Need to improve your English before you begin a degree at ACU? Maybe you’d like to be able to communicate better in the workplace, or you'd just like to gain more confidence speaking English? Our ACU English Language Centre offers a range of English courses designed to help you achieve your goals.
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EnglishThe English Language Centre is located on our Melbourne and North Sydney campuses. And all students who enrol in a language course can access the full range of ACU's services and facilities throughout their studies, including:
Our English for Academic Purposes (EAP) course can help prepare you for undergraduate or postgraduate study. Depending on your needs, we offer a range of options from a refresher 5 week course to a more comprehensive 20 week course.
Once you have successfully completed any of these courses, you will meet the English entry requirements for your desired degree. Plus, you will already know your way around campus and be familiar with our online learning tools.
Our General English courses are offered at three different levels: Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate. Courses run over the summer and winter terms and can be taken for 5 or 10 weeks. General English focuses on improving communication skills within a university and Australian cultural context.
You can demonstrate your level of English by doing the ACU English Test or a number of external English language tests that the university accepts.
Please read Section 4 of the Admission to Coursework Programs Policy to see the list of evidence ACU will accept to demonstrate your English language proficiency.
Once you are offered a place in an ACU degree or pathway program, you can take the ACU English Test to demonstrate your English language proficiency. See when the test runs in each state and learn how to apply.
When you apply to study an undergraduate or postgraduate degree with ACU, you must meet our English proficiency requirements. Find out your required level of English and the English test scores that meet that requirement.
Learn from highly qualified and experienced teachers who are specifically trained in TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages). And because we keep class sizes small your teachers will have more time to work with your personally.
Our courses give you access to quality, affordable programs. The ACU English Language Centre is:
Are you part of a university or professional group? We can customise a study tour for you that includes accommodation, airport transfers and sightseeing excursions.
Learn more about study tours at the ACU English Language Centre
We have collaborated with eLearning specialists Liberate Learning to offer the ACU Virtual Study Tour, a free digital education package intended to provide international students with a fun and engaging taste of university life in Australia.
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