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Enhance your personal and professional growth

Study English with our experienced professionals to build strong foundations in your language skills.

Our General English program focuses on reading, writing, listening, speaking, grammar and vocabulary in interactive classes to develop your communication skills for everyday use.

Key details

  • Below IELTS 5.0
  • Pre-intermediate to intermediate plus
  • International
  • 5–25 weeks

We have three levels of General English to meet your needs, from pre-intermediate to intermediate plus. Depending on your goals, you can study between five and 25 weeks of General English.

You will learn in interactive classes, gaining practical English skills. The program focuses on:

  • reading
  • writing
  • listening
  • speaking
  • grammar
  • vocabulary.

Progression to further English study

After successfully completing General English at an appropriate level, you may choose to progress to the Academic English program. In most cases, our Academic English program is packaged with a Direct Entry program.