English for Academic Purposes will develop your English language skills and prepare you for university entry. This course is designed to help you adjust to university in Australia and equip you with the English proficiency and academic skills necessary to undertake a higher education degree.

We cover topics such as research skills, paraphrasing and summarising, referencing and academic integrity.

There is continued focus on improving your skills in reading, writing, listening and speaking as well as language development work.

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Requirements

Each program requires 20 hours of classroom study per week.

ELICOS students must attend 80% or more of scheduled contact hours within the study period.

Speaking
Students are comfortable speaking and elaborating on different topics. They can ask for clarification and develop presentation skills.

Listening
Students can identify specific information and support ideas from long passages, engaging with various mediums and making critical comments.

Reading
The focus for students will be to locate specific information in a range of literature and evaluate information sources.

Writing
Students will be able to plan and write a discussion piece, understand different writing structures and write objectively.

Develop all-round English skills in a welcoming and dynamic environment.

This course is designed to introduce you to everything that is required when learning a new language and the core skills to communicate confidently and independently in English (reading, writing, speaking, and listening).

Learning outcomes

• Confidence in communicating independently in English
• Improved reading, writing, speaking and listening ability
• Improve your study and employment opportunities both in Australia and globally

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Requirements

Each program requires 20 hours of classroom study per week.

ELICOS students must attend 80% or more of scheduled contact hours within the study period.

Communication strategies
Students will be able to intervene in discussions on familiar topics and initiate, maintain and have simple face-to-face conversations.

Communicative language competence
Students will be able to introduce and collaborate with people from different backgrounds.

Listening
Students will be able to understand straightforward factual information and main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters and identify general messages and specific details.

Reading
Students will be able to read straightforward factual texts on subjects with a satisfactory level of comprehension.

Speaking
Students will be able to communicate with some confidence, express personal opinions and thoughts, and check, confirm and exchange information on topics.

Working with text
The focus for students will be to convey information and main points in clear and well-structured texts.

Writing
The focus for students will be to write straightforward connected texts, personal letters and convey information and ideas on abstract as well as concrete topics.