This is HD’s last week at Languages International as he is retiring after having taught here since the year 2000. In honour of the occasion, our teacher Sally MacGregor interviewed HD. 1. How is it that you were born in England, but now live in New Zealand? I trained as a high school teacher in
This year Languages International is celebrating 40 years of teaching English to students from all around the world and 30 years as New Zealand’s first Cambridge CELTA centre. Thank you to everyone who came to our 40th Anniversary party to help us celebrate. The voice over for this video was taken from a speech given
The contented smile of a language school director, James Upton, Nelson English Centre, 30 years after he did the first ever Cambridge CELTA* run in New Zealand, here at Languages International in November 1988. (*Actually, back then it was the RSA/UCLES Preparatory Certificate in TEFL). Now Languages International is training the next generation: Lucy Upton
September was a busy month at LI as our Regional Marketing Manager Larissa Merz was in Russia, Kazakhstan and Turkey, participating in a number of New Zealand-themed events. Every city was buzzing with activities, as large groups of attendees gathered to learn about the exciting opportunities Languages International offers to international students. There were school
From 5 November 2018, Languages International will be offering IELTS academic writing evening lessons for people aiming for a high IELTS score (7.0 or 7.5) for further study or professional registration and who want to focus exclusively on the Writing Sub-Test. This evening course focuses on accuracy of grammar and vocabulary as well as building your
Yamile Almeida from Colombia has just finished a 24-week English course at Languages International. She made excellent progress in that short time: starting in our Elementary class (level 2 of 8 levels), she advanced all the way to Upper Intermediate class (level 6 of 8). Because Yamile is such a successful learner, we asked her
Follow Mark of Finland as he starts his new life in Auckland, New Zealand. Markku is an IT project manager who recently came to New Zealand on a Working Holiday Visa. Below are Markku’s videos of Auckland, which also include some great footage of his trips to other parts of New Zealand. In these videos
Last week Languages International’s students and staff brought cans of food to school to donate to the Auckland City Mission. Our Accommodation and Student Welfare Manager, Charlene, had the idea, and coordinated the drive. Cans kept arriving at the school’s reception all week, and on Friday we were able to give two big (and extremely
Yesterday we were sad to say goodbye to our Brazilian Student Advisor Gabriela. Gabriela has done a wonderful job of supporting our Brazilian students over the last five years. We wish her all the best in her new career! We are happy to welcome Rose back to Languages International as our new Brazilian Student Advisor.
My classmate Luciano and I went on a 5-day trip to Tongariro. It took about 5 hours by car from Auckland to Tongariro, but it didn’t feel that long to us because we were enjoying ourselves. We were saying “Enjoy the moment!” to each other whenever something was difficult. This trip cannot be expressed in
