Glossary - Word Meanings on the AMEP Website

Adult

In the AMEP an adult is a person who is 18 years and older.

AMEP

Adult Migrant English Program.

AMEP learning centre

AMEP English courses are provided at AMEP learning centres.

Childcare

People and services that look after your children who are under school age while you attend AMEP English classes.

Complaint

Telling someone that you are unhappy with your teacher, your service provider, your classes or something another student has said or done.

Compliment

Telling someone that you are happy with your teacher, your service provider or your classes.

Distance Learning

Learning English at home, using your computer work books, tapes and talking to a teacher on the telephone.

Eligibility

If you can join English courses through the AMEP. Your AMEP service provider can tell you if you are eligible to join the AMEP.

English course

Is a class where you can learn English at an AMEP service provider.

Feedback

Information that is given to you by your AMEP service provider about how you are going in English classes, your behaviour or a complaint or compliment you have made.

Full-time tuition

Full-time is defined as a minimum of 20 hours study per week (up to 15 hours face to face and 5 hours of independent learning per week).

Functional English

Functional English is assessed by your AMEP service provider at ISLPR 2. This is when you can speak, read, write and listen to English well enough to participate in Australian society. Your AMEP service provider will tell you when you have reached this level of English.

Home tutor

A person who comes to your home to help you learn English.

Interpreter

An Interpreter assists people who speak different languages to communicate with each other. They do this by transferring information verbally from one language into another.

Part-time tuition

Part-time is defined as a less than full-time (less than 20 hours per week).

Practise

Using English as much as possible so you remember it better.

Register

Telling a service provider that you would like to go to their English classes.

Translator

A translator transfers written information from one language into another.