. Upon course completion, students will have English p
Co-requisite: FE2103
This communication course is for students with English proficiency at the Basic User level of CEFR Low A2. It aims to improve students’ speaking production, interaction, phonology, and vocabulary, for effective real-world spoken communication. It focuses on both familiar and less familiar contexts of language used, with everyday topics related to home, school, lifestyle, and work. Upon course completion, students will have English proficiency at the Basic User level of CEFR High A2.
This course is designed for students with English proficiency at the Basic User level of CEFR Low B1 and is taught using an integrated approach. The course aims to improve students’ ability to communicate and interact in English. The course focuses on less familiar contexts of language use, and incorporates straightforward, concrete topics related to home, school, lifestyle, and work. Upon completion, students will have attained English proficiency at the Independent User level of CEFR Mid B1.
Pre-requisite: GN1002
This course is designed for students with English proficiency at Independent User level of CEFR Mid B1 and is taught using an integrated approach. The course aims to improve students’ ability to communicate and interact in English. The course focuses on less familiar contexts of language use, and incorporates straightforward, concrete topics related to home, school, lifestyle, and work. Upon completion, students will have attained English proficiency at the Independent User level of CEFR High B1.
This is the first of two mathematics courses designed to strengthen students’ mathematical skills relevant for workplace applications. Students will learn about integers, roots, fractions, percent, decimals, metric and imperial measuring systems, and algebraic expressions. They will learn conversions for numbers and measurements. Students will also learn the fundamentals of equations.
Pre-requisite: MA1015
This is the second of two mathematics courses designed to strengthen students’ mathematical skills. Students will continue to learn about equations. They will also learn about ratio, proportion, exponents, polynomials, and factoring relevant for workplace applications.
International Accreditation
English Language Programs of the Foundation Studies Unit at the University of Doha for Science and Technology is accredited by the Commission on English Language Program Accreditation for the period August 2016 through August 2026 and agrees to uphold the CEA Standards for English Language Programs and Institutions. CEA is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a nationally recognized accrediting agency for English language programs and institutions in the U.S. For further information about this accreditation, please contact CEA, 1001 North Fairfax Street, Suite 630, Alexandria, VA 22314, (703) 665-3400, www.cea-accredit.org.
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