Improve your English fast
and have the time of your life

If you are looking to improve your everyday communication skills in international group classes as quickly as possible then this is the perfect course for you!

Intensive General English daytime is by far our most popular course: it is fast-paced, available at all levels and includes elective and optional classes, which means that it can be customised to meet your goals, needs and interests.

It is also the perfect course if you need to improve your overall English before you reach the level required for more specialised courses: many ELC students combine 1 to 6 months of Intensive General English before starting an academic or exam preparation course.

Studying in the daytime means that you will get to enjoy school life at its very best: meeting students from all over the world, receiving optimum support from our team, and having the opportunity to join many social activities. This means you will be able to make the most of Sydney!

Whether it be for a short 1 to 12-week course on a Visitor or Working Holiday visa, or whether it is part of a longer-term study plan on a student visa, over 1,000 students from close to 50 countries study Intensive General English daytime at ELC each year! Become one of them!

Why choose one of
our General English courses?

General English classes focus on improving all aspects of your English and in particular your communication skills, fluency, and confidence. Classes develop your grammar and vocabulary as well as speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills.

In General English you will:

  • Learn to communicate effectively in English for travel, work or leisure
  • Focus on the essentials: speaking, listening and vocabulary
  • Improve your confidence and fluency
  • Build the ideal foundation in preparation for other courses
Learn more about our General English courses

Intensive General English Daytime 
Program Features

Flexible start dates

Start any Monday.

Flexible course length

Choose any course length
from 1 to 52 weeks

Available at all levels

Caters to all levels from
Beginner to Proficient

Study on any visa

This course is accredited to welcome student visa applicants (CRICOS code 050701A)

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 General English Daytime 
Course Customisation

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

Your General English class will be your main class each day, Monday to Thursday. In this class, you will focus on improving your all-round English and everyday communication skills. The pace is intensive but fun, with a lot of oral communication practice.

The right level for you

On your first day at ELC you’ll take a placement test and have a spoken interview so we can place you in the class that’s right for you.

Every single week, your General English classes will cover a range of language skills and develop your grammar and vocabulary as well as speaking, listening, reading and writing skills. The communicative methodology used in classes will enhance your skills acquisition as well as foster your fluency. Personal feedback from your teacher will help you become more accurate week after week.

Your coursebook will feature a range of subjects and associated vocabulary, including science, history or the environment. This range of current topics will keep your lessons interesting and engaging, with every student weighing in in conversations and putting their developing language skills into practice.

The coursebooks and associated digital resources we use in class are based on the latest research into English as it is really used in everyday situations. We think that it is important that classes follow a coursebook to give your program structure.

You will receive a coursebook on your first day, as well as each time you progress to a new level or to a different program. They are yours to keep, so that you can make your own notes and use them as a reference in the future.

Every Monday you will take a short progress test to revise what you have studied the previous week, assess your progress and keep on top of your studies.

Customise your General English course to your needs and goals: you can choose from a great range of elective classes to develop your skills in a specific area.

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 extend their learning and put their new English skills into practise in a relaxed and stimulating environment. They are also a great way to meet other students and make new 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. Not all students join, but if you would like to make fast progress, joining these 2 hours will help you grow your vocabulary range and your fluency even faster! Topics change every week but include fields like travel, family, 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.

Our General English courses welcome students of all English abilities, from beginner to proficient. The program is structured around 5 main course levels, as highlighted in the table below; each takes 12 weeks to complete. Inside each of these levels, 3 sub-levels and several classes running concurrently allow for a more precise placement on the first day and ensure students feel their progression to the next stage every 4 weeks.

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

Carolina Andrea Lopez Guerra

Carolina Andrea Lopez Guerra

Chile

Study methodology, teachers and classmates make studying easier and more entertaining. In addition, teachers are very good at teaching. Each of them with their own identity but all very good. All very well prepared to receive people from different countries, cultures and ages.

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Maria José Neira

Maria José Neira

Chile

I really like ELC. The classes are great, we have a lot of conversation and grammar… When I first arrived in Sydney, I could not speak English at all. I have learnt a lot in the last 5 months and I am really happy that I have been able to meet many people from different countries and become friend with my classmates.
I would say that my favourite thing about ELC are the social activities.
I would recommend the school to other people because I like the environment, the teachers and the staff in general.

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Chutipa Borihan

Chutipa Borihan

Thailand

I’m really happy to study at ELC. The people here are really nice and all the teachers are really caring about my understanding when I was in class. It’s really nice to be in class and study with all amazing people from around the world. Really inspiring. The course was awesome. Great staff, great teachers. The teachers were really great – very attentive and caring. The lessons were really good too. ELC is also in the middle of the city, which makes everything much easier.

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Rebecca Rieder

Rebecca Rieder

Germany

The lessons were extremely fun. We learned so much about different nationalities. Most students were alone in Australia, but that is no problem because your family there is ELC!

ELC is very different to the German schools. That’s perfect… In my country I was very happy at the weekend. No school…Yeeey! In Australia, I really missed the school, the teacher and the other students at the weekend.

I enjoyed every second and had the best time of my life! Just perfect! Thank you ELC!

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