Introduction

The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry LCCI International Qualifications are awarded by Pearson Education Ltd. An accredited Awarding Body providing vocational and professional qualification around the world. Pearson is accredited by the UK qualifications regulator, the Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation (Ofqual), and many regulatory bodies and Ministries of Education around the world recognise LCCI International Qualifications. Employers, universities and other professional bodies internationally recognise the LCCI international qualifications. LCCIs range of courses is designed to deliver the skills essential for success in todays demanding commercial environment. The Pearson-LCCI winning formula lies in its flexible programme with examination at various levels thus enabling candidates to enter at the most appropriate level for their existing skills. Pearson-LCCI also offer Diplomas and Group Awards to allow candidates to add to their marketable skills and receive professional status.

Entry Requirements

• 1 GCE N Level OR
• 1 GCE O Level OR
• NITEC/Higher NITEC OR
• Minimum High school level of English equivalent to the Council of Europe B1 Threshold level, gained either through previous learning or employment or both, and should be able to communicate in a familiar business situation effectively, or with only minimal assistance or supervision. It is also recommended that the candidates have a sound basic background in accounting or finance.

Course Learning Outcomes

The Level 3 Award in English for Accounting helps students to develop and demonstrate their English language skills in the context of book-keeping and accounting. This qualification is intended for non-native English speakers working or intending to work in an accounts related function where they have to communicate using book-keeping and accounting vocabulary and terminology in English at the Council of Europe B2 (Vantage) level.

English for Accounting is also suitable for candidates who are pursuing or have already passed LCCI IQ financial qualifications and wish to demonstrate their understanding and abilities to use book-keeping and accounting vocabulary and terminology in English.

The aims of the qualification are to enable candidates to develop an ability to understand and apply the specific vocabulary, terminology and abbreviations generally used in written accounting contexts at the Council of Europe (CEF) B2 level. This qualification can be taken in its own right as a single unit qualification or as a part of the following diplomas: Level 3 Specialised Diploma in Accounting and Finance; Level 3 Specialised Diploma in Managerial Accounting; Level 3 Specialised Diploma in Cost Accounting; or Level 3 Specialised Diploma in Business Management and Accounting.

Syllabus topics include:

The target lexis is based on the frequency of its occurrence in written accounting texts and will cover the following areas:

• Descriptions of people, roles and relationships in an accounting context
• Descriptions of functions and actions (e.g. book-keeping, auditing, advising)
• Group descriptions (e.g. work teams and personnel/business networks)
• International rules and regulations (e.g. IFRS, UK & US GAAP)
• Accounting statements, reports and documentation:
• Financial reports and statements (e.g. balance sheets, profit and loss statements, annual reports)
• Internal company documents (e.g. purchase orders, budget planning, cost control)
• Accounting software documentation
• Auditing documentation
• Bookkeeping documentation
• International taxation documentation
• Corporate governance documentation
• Correspondence
• LCCI past papers

ASSESSMENT OBJECTIVES:

The assessment will require candidates to complete a series of discrete-point test items which will cover the following areas:

• denotation (meaning)?- the candidates will be required to demonstrate the knowledge of the explicit or direct meaning or set of meanings of a word or expression within an accounting context.
• collocation (lexical patterns)?- the candidates will be required to demonstrate knowledge of common co-occurrence of words within an accounting context.
• colligation (grammatical patterns)?- the candidates will be required to demonstrate the knowledge of associations that a word may have with a particular grammatical feature, within an accounting context.
• word formation?- the candidates will be required to demonstrate knowledge of the creation of new words (e.g. compounding, prefixation, suffixation), within an accounting context.
• Level 3 Award in English for Accounting consists of 40 objective type items. Candidates will have 50 minutes to read the Examination Instructions, and complete their answers onto a Candidates Answer Sheet provided.

Item types include:

• Multiple-choice – candidate is to select a target word that matches a definition/ synonym/antonym/collocation.
• Completion tasks (cloze) – sentence with target word/phrase removed and replaced by a gap. Candidates may be given a selection of words/phrases to choose from to fill in the gap.
• Reading comprehension – candidate is to select from a selection of questions/statements related to a short accounting text.
• Proof reading tasks – candidates have to identify mistakes.
• Teaching / Learning Methods and Strategies
• Trial of Past Year Examination Papers / Assignments / Classroom Face-To-Face Theoretical Explanations

Criteria of Award

Candidates must fulfil at least 75% course attendance requirements by AEB to sit for examinations. To obtain the certificate of attendance, students need to obtain at least a Pass grade in their examinations.

Final Award

London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) Level 3 Award in English for Accounting.