Hat-trick for Boa Lingua – Languages International retailer wins LTM Star Award “Best Agency Western Europe” for the third time in a row

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Languages International – retailer, Boa Lingua in Switzerland won the LTM Star Award “Best agency Western Europe 2009.” “I am honoured that we won for the third time in a row. This award reflects our strong and personal relationships to our partner schools – as Languages International in Auckland, New Zealand – as well as

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Ramadan Feast – Auckland

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                          Last night, the Saudi students of Languages International prepared a magnificent Ramadan feast for the other students and staff. The food was traditional Saudi dishes, including chicken and rice, lamb kebab, hommus, three types of soup, and special Saudi coffee. We were

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Czech Students Share their New Zealand Experience

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Ahoj (or rather, Kia Ora) from Auckland New Zealand! This is our last day here at Languages International and we can’t believe that those 4 weeks just zipped away so quickly! We had great time in this school: effective teaching, enthusiastic and attentive teachers and both fun and academic atmosphere. But it was not all

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English for University Class Treats Teacher

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Last week was the end of term, and a lovely group of students from an English for University class decided to treat their teacher to thank her for all her hard work. They brought along delicious food for a shared morning tea, and gave their teacher a special keepsake to remember them by – a

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Our Graduates: Elena’s Success Story

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Elena Chernova, a former student of Languages International, has recently visited the school to share with us her “post-LIL” experience. Elena is now doing her Graduate Diploma in Computer Science at AUT (Auckland University of Technology) and says the study skills learned during her English for University course here have helped her a lot with

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Business English Students Put Theory into Pizza-selling Practice

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Let me introduce my experience in Christine’s business marketing class. We had studied the theories of marketing in business marketing class. One day, the teacher said we were going to sell pizzas the next Friday at the school. I was so excited because I wanted to apply the theories that I have studied to a

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Great Achievement of Our Staff Members

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Congratulations to Languages International staff members who graduated from Auckland University this month Our Marketing Manager Brett Shirreffs has completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration. Three of our teaching staff also graduated: Derene Els, with a Master of Professional Studies in Language Teaching; Charlie Eng, with a Master of Arts in Language Teaching; and

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Auckland West Coast Beaches

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Have you ever been on New Zealand’s amazing west coast? If your answer is ‘no’, you should go to these lovely places as fast as possible. I’ve been to three of these beaches. I’d like to describe them and give you some impressions. The easiest thing to recognise, and also the most exciting fact is that

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Languages International Students Recommend Best Travel Destinations in New Zealand’s South Island

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The following South Island destination recommendations were written by a well-traveled CAE class at Languages International: Akaroa – The Pearly Gates One place you should visit in New Zealand is Akaroa. This lovely small village is only 1 hour away from Christchurch by car, but the atmosphere is completely different. You can feel the French

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