Certificate IV in EAP
Course CRICOS Code 061155J
Certificate IV in English for Academic Purposes
 Course Information:
- This course is designed especially for students looking to study in universities and colleges in Australia. Greenwich College has numerous academic pathways that enable graduates from this program to meet the English proficiency requirements for entry into some of Australia’s finest universities.
- EAP is designed to improve students’ academic English language skills before going on to higher education in an English-speaking country
- The focus is on helping students to be successful at the tasks done at university, such as seminar presentations, essay assignments and listening and understanding lectures
- Communicative learning methods are used to improve your English as quickly as possible
- Assessments focus on the kind of tasks you will have to undertake at university
- On successful completion of the course, not only will your English have improved, but you will be well prepared for university study and will also have a qualification (91123NSW Certificate IV in English for Academic Purposes)
DURATION AND HOURS
- Monday to Friday, 9:00am to 3:00pm
- 12 or 16 weeks at 25 hours face-to-face teaching per week
- No ‘self study’ periods
- Contact Greenwich College for start dates
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
- 5.5 IELTS General Training Module; or
- TOEIC/TOEFL equivalent; or
- Greenwich College Entry Test every Tuesday and Thursday at 9:00am
COURSE CONTENT
1940AA Introduction to English Language Study
4907B Tutorial Discussion Skills
4907D Academic Writing and Research Skills
3750B Operate a Word Processing Application
4907A Seminar Presentation Skills
4907C Listening in Academic Contexts
4907E Academic Reading Skills
9572K English for Basic Computing
SAMPLE TIMETABLE
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Monday
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Tuesday
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Wednesday
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Thursday
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Friday
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Lesson1
9:00am - 10:20am
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Vocabulary Development
Topic: Politics
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Listening in Academic Contexts
Predicting
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Academic Writing & Research
Sentence problems
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Grammar Development
Future predictions and present tense
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Computing Skills
Websites to assist learning
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Lesson2
10:30am - 11:50am
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Listening in Academic Contexts
Mini lecture: Government and politics
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Academic Writing & Research
Parallelism
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Listening in Academic Contexts
Predicting
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Academic Writing & Research
Sentence problems
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Current Affairs
Broadsheet: politics
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Lesson3
12:30pm - 1:40pm
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Academic Reading Skills
Discussion essay: general comprehension
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Academic Reading Skills
The Australian political system
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Academic Reading Skills
Newspaper article: Current political issue
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Seminar Presentation Skills
Introductions and using attention grabbing devices
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Seminar Presentation Skills
Practice introductions
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Lesson4
1:50pm - 3:00pm
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Computing Skills
Using Microsoft PowerPoint
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Tutorial Discussion Skills
Small groups: agreeing and disagreeing
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Tutorial Discussion Skills
Discussion: urbanization
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Academic Writing & Research
Editing practice
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Testing & Assessment
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