English for Academic Purposes (EAPP)

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Admission requirements

To be eligible for admission, applicants must satisfy the following requirements:

• Resident status: students on international student visas or students from non-English speaking backgrounds resident in Australia
• Minimum academic requirements: completion of senior secondary schooling in the home country or Year 12 in an Australian High School or completed 'A' levels.
• English Language Entry RequirementsEAP I - An entry level of IELTS 5.0 or equivalent EAP II (Undergraduate and coursework) - An entry level of IELTS 5.5 or equivalent EAP II (Postgraduate research) - An entry level of IELTS 5.5 or equivalent EAP I online – An entry level of IELTS 5.0 or equivalent score or completion of CSWE 111 (Certificate in spoken and written English). Online general English course from NSW AMES. EAP II online - An entry level of IELTS 5.5 or equivalent international English language proficiency score.

Program objectives

On successful completion of the English for Academic Purposes program, students should be able to demonstrate:

1. competence in accessing materials, concepts and ideas in spoken and written English as appropriate to the higher education context
2. competence in communicating concepts and ideas in spoken and written English as appropriate to the higher education context
3. understanding of, and an adjustment to, the academic cultural context of the Australian university
4. capacity to take control of own language learning by using appropriate learning strategies
5. confidence and ability to think critically, reflect and to analyse an argument
6. understanding of numeracy and digital literacy skills appropriate for an academic context.