Today some bright kids from Hermanus and Malmesbury attended an academic language worskhop at the brand new Master Maths Centre, located at the corner of Dirkie Uys and Hope Street (just behind Standard Bank).
Maunette de Kock, an established franchisor and Managing Director of Little Readers, and Pierre de Kock, who manages the Master Maths Centre, have invited LCaT to present their academic and quantitative literacy (AQL) workshop for Grade 12s.
“We were honoured to be part of the first activities in this attractive, newly furnished building” says Albert Weideman, presenter and Managing Director of LCaT (Language Courses and Tests).
The learners marvelled at the unusual format of the practice test which will prepare them for the NBT AQL assessment which they need to write as part of university admission. Professor Weideman interpreted their results and urged them to practise further with the book received at the workshop.
To learn more about this workshop, which prepares learners to handle the language demands of the academic world, click the LCaT Academic Literacy Workshop page.
The scarcity of places for students at university is likely to be felt more acutely in 2020, and the Grade 12s of 2019 will no doubt be affected when they apply to study. The number of places available as opposed to the number of applications is a national issue. Given the scarcity, universities will increasingly use language tests such as the academic and quantitative literacy component of the NBTs, as well as other, similar tests, to decide whether places should be offered to prospective students. This will be felt more acutely in the case of prestigious courses, and the ones that are in high demand.
