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English for High School (EfHS) is Hawthorn-Melbourne’s English course for young international students (14 to 18 years) who plan to study at an Australian high school. In this course, your child will develop academic English language skills to help them transition into Australian high school.
In EfHS, your child will learn in a classroom environment that resembles an Australian high school classroom as much as possible. Our experienced and qualified teachers understand the Australian education system and the needs of international students who are beginning an overseas education.
Your child’s teachers will encourage them to express their ideas, work cooperatively and develop individual research and study skills. Your child will enter the Australian high school environment confident in their English ability, knowledge and potential to succeed.
English for High School is offered at two levels:
In EfHS, children will:
Your learning outcomes
EfHS will prepare your child for study in an Australian high school. In this course, they will develop individual and group research and study skills. They will also develop the English language skills they need to successfully integrate into an Australian high school environment.
| English for High School 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Skill | Pre-Intermediate | Intermediate |
| Reading | Be able to understand the main idea and some detail in texts written in simple language about familiar topics. | Be able to understand the main idea and specific information in familiar and some unfamiliar texts. |
| Speaking |
Be able to use simple sentences to talk about familiar topics. |
Be able to self-correct and use simple and some complex sentences to talk about familiar topics. |
| Listening | Be able to understand the main ideas and detail in basic spoken discourse. | Be able to understand the main idea and some detail in familiar and some unfamiliar spoken discourse. |
| Writing |
Be able to produce simple sentences to write about everyday topics. |
Be able to organise a paragraph with some control of topic and supporting sentences. |
| English for High School 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Skill | Upper Intermediate | Advanced |
| Reading | Identify the main ideas and the majority of details in a range of familiar and unfamiliar topics. | Be able to use a wide range of reading skills to have a greater understanding of a variety of written texts. |
|
Speaking |
Be able to speak with less hesitation and repetition and produce a wide range of vocabulary to talk about familiar and unfamiliar topics. Give a detailed presentation using topic-specific language. |
Be able to speak with minimal hesitation, repetition and self-correction and accurately produce a wide range of vocabulary to talk about less familiar topics. Give a longer presentation on a wide range of topics using topic-specific language and without detailed notes. |
| Listening | Be able to identify the main ideas and most information in a range of discourse which is spoken naturally | Identify the main ideas and the majority of details in a wide range of authentic spoken texts. |
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Writing |
Be able to organise information logically with appropriate paragraphing, clear topic sentences which are mostly supported. Be able to use a range of complex structures. |
Be able to organise information logically with main ideas fully supported and appropriate paragraphing in a range of text types. Be able to use a wide range of structures with the majority of sentences error-free |
Located on the University of Melbourne’s Hawthorn campus, Hawthorn-Melbourne is one of Australia’s largest and longest established English language schools.
Each year, Hawthorn Melbourne teach English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) to more than 1900 students from all over the world.
You can study English with Hawthorn Melbourne to:
If your age is below 18 years, it is imperative that this form be completed by your parents.
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