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About CELUSA

CELUSA is the Centre for English Language in the University of South Australia.

CELUSA specialises in providing high-quality Academic English (AE) language preparation programs for international undergraduate and postgraduate students. The CELUSA Academic English (AE) program is for students looking to develop their skills to meet the English language admission requirements necessary for academic study at the University of South Australia, the South Australian Institute of Business and Technology (SAIBT) and the Le Cordon Bleu Academy of Hospitality (LCB).

CELUSA recommends that an intense language course of at least 10 weeks will help develop the skills to lift your IELTS score by half a bandscore. To find out your required IELTS score search our degree programs.

CELUSA meets Australia’s national quality standards in all aspects of our language programs, which includes providing small class sizes, highly qualified and experienced teachers, state-of-the-art facilities and student support services.

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CELUSA Dates

2018 Start Date End Date
CC1801 Monday 8 January Friday 9 February
CC1802 Monday 12 February Friday 16 March
CC1803 Monday 19 March Friday 20 April
1 week holiday break
CC1804 Monday 30 April Friday 1 June
CC1805 Monday 4 June Friday 6 July
2 weeks holiday break
CC1806 Monday 23 July Friday 24 August
CC1807 Monday 27 August Friday 28 September
1 week holiday break
CC1808 Monday 8 October Friday 9 November
CC1809 Monday 12 November Friday 14 December
2019 Start Date End Date
CC1901 Monday 7 January Friday 8 February
CC1902 Monday 11 February Friday 15 March
CC1903 Monday 18 March Friday 18 April*
1 week holiday break
CC1904 Monday 29 April Friday 31 May
CC1905 Monday 3 June Friday 5 July
2 weeks holiday break
CC1906 Monday 22 July Friday 23 August
CC1907 Monday 26 August Friday 27 September
1 week holiday break
CC1908 Tuesday 8 October* Friday 8 November
CC1909 Monday 11 November Friday 13 December

Sample Class Timetable

2 days morning sessions and 3 days afternoon sessions

Weekly Topic: Food and Diet
  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
08:30 - 10:30 Writing & Study Skills
- Peer correction of homework paragraph
Writing
- Paragraph unity – logical division of ideas
- Brainstorming major ideas for a body paragraph		 Writing
- Analysing model essay: transition signals & coherence
- Logical division of ideas in a paragraph
- Paragraph coherence
- Use of transition signals to show relationships of ideas		      
10:30 - 10:45 Break Break Break Break Break
10:45 - 12:45 Reading -Food
- Vocabulary from article
- Answering questions from article
Listening. Lecture: Diet and Health
- Taking notes using gapfill
- Check comprehension of lecture		 Writing
- Analysing model essay: conclusion
- Essential elements of a concluding paragraph		      
12:45 - 13:00 Break Break Break Break Break
13:00 - 15:00     Reading
- Extracting vocabulary from texts
- Checking comprehension of texts		 Seminar Presentations
- How to conduct a presentation discussion
- Presentation discussion practice
- Creating a seminar presentation outline (visual aid)
- Presentation practice		 Weekly Review
- Grammar revision: first conditional
- Introductions
Monitor weekly vocabulary sheets and help students collate weekly vocabulary
- Field any questions or issues on weekly activities / course to date, assignment due dates, expectations, workload etc.
15:00 - 15:15 Break Break Break Break Break
15:15 - 17:15     Writing
- Essay planning
- Note-taking and outlining		 Consolidation of Learning
- Use this session to work with students on any problem areas of learning and/or consolidation/catch-up work or
- Peer assess timed writing practice		 Student Oral Presentations in pairs

 

2 days afternoon sessions and 3 days morning sessions

Weekly Topic: Food and Diet
  Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
08:30 - 10:30     Reading
- Extracting vocabulary from texts
- Checking comprehension of texts		 Seminar Presentations
- How to conduct a presentation discussion
- Presentation discussion practice
- Creating a seminar presentation outline (visual aid)
- Presentation practice		 Weekly Review
- Grammar revision: first conditional
- Introductions
- Monitor weekly vocabulary sheets and help students collate weekly vocabulary
- Field any questions or issues on weekly activities / course to date, assignment due dates, expectations, workload etc.
10:30 - 10:45 Break Break Break Break Break
10:45 - 12:45     Writing
- Essay planning
- Note-taking and outlining
Listening. Lecture: Diet and Health
- Taking notes using gapfill
- Check comprehension of lecture		 Consolidation of Learning
- Use this session to work with students on any problem areas of learning and/or consolidation/catch-up work or
- Peer assess timed writing practice		 Student Oral Presentations in pairs
12:45 - 13:00 Break Break Break Break Break
13:00 - 15:00 Writing & Study Skills
- Peer correction of homework paragraph
Writing
- Paragraph unity – logical division of ideas
- Brainstorming major ideas for a body paragraph		 Writing
- Analysing model essay: transition signals & coherence
- Logical division of ideas in a paragraph
- Paragraph coherence
- Use of transition signals to show relationships of ideas		      
15:00 - 15:15 Break Break Break Break Break
15:15 - 17:15 Reading -Food
- Vocabulary from article
- Answering questions from article
- Listening. Lecture: Diet and Health
- Taking notes using gapfill
- Check comprehension of lecture		 Writing
- Analysing model essay: conclusion
- Essential elements of a concluding paragraph		      
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