CRICOS Code: 117278J | (CEFR Level B2)

General English
(Upper Intermediate)

The General English - Upper-Intermediate course helps students understand complex texts and engage in discussions within their fields. It improves fluency for natural interactions with native speakers and teaches clear writing on diverse subjects. Students will also learn to present viewpoints on current issues, weighing pros and cons. This CEFR-aligned course enhances vocabulary, pronunciation, and grammar while refining speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills.
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Duration

10 Weeks

English Level

Upper Intermediate
(CEFR Level B2)

CRICOS Code

117278J

Delivery Mode

Face to Face
course contents

What's included?

Student Support

ACP staff help with studying, assessments, accommodations, language, and counseling. Students can get extra support from a student officer who may recommend external services. International students receive free support but might need to pay for outside services.

Pathway to Further Education

Our General English course blends structured lessons with real-life practice, covering grammar, vocabulary, and language skills. Interactive classes and continuous feedback ensure students actively use and improve their English. This approach builds confidence for academic, professional, and personal success.

Comprehensive Proficiency Levels

The course features five levels—Elementary, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate, and Advanced—aligned with the CEFR. Each level builds key language skills to ensure students meet recognized proficiency benchmarks.

General English Program Details

The program aligns with the CEFR levels, ensuring students meet proficiency standards at each level.

Elementary
(CEFR Level A1)

Can understand and use basic everyday expressions and phrases to meet specific needs. Can introduce oneself, ask and answer questions about personal details, and interact simply with help.

Pre-Intermediate
(CEFR Level A2)

Can understand and use basic sentences and expressions related to everyday topics like personal information, shopping, and work. Can communicate simply and directly about familiar tasks and describe basic details about themselves, their surroundings, and urgent needs.

Intermediate
(CEFR Level B1)

Can understand and discuss familiar topics encountered in daily life and work. Can handle most situations while traveling in a foreign language area. Can write simple texts on personal interests and describe experiences, dreams, hopes, and reasons for opinions and plans.

Upper Intermediate
(CEFR Level B2)

Can comprehend complex texts on concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field. Can engage fluently and spontaneously with native speakers without difficulty. Can create detailed texts on various subjects and discuss different viewpoints on current issues, outlining pros and cons.

Advanced
(CEFR Level C1)

Can comprehend complex texts and infer implied meanings. Can communicate fluently and confidently, using language flexibly for various contexts. Can create detailed, well-organized texts on intricate topics with clear structure and cohesive elements.

Download Course Guide

Apply to take our online assessment test to determine your suitable English proficiency level.

Assessment Methods

Assessment will vary every week and may include reading or writing or listening or speaking tests, oral presentations, role plays, writing summaries, writing dialogues etc.

Entry Requirements

Placement Test

Students will be required to take placement test to prior to commencement.

Low Proficiency Accepted

The institute can accept students with very limited English proficiency, even at a very low level, into the Elementary course.

Minimum Age Requirement

Minimum 18 years of age prior to enrolment

Learning Outcomes

Speaking

  • U-S.1 Can have extended discussions on a range of familiar and many unfamiliar topics with little difficulty
  • U-S.2 Can express ideas coherently and fluently giving reasons and examples consistently
  • U-S.3 Can speak for an extended range of purposes appropriately and with some flexibility
  • U-S.4 Can use accurate pronunciation of consonants, vowels, stress and intonation consistently and naturally

Reading

  • U-R.1 Can skim and scan a range of simple and complex texts for main ideas (gist) and keywords
  • U-R.2 Can read a range of simple and complex texts for detailed information confidently
  • U-R.3 Can follow a writer’s argument and reasoning in some extended texts
  • U-R.4 Can identify and recognise features and some of the nuances of a range of text types and genres with familiarity
  • U-R.5 Can generally use a wide range of reading strategies to answer questions about complex texts accurately

Writing

  • U-W.1 Can plan, write and edit a range of text types and genres
  • U-W.2 Can develop ideas fully with paragraphing, supporting reasoning and examples
  • U-W.3 Can consistently use a range appropriate formal writing features such as punctuation and spelling
  • U-W.4 Can link between complex ideas coherently, cohesively and with few inappropriacies

Listening

  • U-L.1 Can listen for the main ideas (gist) and keywords on a wide range of familiar and a variety of unfamiliar topics with accuracy.
  • U-L.2 Can listen for detailed meaning on a wide range of familiar and some unfamiliar topics.
  • U-L.3 Can recognise and follow speakers’ attitudes, purposes and inferences in most extended speech.
  • U-L.4 Can generally use a wide range of listening strategies to answer questions about complex topics accurately.

Grammer

  • U-G.1 Can use and recognise a range of simple and a range of complex grammatical structures accurately and appropriately.

Vocabulary

  • U-V.1 Can use and recognise a wide range of vocabulary on a variety of familiar and a variety of unfamiliar topics with increasing flexibility.
  • U-V.2 Can use a range of basic and complex word-building strategies to develop a broader vocabulary.

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