{"id":79968,"date":"2020-09-24T11:28:22","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T11:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.expatinfodesk.com\/?page_id=79968"},"modified":"2024-01-16T12:07:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-16T12:07:08","slug":"language","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.expatinfodesk.com\/destinations\/melbourne\/language\/","title":{"rendered":"Language"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row type=”container” padding_top=”” padding_bottom=”” el_class=”three-top-tips” css=”.vc_custom_1599875304748{margin-left: 0px !important;border-right-width: 0px !important;padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;border-right-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]English is the only official language spoken in Australia<\/a>. Although Melbourne is a highly multicultural city, it is not necessary to know any other languages. While many Melburnians are bi-lingual, thanks to either having foreign-born parents or being foreign-born themselves, languages besides English are not commonly used in public.<\/p>\n

Learning English<\/h3>\n

If you need to learn or improve your English, there are several English language schools in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

GEOS
\nLevel 1, 277 Flinders Lane, CBD
\n03 9650 0710
\nhttp:\/\/www.languageinternational.com\/en<\/a>
\nFor intensive courses, GEOS provides the most flexibility and options at a reasonable price. 2 week courses (25 lessons per week) are AU$700. Additional courses (up to 48 weeks, 25 lessons per week) are available as well.<\/p>\n

Council for Adult Education (CAE)
\n21 Degraves Street, CBD
\n03 9652 0611
\nhttp:\/\/www.cae.edu.au\/web\/<\/a>
\nCAE offer General English and a range of LOTE courses (Language Other Than English) for the polyglots among you who would like to either learn or improve a European or Asian language. Classes run in terms and enrolment is limited.<\/p>\n

Hawthorn English Language Centre
\n442 Auburn Road, Hawthorn
\n03 9815 4000
\nThis school has casual and conversational classes for those looking to improve their English, or intensive courses for those looking to learn a lot quickly. Good track record of students consistently passing IELTS (International English Language Testing System) exams after instruction here.<\/p>\n

RMIT English Worldwide
\nRMIT Building 36, Level 1, 393 Swanston Street, CBD
\n03 9657 5800
\nhttp:\/\/www.rmitenglishworldwide.com\/<\/a>
\nThis program is run by RMIT University and offers courses specifically aimed at professionals to help them excel in their industry by communicating fluently in English. Enrolment is costly and limited, but highly recommended.<\/p>\n

Language Trainers Melbourne
\nhttp:\/\/www.languagetrainers.com.au\/english-courses-melbourne.php<\/a>
\nThis company specialises in one-to-one and small group teaching. As teachers come to your office or home, this can be a good choice for busy business people, or for teaching the whole family together.<\/p>\n

Learning Other Languages<\/h3>\n

Melbourne can be a great city for learning languages other than English as many of the people who live here have travelled extensively, or were born overseas. Most language learning in Melbourne is done casually, on the basis of language exchange in a social environment.<\/p>\n

While there are no businesses or institutions that officially arrange language exchange, meetings of this type can usually be arranged through online classifieds.<\/p>\n

Just Landed Language Exchange Listings
\nhttp:\/\/www.justlanded.com\/english\/Australia\/Classifieds\/Language-Exchange<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ el_class=”city-side-bar”][vc_row_inner el_class=”sidebar-section-one”][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Top Tips” font_container=”tag:h4|font_size:24|text_align:left|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Open%20Sans%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C600%2C600italic%2C700%2C700italic%2C800%2C800italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal”][vc_separator color=”#ffffff” type=”full_width” thickness=”1″ up=”” down=””][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
01<\/td>\nGet involved with Aussie rules football. The quicker you learn the rules and pick a team, the quicker you\u2019ll be bonding with the locals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
02<\/td>\nMelbourne is filled with culinary goldmines. Be brave, be willing to look around the graffiti covered corner and you will be rewarded.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
03<\/td>\nAs fantastic a city as Melbourne is, some of the landscape that surrounds it is better. Some of Australia\u2019s most amazing scenery is on your door<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
04<\/td>\nWhile Southbank is a nice, bright area, full of gleaming new shops and restaurants, it is unequivocally viewed by Melbournians as a tourist trap.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
05<\/td>\nWhile Melbourne has a bit of a reputation for being cold and blustery, with unpredictable weather patterns, the city comes alive in the warmer summer.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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