West Australian English College

General English CRICOS Course Code 059138F Commencement Date Every Monday (Except Public Holidays) Course Duration Varies depending on student level and requirements Course Introduction The aim of the General English course is to assist students to advance their current English abilities in all four key language skills; reading, writing, speaking and listening. Levels offered: Beginner to Advanced. Prerequisites There are no prerequisites for General English. A placement test is given to students on arrival to determine their English level and class. Course Content The General English course deals with subject matter which not only reflects the educational aims of the course but also current affairs. The areas covered include: . Personal information . Health and education . Travel and geography . Historical/past events . Historical/past events Course Hours Day class 9am to 3pm Monday to Friday Course Levels [Advanced] This high level provides opportunity for students to learn to: . Understand the nuances of various genres of reading. . Develop ease in understanding the different individual sounds and language used by native speakers. . Recognize and response to different styles of writing and appreciate the variances of meaning. . Writing fluently using complex language with few errors on any topic in a range of styles. . Improve their speech fluency enabling them to convey complex information, present and support their opinion, delivering information with feeling. . Interact with native speakers of everyday Standard English. [Upper Intermediate] Students studying at this level learn to: . Confidently understand non specialist text in various genre. . Produce different styles of writing relative to varied situations using complex sencente structures and grammar structures with few errors. . Receive verbal information with little difficulty. . Be able to maintain continuous conversations with fluent English speakers making relevant questions. . Manage usual life functions with ease and cope linguistically in unfamiliar situations. [Intermediate] This level provides the students the opportunity to improve the current skills and to learn to: . Understand the main idea and intention of the author of most straighforward texts. . Write effective communications for a variety of situations involving information or opinion. . Understand the gist of everyday conversations and to make substantial contribution. . Give and receive information using questions and answers with relative ease. [Pre-Intermediate] . Students at this level of study learn to: . Understand the main idea and details of simple, fictional and authentic texts. . Write coherently short compositions using simple but varied structures and grammatical structures. . Participate in social conversations and practical functions of everyday life. [Beginner] This introductory level provides students a chance to commence their study of English by learning to: . Follow simple stories or information. . Write simple connected sentences on a given topic. . Understand expressions necessary for daily life.

IELTS Preparation CRICOS Course Code 060898M Comencement date Every Monday (except Public Holidays) Course Duration 10 weeks, 20 contact hours per week (may be extended to meet student requirements) Course Introduction The aim of this course is to prepare students to sit the IELTS test and achieve their desired results. They are designed to enable students to understand the main structures of the IELTS test with confidence and demonstrate knowledge of a wide range of skills so as to achieve their desired result. Candidates may choose to do these courses for a number of different reasons. These may include seeking further academic studies or migration related goals. Prerequisites IELTS students must have attained intermediate level on the Common European Framework of Reference for languages (CEFR). Candidates are advised that they should already have a confident grasp of vocabulary and verb tenses. They should be able to hold clear and coherent social conversations, contributing to discussions by expressing their own feelings and opinions on a wide variety of topics. Course Content The IELTS courses focus on the four main core competencies: listening, reading, writing, and speaking. Theoretical knowledge is reinforced with practical skills. Course Hours Day class 9am to 3pm Monday to Friday Evening class 5.30pm to 9.30pm Monday to Friday

FCE Preparation CRICOS Course Code 059139E Commencement Date Every Monday (except Public Holidays) Course Duration 12 weeks, may be varied to meet the students requirements. Course Introduction The aim of this course is to prepare students to successfully pass the FCE examination. It is designed to enable students to handle the main structures of the language with confidence, demonstrate knowledge of a wide range of vocabulary and use communicative strategies in a variety of social situations. Candidates may choose to do this course for a number of different reasons, including writing to improve their employment prospects, gaining entry into other courses, or enhancing their stay in Australia. Prerequisites FCE students are required to have achieved an intermediate level. Candidates are advised that they should already have a confident grasp of verb tenses such as present simple, present continuous, present perfect, past simple, past continuous and a variety of future tenses. In addition, they should be able to hold clear and coherent social conversations, contributing to discussions by expressing their own feelings and opinions on a wide variety of topics. Course Content This course focuses on the use of English in the four main core competencies: speaking, listening, reading and writing. Theoretical knowledge is reinforced with practical skills throughout each competency.