MIT’s General English classes teach students how to use English in a variety of social and personal situations. Our teachers help students develop skills in listening and speaking, reading and writing. We also help students gain necessary knowledge in order to continue further study in EAP courses.

MIT offer the following General English courses:

General English – Beginners
General English – Elementary
General English – Pre Intermediate
General English – Intermediate
General English – Upper Intermediate to Advanced

English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

English for Academic Purposes (EAP)

The EAP course is designed to give students an introduction to the academic culture and English-language requirements of Australian higher education. This course is ideal for students wishing to undertake higher education in Australia. The EAP course is designed to enable the students to proceed to courses at Diploma, Bachelor, or Postgraduate level.

The course includes reading comprehension, listening and note-taking, essay and report writing skills, oral presentation and debating skills, mastering academic speech, reference and research skills, examination skills, as well as workshops for grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation. Avoiding plagiarism by introducing effective referencing, and summarizing skills is also included in the course.

MIT offer the following EAP courses:

English for Academic Purposes - Upper Intermediate
English for Academic Purposes - Advanced

English for Careers - Advanced

English for Careers - Advanced

Course description

Course contents

This course consists of printed materials, computer based learning classes (2 hours) library access, excursions

Course outcomes

At the end of the course students would have:

planned and delivered formal and informal presentations
participated effectively in group discussion including asking and answering questions
successfully completed exchange of information and/or services via telephone
been able to extract key information including writers intentions in range of different text types
been able to understand and respond in culturally appropriate manner to situations and contexts in specialisations of medicine, business and ICT streams
learnt how to use specialist lexis in speaking and writing; understood specialist lexis in aural and written texts
learnt how to produce range of effective texts relevant to each specialisation
devised research topic based on specialisation.
Identified and used relevant sources from journals, reports, surveys, statistics, literature, internet, newspapers etc.
Learnt how to use word, excel, PowerPoint, email and internet
Learnt how to take notes from lectures, seminars, phone calls, written texts, people
prepared study timetable, sourced practice material and devised strategies for exams

Accreditation and recognition

Melbourne Institute of Technology is fully accredited by the National ELT Accreditation Scheme as a provider of English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS)

Entry requirements and application

Entry IELTS band

IELTS 5.5

How to Apply

Course details

CRICOS code(s)	VIC: 071155D, NSW: 070548F
Course category	Career
Hosted by	Language Centre
Duration	20 weeks
Semester intakes	Every week
Availability	International students: Melbourne campus, Sydney campus
Attendance	Hours per week: 20 Class times: 9.00 – 10.30 / 10.45 – 12.15 / 12.45 – 2.15
Course fees	AUD$340 per week

Cambridge First Certificate in English (FCE) Preparation - Upper Intermediate

Course description

Course contents

This course consists of printed materials, computer based learning classes (2 hours) library access, excursions and intensive exam practice

Course Outcomes

At the end of the course students would have:

Studied and practised all parts of the exam (use of English, reading, writing, listening and speaking)
Been able to answer various types of questions such as; multiple - choice fit in removed sentences in to a text, etc based on a written text.
Been able to read the media for information quickly and with good understanding
Been able to give an opinion and reason in a written form
Been able to make notes while someone is talking
Been able to write a letter including non – standard requests
Been able to demonstrate the knowledge of a range of collocations, phrasal verbs and adverbial phrases.
Been able to demonstrate the understanding of the subject verb agreement
Been able to demonstrate an ability to follow a talk on a familiar topic
Been able to ask for factual information and is able to understand the answer
Been able to maintain a conversation on a relatively wide range of topics
Been able to express own opinion, and present arguments to a limited extent
Been able to give descriptions of things and pictures
Been able to agree and disagree on a given topic.
Been able to negotiate about a topic

Accreditation and recognition

Melbourne Institute of Technology is fully accredited by the National ELT Accreditation Scheme as a provider of English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS)

Entry requirements and application

Entry IELTS band

IELTS 5.5

How to Apply

Course details

CRICOS code(s)	VIC: 071158A, NSW: 070931K
Course category	Certificate
Hosted by	Language Centre
Duration	10 weeks
Semester intakes	Every week
Availability	International students: Melbourne campus, Sydney campus
Attendance	Hours per week: 20 Class times: 9.00 – 10.15 / 10.30 – 11.45 / 12.15 – 13.45
Course fees	AUD$340 per week

Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) Preparation - Advanced

Course description

Course contents

This course consists of printed materials, computer based learning classes (2 hours) library access, excursions and intensive exam practice

Course outcomes

At the end of the course students would have:

Studied and practised all parts of the exam (use of English, reading, writing, listening and speaking)
been able to demonstrate the ability to read at a pace quick enough to cope with an academic course
been able to read with understanding a variety of sources, registers, topics and lexical fields
been able to demonstrate the ability to take notes in context of meetings and lectures
been able to write most types of formal and informal letters
been able to demonstrate the ability to write a piece of work which shows an ability to communicate
been able to demonstrate the knowledge of a range of collocations, understanding of the shades of meaning differentiating sets of similar words and complementation
been aware of grammar accuracy; verb forms, auxiliary verbs, conjunctions, determiners, etc
been able to understand lengthy interviews and discussions
been able to demonstrate an ability to pick up nuances of meaning/opinion
been able to contribute effectively to meetings and seminars within own area of work
been able to keep up a casual conversation with a good degree of fluency, copying with abstract

Accreditation and recognition

Melbourne Institute of Technology is fully accredited by the National ELT Accreditation Scheme as a provider of English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS)

Entry requirements and application

Entry IELTS band

IELTS 6.0

How to Apply

Course details

CRICOS code(s)	VIC: 071157B, NSW: 070932J
Course category	Certificate
Hosted by	Language Centre
Duration	10 weeks
Semester intakes	Every week
Availability	International students: Melbourne campus, Sydney campus
Attendance	Hours per week: 20 Class times: 9.00 – 10.15 / 10.30 – 11.45 / 12.15 – 13.45
Course fees	AUD$340 per week