Types of English training

Australia offers a range of English courses to suit a range of study needs.

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General English

• Your Goal - To improve general proficiency to access higher level courses; to improve your English for everyday use; to improve your English for travel; to improve your English for work purposes or to do casual work in an English speaking country

• Course description - Focusing on communication skills with emphasis on speaking and listening

 

English for Academic Purposes

• Your Goal - You want to study in an Australian school, vocational college or university

• Course description - Preparing you for study at an English-speaking university, higher education or vocational institute

 

English for Specific Purposes (ESP)

• Your Goal - You want to learn the spoken and written English needed for a specific context and perhaps want to consider an internship

• Course description - Focusing on practical English for specific course areas such as business, aviation or tourism

 

Examination Preparation

• Your Goal - You plan to take an exam such as IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC, or the Cambridge First Certificate

• Course description - Preparing you for English language proficiency examinations

 

English for Teaching

• Your Goal - You want to teach English in schools in your own country

• Course description - These courses include TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages, EfTC (English for Teaching Children.)

 

Study Tours

• Your Goal - You want to have a short holiday, study English and have fun or study English and undertake work related training

• Course description - These courses are a combination of General English with sporting, social, tourist, cultural or professional training activities.