Some very special reunions took place in March – April when Larissa Merz, Regional Marketing Manager was on a business trip around Europe. The meetings were filled with the sharing of great memories of LI and New Zealand. It was wonderful to hear what an impact students’ experience at Languages International had had on them
What You Learn on an English for University Course at Languages International
While taking this class I got a lot of skills, such as how to skim, effective notes while listening, work with other students on a research project, and write an essay using outside references and so on. There are more interesting and specialized topics in our text book than the general course. GE classes don’t
Reflections on EU1 Course.
Hello, My name is Hanan Banni and I am 25 years old. I come from Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. My family is quite small, my husband, my daughter, and I. Now we live in Auckland in New Zealand where we study. My husband has an Italian restaurant in my home town. My daughter is 19
“They look after me like a real son.”
I came to NZ 7 months ago, but I’d never stayed in a homestay before. When the contract on my apartment ran out, I decided to change to homestay, so at that time I asked my friends about homestay. I asked whether it was good or bad for them. Most of my friends just told
How to improve your academic skills, your IELTS score and your knowledge of global issues
My name is Khalid Algahtani. I am 19 years old. I am from Riyadh, in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. I have taken the English for University course to improve my academic skills and to help me with IELTS studies, because I have to get 6.5 in it. Also, I need to improve my knowledge
Playing for an Orchestra in Auckland
Hey everyone, I am Corinne Niklaus from Switzerland and I’ve been studying English since the 5th January 2010 at the Languages International School. In Switzerland I played in different orchestras, sometimes three at the same time! This explains why I couldn’t leave my clarinet at home, and I had to search for an orchestra in
My Homestay Family
I chose to stay in a family house in my first 2 months here in New Zealand because I thought it would be another way to experience a new culture, and learn how to speak English better than now. My family home is located near Takapuna Beach. It is a beautiful beach, so whenever I
Why Auckland?
A lot of people asked me, why I chose Auckland for studying English. There are many reasons. Because it’s a big city, but not crowded, and it has a lot of parks to relax in, you can do everything, whatever you like. It has wonderful beaches, beautiful restaurants near the viaduct harbour, and many stores
Have You Ever Been to the Coromandel?
The Coromandel is located to the east of Auckland. It takes 3 hours by car to get there. The scenery is beautiful. You can explore beaches and forests, but the most important place is Hot Water Beach near Coromandel town. At Hot Water Beach you can enjoy your own pool in the sand and relax,
I Did It!
One day, I discovered some brilliant news via the weekly social program at our school. That was bungy jumping on the Harbour Bridge. I have already done it 4 times. However, I had never tried bungy jumping on the Harbour Bridge. I had no doubt about doing it, so i didn’t hesitate to book this
