Improve your English fast and excel
in your university or college studies

Our English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is designed for students wishing to study at an Australian university or college. Through it, you will not only improve your everyday English skills, you will also learn the skills needed to successfully study in English, as well as gain access to your desired further study institution.

That’s right: our cutting-edge EAP course blends IELTS preparation and important academic skills, to resulting in it being recognised by over 30 universities and colleges in Sydney. This means that whether you choose to study at an institution that ELC has an agreement with or not, we will get you ready for program entry either through a pathway or IELTS exam.

Research shows that too many students only focus on exam skills before entering Australian universities and later find it hard to follow their lectures and succeed in their first assignments. This is exactly why ELC designed and recommends this EAP course: it ensures that you don’t only prepare for university acceptance, but that you learn all the required academic skills, such as note-taking, essay writing, group work and presentation skills, ensuring success in your further studies.

In addition, ELC offers a truly unique study environment, with small group classes and an amazingly vibrant, multi-cultural atmosphere in class and at school, with many break times and opportunities to mingle, make new friends and practise English.

If you are serious about your higher education goals in Australia, start your journey with ELC’s EAP daytime program.

Why choose one of
our EAP courses?

In Intensive English for Academic Purpose you will:

  • Improve your all-round English: spealing, reading, listening and writing skills
  • Expand academic vocabulary and grammar
  • Prepare for IELTS exams, university-level coursework and exams
  • Build strong research and presentation skills
Learn more about our EAP courses

Choose from our 
Direct Entry or IELTS stream

This course focuses on preparing you for success in your further studies. Depending on which vocational or higher education institution you plan to study at, we can help you gain access in 2 different ways:

Direct Entry Stream

ELC’s Direct Entry program is recognised by over 30 renowned universities and colleges. This means that by completing coursework and regular assessments during your course, you can gain direct entry into their programs, without needing to take the IELTS exam. Learn more about our pathway program here and view our pathways partners list and their respective entry requirements there.

IELTS Exam stream

For entry into any other institutions, the most commonly required proof of English is an IELTS score. This means that while your Academic English course will prepare you for the academic challenges ahead of you, this cutting-edge program can also prepare you for the IELTS exam at the same time.

Intensive English for Academic Purposes Daytime 
Program Features

Flexible start dates

Start any Monday

Flexible course length

Choose any course length
from 5 to 40 weeks

Minimum level required

Available from IELTS 5.0+ level
or equivalent

Study on any visa

This course is accredited to welcome student visa applicants (CRICOS code 054401C)

Small class sizes

Average of 13 students per class and maximum of 16 only!

Classes for adults

Average age: 24
(minimum 18)

27 hours per week

Intensive course with
20 core hours and 7 hours
optional classes

Customisable

Select 5hrs of elective + 7hrs of optional classes each week for optimum customisation

Intensive English for Academic Purposes Daytime 
Course Customisation

This program is made up of 4 different components which allows ideal personalisation to suit
your needs, goals and interests.

English for Academic Purposes (EAP) is your Major course: you will join the same class every day, Monday to Thursday, for 15 hours per week.

This full-time EAP course prepares you to enter Australian university or college and blends IELTS preparation and important academic skills. ELC’s thoroughly researched syllabus, up to date teaching materials, and excellent teaching methods ensure students will make fast progress in:

  • Speaking skills for tutorials and presentations
  • Academic vocabulary and grammar
  • Academic reading and listening skills
  • Academic writing skills
  • Listening skills for lectures
  • IELTS exam preparation and techniques
  • Research skills
  • Presentations

These elective classes run in 4-week blocks and you can either change every 4 weeks, which is great for variety, or continue with the same elective for several months, which will help you greatly if you need to focus on one area more particularly.

Choose from:

Communication

This popular intensive conversation skills class will help you make fast progress with your speaking skills.

Improve your accuracy and learn how to express yourself in more complex ways.

This class teaches you to use English effectively for everyday tasks in Australia, such as shopping, banking and using public transport.

Learn tips for IELTS exam success; complete practice tests and tasks with feedback and target your strengths and weaknesses for exam success.

You’ll focus on the skills you need to study at university or college in English including presentations and assignments.

Our range of Special Focus Modules changes regularly and more choice will be available once you progress to a different course.

Keen to make even faster progress? Join 5 hours per week or free English Extra classes on Fridays!

Unique to ELC, English Extras are a range of workshops, classes and activities which give students the chance to practise their English skills in a relaxed and stimulating environment while learning new skills and making friends. Every Friday, you can attend 3 classes of your choice.

Depending on your level, you can choose from English Extras in the following fields:

Communication

Classes offered include conversation, pronunciation, video talks and vocabulary to go.

Join up to 5hrs of classes and workshops focused on vocabulary and communication in a range of Business fields.

Practice for the IELTS exam with expert tips, techniques and feedback.

Visit places of interest in Sydney with other students (additional entry fees might apply).

Keen to learn even more?
Join an additional 2 hours per week of conversation class!

ELC is Sydney’s only school offering up to 27 hours per week of face-to-face tuition. If you would like to make fast progress, joining these 2 hours will help you to improve your vocabulary range and your fluency even faster! Topics change every week but include fields like travel, family, work, science, the environment, sports, etc.

Your class schedule

Your core classes will run Monday to Thursday, with optional classes on Fridays, as well as in the late afternoons on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The following schedules show how you can choose to study anywhere from 20 hours to 27 hours each week to best suit your availability and goals.

This program includes up to 27hrs tuition per week, ideal for fast progress!

Coming on a student visa? Make sure to attend the 20hrs classes presented in blue and yellow, Monday to Thursday.

ELC is a fun school that is serious about learning. Studying abroad is an incredible opportunity to accelerate your language learning and it’s our job to make that EASY for you! With highly qualified and experienced teachers in learning spaces designed to facilitate communication, your classes will be dynamic and engaging, keeping you energised throughout the day. You will learn practical English, with many opportunities for practising the language in real-world contexts and collaborating with your classmates and teacher.

The ELC approach will help you make maximum progress with your language learning in just a short period of time!

Learn more

Studying in the daytime is optimum for faster progress: you will be better rested and ready for intensive learning, and you will be surrounded by other students who make their English language studies their main priority.

ELC is renown for its outstanding nationality mix in the daytime, with students from over 35 countries at school on any given day. This is a truly amazing opportunity to experience a once-in-a-lifetime cross-cultural experience and to make friends from all over the world. This also means you will have to speak English all day, every day, which will again fast-track your progress.

As a daytime student, you will enjoy generous break times, which will allow you to meet more students, make more friends and practise your English all day.

In the daytime, you will be able to make the most of all our services and facilities, inlcuding our student services desk, our travel desk, our computer lab, as well as flexible student counselling appointment times.

Studying in the daytime means you can join social activities after class, in the evenings and on weekends. These are a great chance to meet other students, practise your English and explore Sydney. Typical activities include coastal walks, visiting local attractions, pub nights, cultural events and more.

If you are planning to work in an evening job, such as working in a restaurant or in office cleaning, studying in the daytime will be ideal for you.

In the daytime, in addition to your core 20 hours of lessons per week, you have access to up to 7 hours of optional classes each week. This means learning more, improving faster, as well as meeting more students from other countries!

For all the reasons above and many more, around 80% of our students choose to study in the daytime! Trust them and enrol today!

What our students say

Tomomi Miura

Tomomi Miura

Japan

At ELC, I experienced far more than I could have ever imagined. I have studied at ELC for more than one year, my English has improved a lot since I arrived. When I came here, I couldn’t speak English at all, so I started at a pre-intermediate level. I still remember my first day at ELC, I was super shy and I was shaking because I couldn’t understand what the teacher and classmates were saying.

The General English course was very relaxed and enjoyable, which led me to get used to my class quickly. After a few months, I studied in Cambridge exam preparation courses, PET, FCE and CAE. The courses enabled me to develop all English skills, reading, writing, listening, speaking and grammar with very competent teachers. More importantly, all my classmates had the same goals, which provided us with a high level of motivation and close relationships with classmates and the teachers.

Thanks to the amazing courses, I accomplished to pass the exams, PET, FCE and CAE, at which point I decided to study at university in Sydney. To prepare for my further studies, I’ve studied in Academic English course for 10 weeks. In this course, I learned how to write an academic essay and give a presentation, which are necessary skills to study at an Australian university. Everything I gained in this course was fresh for me because I’ve never learned these skills in Japan.

Thanks to ELC, I’ve got ready for my further studies in Sydney with confidence in my English.

Thank you for a wonderful experience.

Special thanks to Andrea, Adela, Eric, James, Meg, Nigel, Sophie and Terence.

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Matteo Cingolani

Matteo Cingolani

Italy

Academic English is a really good course, it’s not just about IELTS you can also prepare for further study. You can learn academic skills such as how to write an essay and do a presentation. Every four weeks we do a real IELTS exam practice. Afterwards, we check our mistakes. We also do some practice exercises each week in class – like the writing part of the exam.

Before I started this course, I was completely lost. I had no idea about the IELTS exam. Without this course, I wouldn’t be able to do it.

I used to write essays at university in Italy and I think the structure is similar but it’s completely different when you are writing in another language. Now I feel much more confident. In the beginning, I wouldn’t be able to do it.

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Viviana Andrea Agudelo

Viviana Andrea Agudelo

Colombia

The institute has great teachers, a well-structured methodology for teaching, and the assessments are very useful for students’ improvement in the use of the English language! I also like the progress test, which highly contribute to measuring our development.

I love the people who I met, students who I studied with and all the teachers and staff. I have already recommended ELC to my friends who ask my opinion about the institute. I consider it very organised from the beginning of the enrolment process.

The opportunity to study Academic English and the extra classes are a plus for the learning process. Also the pathway that you have with TAFE is great!

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Jin Soo Lee

Jin Soo Lee

South Korea

Hospitality student at Chungwoon University, South Korea

When I first came to Australia I couldn’t understand or speak English. I have made a lot of improvement here at ELC and the Academic English course I am currently doing has really helped me improve my formal English and business vocabulary. I have one year left at university and this course will really help me with my university course as it focuses a lot not just on communication skills but also areas like report writing, essay writing and presentations.  I’m really enjoying my course!

Jessica, my teacher, makes our lessons very interesting. She always marks the extra writing work I do and takes the time to give me feedback and extra support, even though I know she is very busy!

There are students from so many different nationalities so I have the opportunity to meet people from different backgrounds, which is very interesting to me. I love the school excursions that help enjoy our life here. I really recommend this school to someone coming to Australia to study English!

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