Why learn a language?
Business
Globalisation means that Australia needs to be able to do business with the rest of the world. What better way to impress your overseas customers than to say g’day in their language?
Travel
Experienced travellers will tell you how understanding the language of your host will add so much to your overseas trip. Don’t leave home without it.
Career
Make your resume stand out from the crowd. In today’s competitive job markets, having language skills on your CV can help you get the job you want.
Interest
Language is the key to understanding other cultures and people, which is an essential in today’s multicultural Australia, as it is in the rest of the world.
Quality Courses
All language courses are conducted at our modern classrooms in the City, by qualified and experienced bilingual language teaching professionals.
Level 1 classes are 15 sessions of 2 hours; Level 2 and all other upper level classes are 8 sessions of 2 hours.
This course is for post beginners who can already speak, understand, read and write some English. You will learn English for talking with people in different situations, and discover how to read and write different kinds of texts. During the course you will practise expressing your ideas and opinions more confidently and communicate effectively in English so that others can better understand you. Agenda During the course all or some of the following will be covered, but not necessar...
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Post-Beginner General English
No class on 11 June due to Public Holiday
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Self-standing workshops of 2 hours duration, informal and relaxed, held at Bar Italia (Leichhardt) or similar venue, consisting of ‘spontaneous’ conversation on various topics, as suggested initially by tutor and eventually by students. A small component of each workshop will be basic introductions and interesting revelations. Each workshop would be a ‘one off’, with no obligation to commit to any long-term programme. Students can enrol in one workshop or many, depending on their ne...
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German is an important lingua franca throughout much of Europe. Extend your skills to a higher plane with a Level 3 course. Develop your fluency and conversation skills in a range of contexts, and build your vocabulary to levels which will allow you greater experience and appreciation of the culture and its people. This is the final level of the foundation courses offered, and assumes 46 hours of previous language study (for example through completing Level 1 and Level 2). If you wa...
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An emerging superpower in every sense, more and more of our business and political future is tied to China. Knowing Mandarin opens the doors to these opportunities. Expand your horizons, enrich your life and understand some of the cultures around you. Discover how the language of Mandarin works Learn the foundations of Mandarin No prior knowledge of Mandarin is assumed This level will offer you a basic language framework to operate within. After completion of Level 1 you are ready t...
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Improve your vocabulary, fluency and accuracy through a variety of learning activities such as role plays, listening exercises and use of conversation gambits. If you want to learn English Conversation skills in Sydney, then this course is for you. Advanced English required for this course. Interview required. Agenda This course will help people from a non-English speaking background to interact more comfortably when speaking or listening to Australian people in a range of social an...
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English Conversation (Advanced)
English Conversation (Advanced)
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Do you find you are saying the words but you are not being understood? Learn how to make yourself clearly understood by practising the sounds, rhythms and tones of spoken English as well as other forms of communication such as body language. If you want to learn Pronunciation and Communication in Sydney, then this course is for you. Agenda During this course the intention is that the following topics will be covered, but not necessarily in the order given. Due to the variable nature...
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Pronunciation & Communication
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This course gives individual attention and thorough training for students who are interested in business, currently studying business or students who are currently in a business environment. If you want to learn Business English in Sydney, then this course is for you. Agenda During this course the intention is that the following topics will be covered, but not necessarily in the order given. Due to the variable nature of Adult Education classes, parts of the curriculum may be adapte...
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One of the biggest economies in the world and one of Australia’s major trading partners, as well as a fascinating ancient culture, is Japan. If you want to learn Japanese in Sydney, then this course is for you. Expand your horizons, enrich your life and understand some of the cultures around you. Discover how the language of Japanese works Learn the foundations of Japanese No prior knowledge of Japanese is assumed This level will offer you a basic language framework to operate withi...
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Doing business in Hong Kong? Or simply want to communicate with your neighbours and colleagues in multicultural Sydney? If you want to learn Cantonese in Sydney, then this course is for you. Expand your horizons, enrich your life and understand some of the cultures around you. Discover how the language of Cantonese works Learn the foundations of Cantonese – solid foundations make it easier to build on later No prior knowledge of Cantonese is assumed This level will offer you a basic...
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No class held on Wednesday 25th April due to public holiday.
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Thailand is a land of many cultures, religions and dialects, and also one of the growing economies of our region. If you want to learn Thai in Sydney, then this course is for you. Expand your horizons, enrich your life and understand some of the cultures around you. Discover how the language of Thai works Learn the foundations of Thai No prior knowledge of Thai is assumed This level will offer you a basic language framework to operate within. After completion of Level 1 you are read...
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