English for Academic Purposes
(CRICOS Code: 060531J)
English for Academic Purposes is a 12 week course designed for students who are planning to go on to university or a vocational course with high academic content. Classes are similar to university lectures and seminars and are intended to help you overcome the typical problem areas for overseas students.
Course Aims
To prepare students for university across the 4 major skills:
- Speaking: you will learn how to express an opinion in seminars, make presentations, work on projects individually and in a team.
- Listening: you will practice the listening and note taking skills needed for lectures and seminar. You will also learn to summarise and organise information in a useful way.
- Reading: You will learn skills such as scanning, skimming as well as the research skills necessary to access specific information.
- Writing: you will learn how to present your ideas in an academic format acceptable to a university. This will include essay and report formats, bibliographies and methods of citing references.
Assessment
- Your assessment will be to produce a project that simulates a university assignment.
- You will be expected to negotiate a topic with your lecturer, research the topic and provide a rough draft before writing up your assignment.
- You will also be expected to give a presentation summarising your work for the class.
Your final certificate will give you marks for your assignment, your presentation, your class performance and attitude.Â
Pathways to Further Study
Students who complete the Strathfield College EAP Program to a satisfactory standard may enrol into most TAFE New South Wales courses without taking a further English language test
The Strathfield College EAP Program satisfies the English Language entry requirements for the University of New South Wales Foundation Year. Students who satisfactorily complete our EAP Program and meet the Foundation Year academic entry requirements may enrol into the UNSW Foundation Year with no further English language testing.
Students who complete the Foundation Year to the required level will have entry into the first year of an undergraduate degree course at the University of NSW.