English for Higher Education

English For Higher Education

CRICOS Course Code 076089B

10/20/30/40/50 weeks (Max. 15 months) – Elementary to Advanced

This course is available for both domestic and international students (CRICOS 076089B)

The course is for students who want to maximize their language learning and practices during their stay in Australia. It aims at providing different opportunities, in and out of the classroom, to learn the daily language. The course focuses equally on all skills, i.e. Reading, Listening, Writing and Speaking, and the lessons are divided among the various skills. The weekly modules of our house-made curriculum put special emphases on vocabulary, grammar and pronunciations. The many different themes such as ‘Working Life’ and ‘Life Stories’ will also provide the opportunities to learn the local culture and society. Teachers have included various learning activities, in and out of the classroom, to ensure the highest involvement and interaction of the students. Ultimately, the assignments and assessments will demonstrate the students’ improvement in their English language skills.

Total volume of learning

You are expected to spend between 30 to 35 hours per week studying for your course. Here is how the recommended hours are worked out.

TRAINING

You will attend classes for 14 hours (2 days or 4 nights) per week.
You will complete course work for 6 hours per week outside of class time. This is your structured self-study in which you follow a program planned and supported by your trainer. We monitor your completion of the course work.

This makes up a total of 20 contact hours per week.

SELF-STUDY

On top of the weekly training contact hours, you are expected to invest up to 15 hours per week on self-study such as

preparing your lesson before classes,
reviewing and consolidating your lesson after classes,
reading references,
doing research, etc.

This is recommended to make sure you understand your subjects more deeply and are ready for assessment.

ASSESSMENT

Every unit has assessment tasks. You may have to spend up to 20 hours per unit of competency, depending on the number of tasks and its level of difficulty. For example, you complete knowledge questions, assignments and practical demonstrations of skills.