Honing your language skills

The English Language Centre (ELC) offers programs that help students and professionals gain proficiency in general and academic English. ELC courses often serve as a pathway to Macquarie degrees.

Accredited by the Australian government, the ELC is an active member of English Australia and University English Centres Australia (UECA) and has a quality endorsement from the National ELT Accreditation Scheme (NEAS). Macquarie University also has one of the largest IELTS Test Centres in Australia.

The ELC offers courses for students who want to:

  • improve their English proficiency
  • improve their English to meet the English proficiency requirements at Macquarie
  • have an offer to Macquarie but want academic English training first
  • improve their English for work
  • prepare for the IELTS course.

The ELC also conducts study tours for international cohorts to experience life at Macquarie.

To make learning fun we also have an English Speaking Club (ESC), where you can meet peers, share your experiences and improve your conversational skills.