Students Vote Languages International “Best Language School in New Zealand”

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Languages International wins inaugural EducationStars award. “Uniquely in the international education industry, the EducationStars Award is awarded based on student ratings only.” explains Franziska Pfister, Marketing Manager at EducationStars. “The EducationStars Award shows that your educational services, quality and customer satisfaction are recognised by your students. At the same time potential clients can see the

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New publication by LI’s Director of Teacher Training

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Congratulations to Craig Thaine, our Director of Teacher Training, who is one of the two authors of new English for Academic Purposes (EAP) series just published by Cambridge University Press. The series is called Cambridge Academic English, and consists of books at three levels: Intermediate (B1+), Upper Intermediate (B2) and Advanced (C1). Craig has authored

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New Massey University Degree Pathway

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Languages International now has bachelor degree-level pathways with 3 of New Zealand’s leading tertiary institutions.  No IELTS exam necessary. Languages International has signed a pathway agreement with Massey University. This allows students who pass Languages International’s English for University Higher course to fulfill the English-language entry requirement for Massey’s bachelor degree courses without having to

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Our Taekwondo Champion!

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Languages International student Manuarii Bousquet took time out from studying in Auckland last week to complete in the Taekwondo New Zealand Open Championships. Manu overcame a foot injury in the final to win gold in the Under 74kgs Black Belt Senior category. His parents flew in from Tahiti to support Manu, who’s been doing Taekwondo since he was

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Workplace Literacy

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Languages International are once again proud to be sponsoring the Industry Training Federation Workplace Literacy Forum later this year. The Industry Training Federation are leading the way in bringing the sector together and raising levels of literacy amongst the New Zealand workforce. Languages International are currently working in the healthcare, compliance and local government sectors.

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Happy Lunar New Year!

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Happy Lunar New Year to all our students, partners and other friends around the world who are celebrating! May the year of the dragon bring you much happiness, good fortune and prosperity! Best wishes from all of us at Languages International!  Who’s in the photos? Photos 1 and 3Back row, left to right: Peter (Assistant

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New Zealand Ranked Best & Safest Place to Study English

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Best Quality of LivingAuckland is the best English-speaking city in the world to live in says Mercer.  Every year, Mercer ranks the world’s major cities from best Quality of Living to lowest Quality of Living. For the past 3 years, Auckland was ranked 4th equal with Vancouver.  However, in 2011 Vancouver has slipped back to

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New for 2012: Extension Classes

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We’re offering two new courses in 2012 for students who want to increase their classroom contact hours: IELTS Extra – for students at intermediate level and above who want to really focus on IELTS in preparation for sitting the exam. Three times per week from 16.15 to 18.20 (on top of a full-time course, a

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TESOL/TKT Course: Exciting New Format

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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

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HD’s advanced class write about their NZ experiences so far…

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We are practicing participle clauses in HD’s advanced class, and we have written this article about our first experience in New Zealand. When I arrived in Auckland, my aunt picked me up at the airport. The season in New Zealand was completely different to where I come from, so the weather was the opposite way

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