CRICOS Course Code : 104575G

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English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is designed to provide you with the skills needed to successfully undertake study at an Australian university. You will gain language and study skills as well as build your critical and analytic thinking in preparation for academic education. Our EAP course is designed to reflect study activities undertaken in a higher education environment to ensure you’re ready for your first semester at university.

• Support and guidance on further study options including pathways to higher education in Australia
• One-to-one feedback from teachers to help advance your English language skills
• Students must be assessed at an Upper-Intermediate level of English for entry into the EAP course

ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES

Start date	Students can join the course at the beginning of Week 1 or Week 6
Hours per  week	20 hours/week, 5 hours/day Monday – Thursday
Shift	9.00 am – 2.45 pm Monday – Thursday
Aim	The English for Academic Purpose with IELTS Exam Skills (EAP with IELTS) course has been designed with the goal of improving the capacity of the learner to use the English language in higher education specific contexts as well as preparing students for the IELTS exam.
Levels	EAP1	10 weeks
	EAP2	10 weeks
	EAP3	10 weeks
	EAP4	10 weeks
	EAP5	10 weeks
Components	ACADEMIC SKILLS: Each week the following academic skill sets are studied: Academic Speaking, Academic Reading, Academic Writing, Academic Listening, Study Skills, Grammar extension, Vocabulary extension.IELTS EXAM SKILLS: Students cover the skills required in each section of the IELTS tests of English, both General Training and Academic. Four skills are covered each week (Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking).
Textbooks:	Students are given copies of the Cambridge Academic English series to use in the Academic Skills class. Teachers use many different materials in the IELTS Exam Skills class; there is no core textbook.
Assessment:	1. Academic Skills Assessment. This includes tasks such as an essay, debate, oral presentation, and research assignment. These tasks are assigned at different stages of the course and some class time is devoted to performing the tasks. 2. IELTS Practice Test. Practice test under close-to-test conditions twice every 10- week cycle. Students complete a Listening, Speaking, Reading & Writing Test during the IELTS Exam Skills class every fifth Thursday. Students receive a progress report with assessment scores and teacher feedback every five weeks.