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English Courses
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2008 course information
2008 enrolment form
2008 special offers
General English
This course has a communicative focus, and develops Speaking, Reading, Writing and Listening skills. The course is 25 hours per week and students are able to begin any Monday for any duration.
The nationality mix means that English usage in classes and in the college is very real. Students spend a good deal of time focussing on Speaking and Listening skills that they can put to good use immediately, and during their time in Australia.
General English sample timetable
English for Further Study (IELTS preparation)
This is an intensive preparatory course for students who want to go to an English speaking university, Technical and Further Education institution (TAFE), or business college. Students participate in listening, reading, writing and speaking tasks, all with an academic focus. IELTS exam preparation is included in this course. These exams are used as an English language entrance test by almost all English speaking universities and higher education institutions. Our Academic Counsellors can give advice on further study options. This course is offered at Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate and Advanced levels, you must book for a minimum of 5 weeks.
English for Further Study sample timetable
Business English
This ten week course will cover a range of business related topics such as Retailing, Marketing, Careers, Trade and Communications. Over each week of the course, one of the main topics will be covered through a variety of listening texts and readings adapted from authentic sources such as the Financial Times. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in business communication role plays such as meetings, negotiations, interviews and telephone conversations as well as improve the various written communicative skills essential in the workplace with a specific writing task each week, for example a CV, report, memo or letter.
Students will also be expected to take part in formal presentations and to use their newly acquired business vocabulary and related communication skills to analyse particular case studies. While business is the intended focus of this course, different grammar points and exam skills will also be studied each week in order to prepare the students not only for the TOEIC exam but also to communicate effectively in a English speaking business environment.
Business English sample timetable
Cambridge Preparation Program
These courses provide a wonderful challenge for Upper Intermediate students and above. Content is adhered to through the use of specified texts over a 12 week period. Upon completion, students sit 5 papers: Reading, Writing, English in Use, Listening and Speaking. These examinations have been designed by Cambridge University as a means of testing English proficiency. Results of these programs are recognised in many countries.
Students who pass this course are rewarded with a certificate that they can use to access higher education or broaden their employment opportunities.
- FCE (First Certificate in English) — Every year, approximately a quarter of a million people in over 100 countries sit for this Upper Intermediate exam. At this level learners can expect to be able to work and study in an English speaking environment and cope easily as a tourist in an English speaking country, students may experience some difficulty coping with unfamiliar situations and technical language.
- CAE (Certificate in Advanced English) — This is an Advanced level examination for learners of English. It is taken by around fifty thousand people every year, in more than sixty countries. At this level learners can expect to cope confidently in most situations that would arise in an English speaking country — socially, professionally and in higher education.
Pre FCE
Students join a closed class, studying structured and focused course content over a 12 week period. Students will develop a better understanding of Speaking, Listening, Reading and Writing to the extent required to enter a Cambridge course or continue to further study.
Students will be required to sit an end of course exam and to be graded accordingly. GEOS certificates will then be issued upon successful completion of this task.
This course is run 4 times each year, with specific intakes in January, March, June and September.
PACE - Designed for students of a strong Intermediate level
Pace course content
Superlink Programs
Superlink Programs allow students to study in two or more GEOS colleges in Australia and New Zealand. If you study a total of 20 weeks or more, we will pay for the airfare between destinations. Students can study any full time program they wish at these destinations. For example, study ten weeks in Melbourne then ten weeks in Auckland, New Zealand and we will pay the airfare.
What better excuse is there to improve your English whilst discovering Oceania!!
Private Tuition
The attraction of this form of tuition is that course content is organised according to the requirements of the student. Examples of requested content include interacting in business situations, reading and writing business correspondence, writing reports, making notes, summarizing, and making presentations.
Frequency and duration of lessons are negotiable, however lessons generally last two hours and run weekly for ten weeks.
Our previous clients include employees of large corporations such as Toyota, Honda, Cadbury, L’Oreal and other international businesses.
Study Tours
GEOS Melbourne offers international students the opportunity to combine an English language course with a sightseeing or adventure holiday! Group tours can be designed to focus on English tuition or recreational activities, combined with homestay and a 24 hour emergency support service.
Our study tours offer the student a wide variety of cultural and recreational activities. Activities range from pleasant barbecues and picnics to day trips to such famous places as the Great Ocean Road and the Dandenong Ranges.
A group tour does not only have to focus on recreation - the English tuition can be combined with vocational courses, or can even focus on a training program for company employees or English language teachers.
We can arrange a study tour at any time of the year! Quotations and sample programs are available on request. Our tours are designed to be flexible and we will tailor-make a tour to suit the individual needs of your group. English lessons combined with a variety of organized excursions and activities. A mix of academic, cultural and social pursuits - this course is a perfect combination of work and play.
Please click on the link below to try our on-line test:
Online test
Pathways to Further Study
GEOS Melbourne has pathways to the following institutions. Please contact info@geosmelbourne.com.au for more information
Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE
Australian National Airline College
Headmasters Advanced Academy Training
William Angliss Institute of TAFE
Academia International
Carrick Institute of Education
Central Queensland University
Holmesglen Institute of TAFE
Melbourne Institute of Business Technology
Australian College of Natural Medicine
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