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73 weeks
AM and PM Sessions available (subject to availability)
Students can begin their course on any Monday (except public holiday)
Course Overview
Where You Can Study
Sydney
30 Cowper St, PARRAMATTA, NSW 2150
Eligibility
Quality & Recognition
Academic Regulator
ASQA
Accreditation Status
AccreditedCourse Content
Starter
For students who haven't had any contact with the language or have but, passively.
Elementary
Student can deal reasonably competently with everyday situations, write simple sentences, follow instructions and ask for clarification, read, understand and extract information from short texts.
Pre-Intermediate
Student can deal with more complex communication for problem solving in everyday life, write simple paragraphs dealing with factual matter and expressing opinions, understand and respond to questions in familiar situations, read, understand and interpret longer texts.
Intermediate
Student can communicate reasonably comfortably in familiar situations and on some more abstract topics, write letters, short essays and articles, understand and respond to questions in most situations including the unfamiliar, read, understand and interpret longer texts, newspaper articles and novels.
Upper Intermediate
Student can handle communication in most situations using generally accurate linguistic resources, contribute comfortably to classroom interaction and discussions on a range of topics, write essays, research and present projects, read, understand and interpret longer more complex texts on a variety of subjects, interact comfortably with native speakers.
Advanced
Student can handle communication in most situations using accurate and appropriate linguistic resources, contribute with ease to classroom interaction and discussions on a range of topics including abstract and unfamiliar, write essays and analytical assignments, research and present projects, read, understand and interpret texts of a more academic nature, and interact fluently with native speakers producing coherent and articulate discourse.
Common Questions
The General English course runs for 4 to 72 weeks, with a tuition fee of AUD $300 per week.
There are 6 levels available: Starter, Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, and Advanced. Each level is 12 weeks in duration.
When students arrive at McGill Institute Australia, they are given a Placement Test (which covers reading, writing and grammar, and a speaking test). Students are then placed at the level which suits their current proficiency. Results from an offshore placement test may also be considered, though students may be required to complete an onshore placement test upon arrival.
Students can begin their course on any Monday, except on public holidays. AM and PM sessions are available, subject to availability.
Students must be 18 years or older and must provide evidence of English language proficiency by completing an English language proficiency test — either an external proficiency test undertaken no more than two years prior to enrolment, an offshore placement test, or an onshore placement test. The CRICOS Course Code is 097104A.
Application
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