Languages International is delighted to have received its 7th Star Award short-listing for the Study Travel Magazine (STM) Star Award in the Southern Hemisphere category. Thank you very much to our partners for your ongoing support and for voting for us again this year! Every year, language travel consultants around the world vote for their “Star” school
English and Taekwondo in New Zealand make a great combination. Just ask our champion, Victor Francey! When you study English in New Zealand, there are lots of things you can do outside class to enjoy your hobbies, interests and passions. For example, our students have joined rugby clubs and orchestras. They’ve volunteered to help the
A group of students decided to make the most of the long Easter weekend and go on a trip to explore New Zealand. Here are Patty’s impressions of their road trip: My best experience ! One of the best trips I’ve been in my life was my last Easter Holiday. My friends and I traveled
New Zealand is in the spotlight more than ever at the moment as an exciting place to visit. Auckland has also been recognised recently as a wonderful place to visit in the 2012 World Travel Awards, with the city voted Australasia’s Leading Destination by travel agents from around the world.
Samuel had a clear goal when he came to New Zealand to study English in October 2008. He intended to represent Switzerland in rowing at the 2012 Olympic games and wanted to improve his English as part of his preparation for the event. Samuel was probably the most disciplined and focused student we’ve had here at L.I.,
We are making some exciting changes to our popular and successful TESOL / TKT Course in 2012: 5-week format – in response to student feedback we’re adding an extra week to the course. TKT Practical – students can now choose to do the new Cambridge TKT Practical exam and get an extra certificate. Teaching real
View LandLopers Trip in a larger map Lonely-Planet-featured travel blogger, Matt Long has written quite a lot recently on his blog, LandlLopers, about his travels in New Zealand. While he was here he visited Waitomo, Rotorua, Christchurch, Wanaka and the West Coast, including Lake Matheson and Franz Josef Glacier. If you want to hear what
Our teachers currently doing DELTA Congratulations to our teachers HD, Emma, Simon, Melissa, Liz, Lara, Susan, Annette and Victoria, who have all passed Module 1 of the DELTA (the Cambridge Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults), which they are studying for at Languages International. HD, Emma and Liz passed with Merit. Susan and Lara
For the very first time, Languages International was proud to host the “Sakura Festival.” Originally celebrated in Japan over the course of 2-3 days, it is a time to celebrate the beauty of nature while enjoying a picnic under the cherry blossom (Sakura) trees. Although the Sakura trees blossomed 3 weeks early this year, we
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
