Faculty of Allied Health Sciences
The English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) - English as a second language (ESL) has been deemed as a core
graduate attribute which aids in the production of graduates with a holistic perspective of life. The
English Language Teaching Unit of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences was inaugurated in 2007 with the
establishment of the Faculty. Hence English as a Second Language (ESL) Courses have been offered to
undergraduates of five B.Sc.degree programmes from its inception to the present. A Foundation Course in
English designed to function as a refresher course for new entrants is offered. Additionally, compulsory
courses in English were conducted for students as part of their academic programme, (from 1000 level to 3000
level for six semesters) the successful completion of which is a minimum requirement for students to
graduate.
Following an extensive curriculum revision in 2017/18 and the ELTU has now adopted a new Certificate and
Diploma Programme in English as a Second Language (ESL), especially designed and oriented towards students
of Allied Health Sciences.