New Zealand Certificate in English Language (Academic) (Level 4)

Perfect if you are an upper-intermediate English speaker. You will further enhance your English skills for professional or academic purposes. You can go from here into most of our advanced tertiary programmes.

Domestic

Duration
17 Weeks Full-time
Level
4
Credits
60
Fees
$2,792*
*Approximate full qualification tuition fee
Delivery
On campus
Location
Dunedin
Intakes
February
July

International

Duration
16 Weeks Full-time
Level
4
Credits
60
Fees
$9,000*
*Approximate full qualification tuition fee
Delivery
On campus
Location
Dunedin
Auckland
Intakes
February
April
July
September
October

What You Study

When you finish this programme you will be able to:

  • understand the main ideas and key supporting details of quite complex spoken and written information on familiar and unfamiliar topics
  • take part effectively in sustained, spoken academic conversation
  • write detailed, well-developed and quite complex academic texts.

Study options after English

This programme prepares you for further study in our certificate, diploma and degree programmes. Find out more information here.

Workload

Your workload

If studying at our Dunedin Campus 
  • 20-22 hours a week in class, guided by your teacher
  • 10-14 hours a week for self-directed study
If studying at our Auckland International Campus 

You will be expected to spend about 38 hours per week (or 300 hours per Study Block) on your course work. This includes both scheduled class time and self-directed study. 

Entry

Entry requirements

Dunedin Campus 
  • We will test you and place you at the right level when you arrive. You may not be enrolled into the Certificate level that you apply for.
  • Alternatively, you can provide:
Auckland International Campus (OPAIC)

At our Auckland International Campus, this programme is delivered through Future Skills Academy in a sub-contract arrangement between Otago Polytechnic and Future Skills.

  • You must provide:
  • We will test you when you arrive to ensure that we offer you the correct level of English tuition. 

Fees

Domestic fees

Full tuition
Standard
$2,792

International fees

Full tuition
Auckland International
$9,000
Full tuition
Dunedin Campus
$8,000

Additional costs

For our Dunedin-based programme, you'll need to buy the course textbookThis will be available from your lecturer for a discounted price of $90.00.

Tuition fees

The tuition fees shown above are approximate only. There may be a slight fee increase per year once Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) rules and guidelines are applied.

Application

A change for 2023 enrolments

When you apply to study with Otago Polytechnic in 2023, you will be enrolled with Te Pūkenga, the new national network of vocational and applied education in Aotearoa New Zealand. You will learn in the same way, in the same place, and with the same people, and you will graduate with a Te Pūkenga qualification.

Get in touch

0800 762 786
International +64 3 477 3014
Email: info@op.ac.nz