General English (GE)

Level:	Elementary to Advanced
Duration:	5-45 weeks (each program is five weeks in length)
Requirements:	N/A

These programs are ideal for students with elementary to advanced levels of English skills who wish to improve those skill for their personal and professional development.

Our aim is to ensure that all GE students are able to communicate clearly and confidently with people from all over the world. Each GE class includes at least three excursions that are linked to the curriculum.

Students taking a GE program will:

learn English for use in everyday situations
communicate with people in the classroom and in real-life situations during class excursions
learn to speak accurately and clearly, while improving their pronunciation and fluency
extend their vocabulary
develop cross-cultural communication skills
learn English that will help them enjoy living in Melbourne and Australia

General English structure

There are seven levels of General English programs offered by DUELI:

GE 1 Elementary 1
GE 2 Elementary 2
GE 3 Pre-Intermediate 1
GE 4 Pre-Intermediate 2
GE 5 Intermediate 1
GE 6 Intermediate 2
GE 7 Upper-Intermediate 1
GE 8 Upper-Intermediate 2
GE 9 Advanced

Students study for 25 hours per week for five weeks at each level. To progress from one GE level to the next, students will need to pass the main assessment tasks of that level.

Transferring to EAP

A GE student is eligible to transfer to the EAP stream if they pass their General English class at the GE 4 level and attain an appropriate score for the EAP writing test.

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