| CRICOS Code | 021673G |
| Hours/Week | 25 Hours |
| Application | $220 |
| 1-11 Weeks 12-24 Weeks 25-40 Weeks 41+ Weeks Part Time |
$340 $330 $320 $290 $240 |
| Books | $14/wk* |
Shafston General English
(CRICOS CODE 021673G)
General English prepares students for the kind of English they will need in everyday situations. Class programs are designed to effectively develop communication skills and fluency in speaking, listening, reading, writing and grammar (core skills). Our teaching styles encourage interactive language use so you will have many opportunities to practise the skills you are learning.
In the morning, classes intensively focus on core skills.
In the afternoon classes at Beginner to Pre-Intermediate levels focus on Speaking, Listening and Pronunciation. Students at these levels are given extra help to improve their spoken English and comprehension quickly and effectively. Afternoon classes for Intermediate to Advanced level students consist of a range of afternoon electives which allow students to concentrate on a particular area of need. We offer only focused intensive electives, not unproductive 'activities', 'self access' or 'videos'. We include activities such as these for free, after class in our Clubs program.
Afternoon electives are only available at the Brisbane Campus.
Sample Homework
- Are you a risk-taker? (from text book)
- Language summary in text book
- Project: Prepare interviews for Friday
- Prepare writing exercise from text book for next Tuesday
- Language summary in text book; Grammar check up
Afternoon Clubs
- Cooking Club
- Music Club
- Pronunciation Club
- Sports Club
- Film Club
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Elective Focus |
Elective Focus |
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GE |
All the five skill areas are covered through studying a theme-based weekly program. |
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Speaking |
Speaking, pronunciation and conversation skills are studied through a theme-based weekly program. |
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Academic English |
Focus on writing at the sentence and paragraph level. Students will also learn editing and proof-reading skills. |
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Business English |
Students will study some of the more general themes which are common to a variety of business contexts. Telephoning, business letters, negotiating, company structure, the language of business is studied through a variety of different classroom language tasks. |
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Preparation for TOEIC |
Learn seven key strategies to help you score a high TOEIC score. |
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Preparation for TOEFL |
The focus is on preparing for the TOEFL exam. Learn how to improve your reading, grammar and vocabulary. |
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Travel & Tourism |
Students will study common themes and language used in international tourism through an integrated skills approach. |
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Cambridge First Certificate |
Students will study parallel Cambridge exam tasks and materials increasing their ability to successfully complete the Cambridge First Certificate Exam. |
Please Note: Full Time classes are also offered in IELTS, TOEIC and TOEFL Preparation, see below.
General English Sample Timetable
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Time |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
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9.00am |
Introduction to new theme. |
Grammar Direct & Indirect Questions Tenses |
Pronunciation & Speaking Intonation - Showing Interest & Surprise |
Vocabulary Expressing abstract ideas |
Reading & Writing Summarising newspaper articles |
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11.00am - |
Morning Break |
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11.15am - |
Vocabulary Recording & remembering vocabulary |
Discussion Giving feedback Listening: Model Analysis Vocabulary: Role plays |
Study Skills Development Working with monolingual dictionaries |
Listening and Speaking Tell a story from two points of view + talking about our embarrassing experiences |
Review and |
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12.15pm - |
Lunch Break |
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Beginner, Elementary & Pre-Intermediate Levels |
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1.15pm |
Pronunciation and Speaking |
Grammar Focus |
Writing Workshop |
Listening |
Theme Work |
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Intermediate, Upper Intermediate and Advanced Level Electives |
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1.15pm |
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