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Adult Migrant English Program

TAFE SA English Language Services (ELS) delivers the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) across South Australia. This is the Australian Government’s nation-wide English language program. Classes at ELS are full-time or part- time, day or evening. In addition, students can study by Distance Learning, privately with e-learning modules or with a volunteer Home Tutor who visits for two hours per week.

Humanitarian entrants and migrants aged 18 years and above with less than ‘functional English’ may be eligible for this program. Check eligibility at TAFE SA English Language Services, Level 5, 127 Rundle Mall, Adelaide SA 5000 Run by TAFE SA English Language Services (www.els.edu.au)

Tel: (08) 8226 6555. Eligible students must register within the first 6 months of arrival in Australia. Entry to classes may occur only in the first two weeks of each school term.

At: TAFE SA campuses in Rundle Mall, Salisbury, Noarlunga, Mt Gambier, Renmark and Naracoorte, as well as many suburban and regional settings including Murraylands Migrant Resource Centre at Murray Bridge.

For more information about the AMEP, visit the Department for Immigration’s interactive map of settlement services

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Intensive English Language Education

Intensive English language and orientation to South Australian schooling

For young humanitarian entrants without proficient English, and / or without continuous schooling experience

Run by the Department for Education and Child Development (www.decd.sa.gov.au)

In 18 primary IEL centres (17 in metropolitan Adelaide and 1 in Mount Gambier), 1 secondary (Croydon) and 1 adult-entry (Thebarton)

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Interpreting and Translating Centre (ITC) (www.translate.sa.gov.au)

Provides fee based 24 hour interpreting and translating services in approximately 140 languages and dialects, including:

• Translation from English or into English
• Checking of Translations
• Editing and Proof-reading
• Certified Translations
• Affidavits

At: 24 Flinders Street, Adelaide

Office opening hours: 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday

Tel: (08) 8226 1990 (Interpreting)

Tel: (08) 8226 1980 (Translating) 

Email: itc@sa.gov.au or phelland@bigpond.net.au (after hours)

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Kilburn Community Centre

English classes and ethnic schools (Turkish, Swahili)

For those living in Kilburn, Blair Athol and surrounding areas

At: 59 Gladstone Avenue, Kilburn

Run by the City of Port Adelaide Enfield (www.portenf.sa.gov.au)

Tel: (08) 8349 8363 Email: leigh.goodenough@portenf.sa.gov.au

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Learn English Online

Free online tool to assist learning English, including games, stories, listening activities and grammar exercises

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Multicultural, Languages & Learning Resource Centre (www.aboriginaleducation.sa.edu.au)

Provides a library service to educators state-wide across all levels and sectors

to support curriculum relating to multicultural and intercultural understanding, languages, ESL and IELC. Also supports research by educators, pre-service educators and community members

For educators and community members

At: 255 Torrens Road  West Croydon 

Tel: (08) 8301 4850 Email: decdamllrc@sa.gov.au

Normal opening hours during term time and school holidays: 9am – 5 pm Monday to Friday

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My Language Web Resource

Provides free online access to search engines, web directories and news in over sixty languages including an interactive space for public libraries and CALD communities to share ideas, resources, news and inspiration

(www.mylanguage.gov.au)

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Public Libraries

Libraries provide a variety of resources in a range of languages, including free access to the internet, free lending of books, magazines, CDs and DVDs, programs for children and adults, and access to other services

Run by local councils

State-wide

See the Libraries SA website for more information

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Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS)

An interpreting service for people who do not speak English and for the English speakers who need to communicate with them. It provides immediate telephone interpreting services, as well as pre-booked telephone and on-site interpreting.

Available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for any person or organisation in Australia requiring interpreting services.

Provided by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (www.immi.gov.au)

To use an interpreter over the telephone call Tel: 131 450

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