English Language Partners 
Auckland South

Centre area- Auckland South

Manager Julia Castles

Coordinator Li (Lily) Hao  Office Manager/Coordinator Fiona Nicol

Physical Address 89 Great South Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland 2025    

Postal Address PO Box 23370, Hunters Corner, Manukau, Auckland 2155

Phone (09) 278 9099        Fax (09) 278 9098

Email aucklandsouth@englishlanguage.org.nz

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2011 Anual General Meeting

We adpoted our new Constitution at the May 3 AGM. Attendees enjoyed our guest speaker Ian Robinson speaking of his travels in Afganistan. A tasty supper contributed by Fiona Nicol was also enjoyed by all.

Our guest speaker Ian Robinson, a travel Writer, introducing his trip to Afghanistan. He's written a book  ‘Tea with the Taliban-Travels in Afghanistan ' accordingly.

Our committee member Colin Dowling explaining the changes to our Constitution.

Members of audience

AGM Agenda and Proposed Constitution.

Please note the following documents (1, 2, 3) related to the proposed changes to our Constitution (Rules).

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Teach English

Volunteer home tutors

We run tutor training programmes every year. The training venues are located in the eastern or southern area.

We aim to train community volunteers as ESOL home tutors who will provide one-to-one English language support to adult learners.

What do ESOL home tutors do?  They assist adult learners to participate effectively in their community. Each ESOL home tutor works with a learner, giving regular help, usually on a weekly basis, in the learner's home. The home tutor works with the learner for a specified time period, as agreed with the scheme coordinator. Volunteers receive formal training to prepare them for their role. This training includes sessions on cultural awareness, different learning styles and needs, and teaching English in the context of everyday life. 

More details abut this volunteering job

2012 volunteer tutor training programme

You will get a Certificate in ESOL Home Tutoring when you complete the assessments successfully.

Tutors are required to complete Learner Progress Summary twice a year nowadays. The LPS measures how much progress a learner is making towards independence and confidence in using English in everyday life. It is useful to see how much progress your learner has made in all four skill areas of speaking/listening and reading/writing.

Please download a Learner Progress Summary Report and Guide Sheet to Use LPS.

Learn English  

Groups for learners

Free to adults who have Permenant Residence

Group list for Term 4, 2011 

Term dates for 2012 list 

English for Employees

Free weekly flexible programme for people who are working and want to improve their language, literacy and numeracy for the workplace.

English for Migrants

One-to-one lessons in your home with a qualified English teacher for those who have pre-paid for English lessons through New Zealand Immigration agency.

Newsletters

November 2011

September 2011

June 2011 

February 2011

Students' newsletter

October 2011

May 2011

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Centre activities

International Mother Language Day

Monday February 21, 2011

Did you know there are more than 7000 languages spoken around the world but one dies every 14 days, according to researchers. The UN says any moves to promote mother tongues will not only increase linguistic diversity but will also develop a fuller awareness of cultural traditions "to inspire solidarity based on understanding, tolerance and dialogue".

Durga Ray, manager of Citizens Advice Bureau, Language Link, talked about their work. CAB Language Link provides information, advice, advocacy and interpretation to non English speakers.  They provide support with 26 languages and solve many issues for new settlers through their conference call system. 

 

Race Relations Day 2011

The theme of this year's Race Relations Day

‘People in Harmony'

Author and immigrant Dr Edwina Pio and speaker at our last AGM says that although many immigrants love New Zealand, it is not always a bed of roses for them settling here and New Zealanders can truly embrace the diversity and opportunities immigrants bring to their new homeland.

We had a successful meeting with the Indian Ethnic Community Stakeholders on March 22, 2011.

It was a great forum for learners and ethnic community leaders to tell us what they need from us, to help them settle more effectively in New Zealand.

   

Celebration of Race Relation Day

Inderjeet Bajwa

New Zealand is a land of migrants and to celebrate the collaboration of different communities, 21^st March is celebrated as "Race Relations Day" every year.

I teach different nationalities. On this day, we all had an experience of learning different languages. I wasn't delivering a lesson but I was learning the different languages like other students.

It was great fun, especially when my dear student said "No, teacher say like this." It was an enjoyable learning experience.

All my students had a chance to be a teacher in class on this day. We drew a table on the whiteboard and wrote different languages to have a visual of how it is written.

The participation of the learners was very exciting. They felt great to teach their native languages .They felt closer and shared views and thoughts.

I would conclude by saying "Feelings are the same; it is just the words and sounds how they are of different nations that cause the barrier to communication".

 

Huong wore Vietnamese dress and brought Vietnamese noodles.	Lakwinder wore her Indian suit and brought some traditional dessert.
Ajaib Singh wore his Indian clothes and brought "chana Bhatura".	Thang brought Vietmese Spring Rolls to class.
Krishna Kumari wore a beautiful sari and  brought "Halwa"- Indian Dessert.	Jenny wore a traditional Chinese top. She came to New Zealand a long time back in 1964 .She told the class her interesting story of settling in New Zealand.