Wie ist ein Sprachkurs in Australien aufgebaut?
How is a language course in Australia structured?
Language courses are developed independently by each school and usually also by all language teachers, so there are no standardized English courses. Courses at a language school in Australia usually take place in the morning. At lunchtime, you are either free for the rest of the day or have a short break, after which you go back to your classroom and continue learning, especially on intensive courses and exam preparation courses. The content of what you learn depends on the objective of the course (e.g. business courses) and the language level (A1, A2, B1,...). In most cases, however, you will be taught the rules of grammar or these will be repeated and intensified, you will learn new vocabulary and read a wide variety of texts. As a beginner, you will also be encouraged to write and present your own texts in order to practise your pronunciation and fluency. In addition, listening comprehension is usually practiced in an English course, not only through communication with the teacher or other students, but also through radio reports or special audio learning texts, songs, film sequences or similar. In a language school in Australia, a lot of role-playing is usually used to put what has been learned into practice and create everyday situations. This makes lessons less rigid and encourages students to actively participate. You should expect that you will usually be given homework every day, which you should have completed by the following course day. This is a good opportunity to review what you have learned in class and prepare for the next lesson. The amount of homework can vary greatly, especially between the individual course types.