Nicola Sutton, Chief Executive | English Language Partners New Zealand “The true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members.” Mahatma Gandhi. In New Zealand, temporary migrant workers, including international students, are particularly vulnerable …
Emma Stein teaches classes for English Language Partners Wellington and recommends games as a wonderful way to break the ice, boost students’ confidence and encourage authentic language production. Because they are having fun, students become less self-conscious and more creative …
Footrot Flats came to life with ‘gumboots on’ and ‘give it a go’ and ‘that’ll do’ in the beautiful Pohangina Valley near Palmerston North for ESOL Intensive students. After feeding the calves, and scones and butter at the homestead, each …
Upendra Rana, a former New Zealand Certificate in English Language student, just popped in to visit our Porirua centre bouncing with excitement. He’s just passed his Level 3 Automotive Engineering at Weltec and wanted to share his exciting tertiary study …
Congratulations! All on our Hutt centre’s recent ‘Professional Speaking for Migrants’ have just passed the Speech New Zealand exam they were studying for. Students in this amazing class come from Argentina, Armenia, Chile, India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka, and all …
Xiaoyan Liu, known as Yanny, arrived in Taupo in 2010, leaving a big-city life in Canton province for a quieter lifestyle. “When I came, it was very hard,” Yanny Liu says. “I couldn’t speak English, and my husband didn’t make much money, …
Exciting merger: introducing our English Language Partners Central & West centre We’re making an important change to how we deliver services across central and west Auckland. We’ve merged two of our Auckland centres: ELP Auckland Central and ELP Auckland West. We’ll …
A Nelson initiative is helping former refugees and migrants navigate their way through the complicated systems of New Zealand society. Cambodian immigrant Nary Nhean has a dream of taking her teenage son on holiday to Queenstown, to stay in a hotel …
Murali Kumar is our new manager for our recently merged ‘Auckland Central & West’ centre Murali is from Singapore and began his career as a teacher of languages. He later travelled to Australia with his family to complete his studies in …
During the Festival of Adult Learning 2019, Our Palmerston North centre’s ESOL Intensive class lent their voices to the waiata practice group at the City Library. We began with friendly greetings in Karen, Nepali, English and Maori – thanks to …
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