English Language Courses

What is ELICOS?

English Language Intensive Courses for Overseas Students (ELICOS) are designed to enable international students to develop their English language skills for a variety of purposes.

Perhaps you need to improve your English language skills to enter a degree program at the University of Newcastle? Maybe you would like to improve your English skills to boost your career? We offer a range of programs to suit varying levels of English language proficiency.

All ELICOS courses prepare students for further study at the University of Newcastle. Currently, all our programs are being offered online as Study from Home ELICOS.

Course dates and fees How to apply

ELICOS courses and levels

English for General Purposes Courses (EGP)

English for Academic Purposes Courses (EAP)

Advanced (EAP)

Study hours

The University of Newcastle English Language Centre offers 20 hours of class per week.

Students are expected to attend classes for 4 hours each weekday.

See below for an example of our current Study from Home ELICOS timetable.

	11:30 – 12:30	12:30 – 1:30	1:30 – 2:30	2:30 – 3:30	3:30 – 4:30
Monday - Friday	Independent Learning Hour	EAP Class	Lunch Break and SEP Activities	EAP Class	EAP Class

Sample Week: English Language Centre EAP (Advanced)

Week 2 Topic: Migration

Time	Activity	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
11:30am –12:30am	EAP Lesson	(R3) Reading Skills Identifying Main Ideas	(S1) Speaking Skills Thematic questions	(L1) Listening Skills Introduction to note-taking	(W6) Writing Skills Researching articles	Week Review
12:30am – 1:30am	Task-based Activity	Task-based Activity	Task-based Activity	Task-based Activity	Task-based Activity	Task-based Activity
1:30pm – 2:30pm	Lunch Break & SEP	Speed Conversations	Chill Tuesdays	Ready to Talk!	Pronunciation Class	Cooking on Campus
2:30pm – 3:30pm	EAP Lesson	(W1) Writing Skills Reviewing sentences	(R1) Reading Skills Set reading No.2	(S1 / R4) Vocabulary Using unknown vocabulary	(L2) Listening Skills Live lecture	(S3) Speaking Skills Introduction to oral presentations
3:30pm – 4:30pm	Consolidation hour	Review key points	Review key points	Review key points	Review key points	Weekly Quiz
4:30pm – 5:30pm	E-Consults & SEP		Tuesday Movie Nights		World Sports Afternoon

ELICOS Pathways

Upon application via one of our registered Overseas Representatives, or upon arrival at the Language Centre, students will sit our Placement Test. Results of this test will determine the level that each student will commence in. Each level consists of 10 weeks of study.

Students wishing to go on to further studies will need to satisfactorily pass:

Upper Intermediate English for General Purposes for direct entry into the Newcastle International College (NIC) Certificate IV and Diploma + Provisional Entry Program.
Advanced English for Academic Purposes (EAP) for direct entry into the University of Newcastle's Undergraduate and Postgraduate degree programs, and NIC's Diploma courses.