| If you're thinking of doing a homestay in Queensland, | | | | English is already pretty good, this is a very convenient |
| Australia, before you decide to go to the popular | | | | location to study something you're interested in). |
| places, like Brisbane, the Gold Coast, or Cairns, you | | | | TAFE is a more practical based education system |
| should take a look at the Sunshine Coast. The | | | | than University, so you can expect less time studying |
| business capital of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, | | | | from a text book, and more practical / hands-on work. |
| and it's surrounding suburbs, are not only home to | | | | TAFE, like SEA Academy, offers General English, and |
| some world-class educational facilities - they're also | | | | preparatory courses to enter University or other TAFE |
| one of the most beautiful places in the world to live! | | | | courses in future. In general, the TAFE curriculum is |
| This article details the different school options you can | | | | harder than at other schools, so you can expect to be |
| choose, if you decide to study on the Sunshine Coast, | | | | pushed a lot in these classes (and will probably have |
| in Maroochydore. | | | | regular homework to complete each evening too). The |
| SEA English Academy - this is possibly the best (and | | | | Students at TAFE are often from varied age-groups |
| most economical) school you can choose, if you're a | | | | and nationalities too, including a lot of migrants (TAFE |
| low-level English speaker, looking to participate in a | | | | offers a government-supported English program for |
| general English course. SEA Academy also offer | | | | migrants to Australia, called the "Adult Migrant English |
| preparatory courses for IELTS, so you can enter a | | | | Program"), so you can expect an interesting diversity |
| foreign University in one of many countries in the | | | | of opinions and a multicultural atmosphere if you study |
| future, and TOEFL, if you're interested in becoming an | | | | here. |
| English teacher yourself. | | | | Finally for international students there is the Sunshine |
| SEA Academy has small class-sizes, and friendly | | | | Coast University. The class sizes here are generally |
| teachers and teaching method, so you can be sure | | | | bigger than other schools, and the age of students |
| that you'll receive a lot of attention, and a lot of | | | | generally between 18-23yrs, so you can expect a fun |
| correction if you take classes there. SEA Academy | | | | atmosphere and lots of student clubs / events etc. if |
| has won many awards, which shows that their | | | | you decide to enroll in this school. The curriculum here |
| teaching is of a very high quality. In addition, SEA | | | | includes mainly Academic English, preparing students |
| Academy is in a very convenient location, just up the | | | | for future study at University. |
| road from the biggest shopping centre on the Sunshine | | | | So if you're considering studying in Australia, |
| Coast, "Sunshine Plaza", which means that all of the | | | | Maroochydore on the Sunshine Coast has a number |
| bus routes in the area pass very near the school. | | | | of really great schools for you to choose from. In |
| The next option you could choose is Sunshine Coast | | | | addition, not many foreigners know about the Sunshine |
| TAFE, which has a few campuses in the area, the | | | | Coast yet, so you can be sure that the class sizes will |
| most popular being Mooloolaba (15mins bus from the | | | | be relatively small, and that you'll be able to experience |
| major shopping centre "Sunshine Plaza"), and Nambour | | | | the "real" Australia. And finally, with world-class nature |
| (25mins bus from the shopping centre). Actually, there | | | | all around, and heaps of exciting outdoor activities to |
| is also a TAFE campus right next to Sunshine Plaza, | | | | choose from, we're sure you'll have an unforgettable |
| however there are no English courses there (although | | | | time while you're here! |
| they do offer some other great courses, so if your | | | | |