82 students and 5 teachers spent three hours cruising the Auckland harbour and partying hard last Thursday night. Prizes were awarded for best and worst hat and best dancer. What a night !!
Languages International students and teachers take part in Round the Bays
A group of students and teachers from Languages International took part in the 8.4km Round the Bays fun run on March 19. Over 70,000 New Zealanders participated in this famous event. The teachers and students had a fantastic day out.Teachers and students from Languages International
Languages International above average in International Cambridge exam results
Languages International continues to produce above average Cambridge results as seen in this comparison of International Cambridge exam results from 2004. In March, June and December, 2004 Languages International consistently topped the rankings for the main suite Cambridge exams, ahead of the country averages for Switzerland, UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Our most out-standing
Cambridge Exam results December 2005
Congratulations to our Cambridge exam students for December 2005.A total of 75 Languages International students sat FCE, CAE or CPE exams in December last year. Our students achieved an 81% pass rate for FCE, an 86% pass rate for CAE and a 79% pass rate for CPE. Our overall pass rate of 83% was higher
Frances Woolcott, new Chairperson of APPEL
Languages International is very pleased to announce that our Director, Frances Woolcott, has recently been elected Chairperson of APPEL, the Association of Private Providers of English Language. APPEL, whose members enrol about 80% of international students studying English in New Zealand, is the voice for the private English teaching industry in New Zealand.Frances has been
Cambridge Exam results June 2005
Congratulations to our Cambridge exam students for June 2005. 43 students sat FCE, CAE or CPE exams. 35 out of 43 passed their main choice exam meaning our overall pass rate was 81%. The FCE results are very pleasing with 15 out of 15 candidates passing. Overall, our results are still way higher than the
Darren Conway is Languages International’s New CEO
Darren has been with Languages International since 1993 when he was employed as a graduate teacher with experience in Australia, Europe and the Middle East. His achievements during the last twelve years with the school include:-Qualifications: DELTA and MA in Applied Linguistics completed; MBA in progress -Positions: Teacher Trainer, Manager of EAP programmes and DOS:
Winter in New Zealand
With winter here in Auckland, students and staff at Languages International are preparing for snowboarding and skiing trips.We are currently taking students to Snowplanet, just 20 minutes from Auckland, to practice. Snowplanet is the only indoor ski area in the Southern Hemisphere. It provides a safe, fun area for students to learn how to snowboard
Alumni reunions around the world
Students who have attended Languages International in the last three years gathered for five wonderful alumni reunions in Brazil in March, Russia in April and Japan in May. It was great to see a few ex-students from Porto Alegre, Rio, Sao Paulo, Moscow and Tokyo. Many stories were told of extra travel after studying at
A success story from one of our past students
My name is Zona and I come from Taiwan. This is my fourth time to come to New Zealand but it is still fresh to me. Thanks to Languages International I had a good time with my host family. The Thompson family were very thoughtful and warm hearted. During dinnertime, we always chatted and sometimes
