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English Advantage (General English)

INFORMATION SESSIONS

CRICOS Provider Code 02623G CRICOS Course Code 062541B

English Advantage provides students with a 20 hour per week general English development programme. The curriculum is structured to provide development in the skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing and the different language areas of grammar, vocabulary and functional English but all classes are organised to respond directly to individual students needs.

Click here to hear some of our students talk about courses at IH Sydney

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Certification is issued by International House Sydney - Teacher Training and Professional Centre upon sucessful completion of the course.

CERTIFICATION & RECOGNITION

Key elements of our programmes:

  • Motivating lessons with experienced teachers
  • A communicative approach to English teaching
  • A focus on real English with engaging activities
  • Study with students from all over the world
  • Ongoing testing and assessment
  • Small classes

 

 

 

 

Sample weekly timetable

 
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
9.00 am – 10.30 am
Speaking: weekend anecdotes
Language: future intentions
Reading: postcards
Language: suggestions and offers
Future forms: review
10.30 am – 11.00 am
Break
Break
Break
Break
Break
11.00 am – 12.30 pm
Reading: ambitions and goals
Vocabulary: verb–noun collocations
Writing:
Postcards
Language practice: school party
Language practice: planning a weekend away
12.30 pm – 1.30 pm
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
Lunch
1.30 pm – 2.30 pm
Vocabulary – ambitions and goals
Speaking - role play – holiday plans
Speaking skills – social situations 
Listening and speaking – Australia day weekend
Review of the week
2.30 pm3.30 pm
Optional independent study
Optional independent study
Optional independent study
Optional independent study
Optional independent study

COURSE CONTENT

Regular in-house monthly testing is incorporated into the programme.

ASSESSMENT

Students are placed in the following levels:

  • Elementary
  • Pre-Intermediate
  • Intermediate
  • Upper-Intermediate
  • Pre-Advanced

ENTRY CRITERIA

English Advantage is a Full-time course with the option of 2-48 weeks of study available.

CLASS SIZE

Students can study English Advantage on a variety of visas:

  • student visas
  • working holiday visas
  • visitor visas

VISAS

All of our teachers are fully qualified to work in accredited English language colleges in Australia. We take pride in our great teaching standards with many of our English language teachers also being teacher trainers. Please click here to see a list of our teaching staff.

 

TRAINERS

All students are welcome. 
For more information please contact the school on +61 2 9279 0733 or email us directly on glewis@ihsydney.com

To apply for this course go to our online application form and complete section A.

APPLY FOR THIS COURSE

Students can start any Monday.

For a full list of our fees please click here.

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