General English

Starter to Advanced 66 weeks Course

General English

CRICOS Course Code 092625E

Duke College’s General English courses teach students how to use English in a variety of everyday situations and practical settings. This course covers the four macro skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. It also helps student to gain necessary knowledge in order to continue further study.

Course Outcome

Starter Level

At the end of the starter level, students should be able to:

• Use basic vocabulary to provide personal information in conversation or in response to formal questioning.
• Product simple sentences on a familiar topic.
• Read very short texts such as on signs and posters.

Elementary Level

At the end of the Elementary level, students should be able to:

• Listen to a range of simple conversations and demonstrate understanding
• Able to take part in group conversations and present a topic using basic English, speaking in full sentences

Pre-Intermediate Level

At the end of the Pre-Intermediate level, students should be able to:

• Listen for information in a talk (statistics dates, etc)
• Write a short story or summary, using full sentences and paragraphs
• Use correct pronunciation

Intermediate Level

At the end of the Intermediate level, students should be able to:

• Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics.
• Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue, giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Upper-Intermediate Level

At the end of the Upper-Intermediate level, students should be able to:

• Read and respond to standard general prose and newspaper items with confidence about familiar and unfamiliar topics.
• Write everyday texts and short essays and demonstrate awareness of formal register.
• Communicate confidently in most situations; understand some jokes and colloquial expressions.

Advanced Level

At the end of the Advanced level, students should be able to:

• Demonstrate the collaborative, social aspects of writing, including the ability to use writing as a tool for learning.
• Identify, select, and analyse appropriate research methods, questions, and evidence for a specific rhetorical situation.

Contact Hours

20 hours per week face to face plus 5 hours personal or group study.

Fees and Charges are subject to change with prior notice.

Tuition Fee

$250 per week

(No additional charges for materials and excursions)

Course Duration

• This course is offered full time over 66 Weeks including holidays on a full time basis. Students may choos
• elementary, pre-intermediate, intermediate, upper-intermediate or advanced level.

Assessments

Assessment is by coursework, which integrates the following

• Individual and group oral presentations
• Oral interactions (including pair work)
• Written Vocabulary and Grammar tests and tasks
• Essays
• Listening/ viewing
• Communicating the gist of simple reading passages
• Translation of simple texts

Pathways

After attending this Course, individuals could progress to access further study pathways including into higher education*.