New Zealand’s first official OET Premium Preparation Provider We are delighted to announce that Languages International is now the first official New Zealand OET Premium Preparation Provider. To find out more about OET and what it means to be an OET Premium Preparation Provider read the announcement on Languages International’s Literacy Professionals blog. OET Preparation
New photography for our website
Languages International has sparkling new photos for our website thanks to talented photographer Kurt Langer and our Regional Marketing Manager Larissa Merz, who organised the shoot. We also owe a special thanks to our models who are all Languages International students and staff. The website will be updated with the new photos over the next few
Sharing cultures at Languages International – Japanese morning tea
Our student Tomiko is a teacher of Japanese culture. On her last day at Languages International, she treated her class to traditional Japanese green tea and dressed one of her teachers in a kimono. Thank you so much for sharing your culture with us all, Tomiko! Doesn’t Christine look lovely in a kimono?
International Shared Lunch
Last Thursday at Languages International we had an International Shared Lunch to honour the different cultures in New Zealand and raise money to help the victims of the attack on two mosques in Christchurch and their families. Students and staff of more than 20 different nationalities and many different faiths came together to share each
Student gives outstanding presentation on ‘The Wooden Architecture of Irkutsk’ [with video]
Русский | English This week one of our Advanced English students, Kirill Sharygin, gave a fascinating presentation for all the teachers and students at Languages International about ‘The Wooden Architecture of Irkutsk.’ In Russia, Kirill is an architecture student at Irkutsk National Research Technical University. His presentation was both interesting and informative. Kirill displayed the
“You need to come here. It’s the best place in Auckland!” [Video] – Ricardo, Switzerland
Our student Ricardo from Switzerland recorded a video message for you on his last day of school. Video: Juan Cortes
Where can you see the best Christmas lights in Auckland? Franklin Road
Every year almost all the houses on Franklin Road in Freeman’s Bay are decorated with lots and lots of Christmas lights. It has become very popular to go for a walk down this street in the couple of weeks leading up to Christmas to soak up the Christmas atmosphere. If this is your first Christmas
40th Anniversary Party: Languages International turns 40
This year Languages International is celebrating 40 years of teaching English to students from all around the world and 30 years as New Zealand’s first Cambridge CELTA centre. Thank you to everyone who came to our 40th Anniversary party to help us celebrate. The voice over for this video was taken from a speech given
New Evening Classes starting at Languages International: IELTS ACADEMIC WRITING Evening Course
From 5 November 2018, Languages International will be offering IELTS academic writing evening lessons for people aiming for a high IELTS score (7.0 or 7.5) for further study or professional registration and who want to focus exclusively on the Writing Sub-Test. This evening course focuses on accuracy of grammar and vocabulary as well as building your
Mark of Finland’s Life in Auckland [Great videos of New Zealand]
Follow Mark of Finland as he starts his new life in Auckland, New Zealand. Markku is an IT project manager who recently came to New Zealand on a Working Holiday Visa. Below are Markku’s videos of Auckland, which also include some great footage of his trips to other parts of New Zealand. In these videos