* 5 to 10 weeks
Before your first day of class you will sit an English test to make sure you are in the right class for your English proficiency level. This process ensures you are enrolled in a class that is both challenging and effective in improving your English.
Entry Requirements
IELTS 6.0 (writing 6.0, no band under 5.5)
TOEFL 60 (writing 21, reading 8, listening 7, speaking 16)
PTE 50 (writing 50 with no communicative skill below 42)
Advanced level in the official Hawthorn-Melbourne Placement Test
Do you want to maximise your chances of success at an Australian university? If you have received an unconditional offer for a university course, Hawthorn-Melbourne’s Intensive Academic Preparation Program (IAP) course can help you further improve your English skills.
Academic English can be very different to the English you use in conversation, even if you are an advanced English speaker. IAP is an intensive program that will prepare you for university study in English and introduce you to the academic requirements of Australian universities.
In this course, you will complete activities and assessment tasks that use the same standards of English required at university level.
You will develop English language and study skills that you will use throughout your university course, including skills in these four main areas:
Listening
gathering important information through listening and note taking exercises based on lectures, seminars, videos, tapes and tutorial style presentations
identifying and analysing issues that arise in this information
Speaking
seminar presentation skills
confidently expressing, explaining and supporting a point of view related to a given topic
Writing
summarising and paraphrasing
organising and self-editing material
correctly acknowledging reference information obtained from a range of sources
Reading
reading and analysing a range of authentic reading materials
predicting, skimming and scanning
identifying key words and key topics.
CRICOS Course Code : 063646G
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Lesson plan
Monday
Morning Classes
Independent study in the Independent Learning Centre (ILC)
Afternoon Classes
Speaking
In groups report on the progress of your current research
Listening
Take notes from an extended text
Writing activity
Practise paraphrasing with exercises
Reading and writing
Read a journal article and begin writing a critical analysis
Homework
Complete the critical analysis of the journal article
Tuesday
Morning Classes
Independent study in the Independent Learning Centre (ILC)
Afternoon Classes
Vocabulary
Fill in the blanks with linking expressions using academic vocabulary
Listening
Identify the main points from a spoken text and summarise
Speaking
In groups brainstorm ideas for the upcoming research assessment task
CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning)
Teacher-guided presentation of major essay outline and draft
Homework
Complete the outline of your major essay for submission
Wednesday
Classes will be held at the University of Melbourne main campus.
You will participate in activities including:
locating and borrowing texts in the library
group speaking activity
individual consultations with your teacher
Thursday
Morning Classes
Independent study in the Independent Learning Centre (ILC)
Afternoon Classes
Listening
Take notes from a recorded text
Reading
Read a text on a topic related to the listening activity, identify similarities and differences
Writing activity
Practise summarising with exercises
Reading and writing
Read a journal article and write a critical analysis
Homework
Research and prepare notes for class debate
Friday
Morning Classes
Independent study in the Independent Learning Centre (ILC)
Afternoon Classes
Grammar
Explanation and exercises on transformational grammar
Writing
Practise paraphrasing extracts you will be able to use in the assessment task
Reading and listening
Review the format and strategies used in a formal debate
Speaking
Class debate
Homework
Research and prepare for the upcoming assessment task
Overseas Student Health Cover: $58 per month
