“Russian Community” Leads the Way in IELTS

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This month the Languages International IELTS results in Auckland were particularly impressive, as the average pass mark among the Russian students reached 7.5. Congratulations to our students and their teachers, who worked so hard towards these results! The IELTS certificate is one of the most highly-valued English language qualifications in the world and is often

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New Zealand Wins UK Travel Award

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New Zealand has once again been voted a favourite destination by British travellers, Tourism Minister Damien O’Connor said today. Readers of the Guardian, the Observer and Guardian.co.uk voted New Zealand their favourite long-haul holiday destination in the recent annual Reader’s Travel Awards. New Zealand also won this award in 2006. Mr O’Connor said the win

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New Zealand Voted Country of the Year

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Jules Lund describes why New Zealand deserves the accolade of Getaway Country of the Year Popular Australian TV travel show Getaway has named New Zealand “Country of the Year” for 2008. According to the show’s presenter Jules Lund, New Zealand “really does have an adventure for everyone, incredible scenery, great cities, gourmet food and wine,

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Languages International CEO Completes MBA

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All of us at Languages International would like to congratulate our CEO, Darren Conway, on completing his MBA. This latest accomplishment adds to an already impressive resumé which includes a Masters in Applied Linguistics and DTEFLA. Darren gained his MBA from Auckland University, where he also lectures in Language Teaching Management on the Masters in

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A new Star in the Southern Hemisphere!

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Languages International has just won an international award as the best English language school in the Southern Hemisphere. The Language Travel Magazine Star Awards for language schools are voted for by language travel retaliers all around the world, and the winners were announced early in September at a ceremony in London. In our Southern Hemisphere category,

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Languages International goes Green!

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We’re proud and excited to announce that Languages International is one of the first educational institutions in New Zealand, and the first English language school in the world, to become certified carbon neutral. That means we are… trying to reduce the amount of energy we use and the waste we create; re-using materials (like photocopy

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People Movements

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This is a photo of forty-plus years of experience at Languages International! Sadly, some of that experience is going other places in the industry, with Debbie Chambers, leader of our marketing team, leaving us for the role of Manager at Study Auckland after 12 years at Languages International, first as a teacher and then in

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Auckland Voted 5th Best City in the World

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Auckland ranked fifth out of 215 cities worldwide in the Mercer 2008 Quality of Living survey. Auckland attained fifth place again this year due to factors such as its:– high levels of personal safety;– attractive rental accommodation;– good public transport;– the excellent variety and quality of its restaurants;– and great health care services. According to

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