ELA English Language AcademyAuckland, New Zealand

Overview
Academic English will help you improve your English language skills to prepare you for study success at university. This course provides you with opportunities to develop your independent learning strategies and individual needs in listening, speaking, reading and writing.

This course has 4 levels: EAP Intro, EAP1, EAP 2, EAP3. Each level has two sessions of lessons every day as per below:

EAP Intro: Academic English (session 1) + IELTS or university study skills (session 2)
EAP1: Academic English (session 1) + IELTS or university preparation skills (session 2)
EAP 2: Academic English (session 1) + IELTS or university preparation skills (session 2)
EAP3: Academic English (session 1) + IELTS or university preparation skills (session 2)

If you wish to improve your IELTS band scores, you may choose:

• Academic English (session 1) + IELTS (session 2)
  
• Take an IELTS test upon completion of the course at ELA's official IELTS Test Centre.
  
  If you wish to improve your English for future tertiary studies, you may choose:
  
• Academic English (session 1) + university preparation skills (session 2)
  
  You will develop the language and academic skills to help you progress to the next level of English, move to the FCertEAP pathway course, or transition to your destination programme.

Overview
General English will help you improve your ability to communicate in English in social and work situations and progress to other ELA courses.

The course focuses on the development of communication skills with a balance of speaking, listening, reading, and writing tasks. You will learn through class activities, individual, pair, and small group work.

General English includes elective classes that allow you to tailor your course to meet your learning goals, as you can choose an elective class to focus on a particular subject or skill. The elective classes are dependent on the level and student demand.

Electives
General English includes elective classes that allow you to tailor your course to meet your learning goals, as you can choose an elective class to focus on a particular subject or skill. The elective classes are dependent on the level and student demand. They may include: Communication Skills, Business English and English for IELTS.

• The English for IELTS elective focuses on language development, with competence in the four key IELTS test areas (writing, speaking, listening, and reading) developed during the course. This elective also builds awareness of the IELTS test format and provides practical exam skills and strategies.
  
• The Business English elective teaches a range of business communication skills, with a focus on practical language. Every few weeks the Business English class will take part in a project involving real-life business skills such as advertising, marketing, presenting, selling a product and writing a report.
  
• The Communication Skills elective focuses on developing functional listening, speaking and writing skills, covering the themes ‘Social and Travel’ and ‘Work and Study’. There are often projects connected to the themes and language from the course books.
  

Overview
Academic English will help you improve your English language skills to prepare you for study success at university. This course provides you with opportunities to develop your independent learning strategies and individual needs in listening, speaking, reading and writing.

This course has 4 levels: EAP Intro, EAP1, EAP 2, EAP3. Each level has two sessions of lessons every day as per below:

EAP Intro: Academic English (session 1) + IELTS or university study skills (session 2)
EAP1: Academic English (session 1) + IELTS or university preparation skills (session 2)
EAP 2: Academic English (session 1) + IELTS or university preparation skills (session 2)
EAP3: Academic English (session 1) + IELTS or university preparation skills (session 2)

If you wish to improve your IELTS band scores, you may choose:

• Academic English (session 1) + IELTS (session 2)
  
• Take an IELTS test upon completion of the course at ELA's official IELTS Test Centre.
  
  If you wish to improve your English for future tertiary studies, you may choose:
  
• Academic English (session 1) + university preparation skills (session 2)
  
  You will develop the language and academic skills to help you progress to the next level of English, move to the FCertEAP pathway course, or transition to your destination programme.

Overview
General English will help you improve your ability to communicate in English in social and work situations and progress to other ELA courses.

The course focuses on the development of communication skills with a balance of speaking, listening, reading, and writing tasks. You will learn through class activities, individual, pair, and small group work.

General English includes elective classes that allow you to tailor your course to meet your learning goals, as you can choose an elective class to focus on a particular subject or skill. The elective classes are dependent on the level and student demand.

Electives
General English includes elective classes that allow you to tailor your course to meet your learning goals, as you can choose an elective class to focus on a particular subject or skill. The elective classes are dependent on the level and student demand. They may include: Communication Skills, Business English and English for IELTS.

• The English for IELTS elective focuses on language development, with competence in the four key IELTS test areas (writing, speaking, listening, and reading) developed during the course. This elective also builds awareness of the IELTS test format and provides practical exam skills and strategies.
  
• The Business English elective teaches a range of business communication skills, with a focus on practical language. Every few weeks the Business English class will take part in a project involving real-life business skills such as advertising, marketing, presenting, selling a product and writing a report.
  
• The Communication Skills elective focuses on developing functional listening, speaking and writing skills, covering the themes ‘Social and Travel’ and ‘Work and Study’. There are often projects connected to the themes and language from the course books.
  

Overview
ELA’s postgraduate pathway programmes have been designed to prepare you for the next step in your university journey.

These programmes will help you develop the language proficiency and academic literacy needed for postgraduate studies through English.

These are direct entry programmes: successful completion with the required grade will meet the English language requirements for entry to the University of Auckland and a range of other tertiary institutions in New Zealand.

There are three programmes available to choose from. the most suitable programme for you will depend on your current level of English.

• FCertEAP Plus for Postgraduate Studies (Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes Plus): 30 weeks/600 hours
  
• FCertEAP for Postgraduate Studies (Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes): 20 weeks/400 hours
  
• EPPS (English Pathway for Postgraduate Studies): 10 weeks/200 hours.
  
  Skills & strategies learned
  Research
  
• identify academic articles according to their type and purpose?
  
• find appropriate academic articles in the University of Auckland’s library databases?
  
• identify claims from research relevant to your own research question?
  
• think critically, evaluate and reflect on ideas and research?
  
  Writing
  
• understand the structure and conventions of different types of academic writing genres which are typical at postgraduate level?
  
• express ideas clearly in writing??
  
• paraphrase and summarise research from academic articles for use in your writing?
  
  Reading
  
• understand more complex academic articles??
  
  Listening
  
• follow and cope with lectures, seminars, and group discussions?
  
• take concurrent notes while listening?
  
  Speaking
  
• communicate effectively in academic seminars, discussions, and presentations??
  
  Language
  
• extend your range and use of academic vocabulary?
  
• improve your range and use of key grammatical structures??
  
  Study Skills
  
• understand your strengths and weaknesses as language learners?
  
• apply useful learning strategies to manage your own learning?
  
• use technology and software to find, organise, and present information?
  

Overview
ELA’s undergraduate pathway programmes are designed to prepare you for your university studies through English.

These are direct entry programmes. This means that when you successfully complete them with the required grade, you will meet the English language requirements for entry to the University of Auckland and a range of other tertiary institutions in New Zealand1.

There are three programmes available to choose from. The most suitable programme for you will depend on your current level of English.

• FCertEAP Plus for Undergraduate Studies (Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes Plus): 30 weeks/600 hours
  
• FCertEAP for Undergraduate Studies (Foundation Certificate in English for Academic Purposes): 20 weeks/400 hours
  
• EPUS (English Pathway for Undergraduate Studies): 10 weeks/200 hours.
  
  Skills & strategies learned
  Research
  
• understand types of research methods 
  
• do primary research and report on your findings 
  
• use secondary research and report on findings 
  
  Writing
  
• write different types of essays and reports for undergraduate levels of study 
  
• include information from reading in your writing 
  
• paraphrase and use citations 
  
• self-edit your writing 
  
  Reading
  
• read and understand introductory academic texts 
  
  Listening
  
• improve your general listening skills 
  
• understand how lectures are organised  
  
• follow and cope with lectures, and group discussions 
  
• take notes about main ideas and key points from lectures 
  
  Speaking
  
• communicate confidently in conversations, discussions and presentations 
  
  Language
  
• increase your range and use of academic vocabulary and  key grammatical structures  
  
  Study Skills
  
• understand your strengths and weaknesses as a language learner 
  
• be a self-directed learner 
  
• use technology and software to find, organise, and present information effectively 
  

Overview
English for Specific Academic Purposes (Engineering) is a 2 week online course. It is intended for learners of English who study Engineering at university and who want to develop their English skills for doing project work in groups, writing up reports and presenting the results of projects.

The aim of this course is to develop students’ knowledge of language for interacting with others in group work, the genres of project reports and presentations. The course also seeks to extend students’ language skills in order to improve the accuracy of their writing and speaking.

Classes will include:

• A wide range of online/offline learning interactions; discussion forums, pair and group work in ‘breakout rooms’, and shared document collaboration in small classes.
  
• Individualised tutoring and feedback on progress at different points of the course with easy access to virtual academic counselling by appointment.
  
• Modern and quality tested study platforms via Zoom and Canvas (our learning management system) to ensure a fully integrated learning experience.
  
• Insights into project management with guest speaker Professor Garry Miller from the Faculty of Engineering
  
  Learning outcomes
  By the end of this course students will be able to:
  
• Use formulaic expressions for participating in a group project.
  
• Write an appropriately structured report for an engineering project.
  
• Deliver a clear group presentation about a project they have completed.
  
• Use a sufficient range of grammatical and lexical structures with a relatively high degree of control and accuracy in an individual presentation (i.e. to a minimum B1/ level of proficiency).