My experience of learning English I am a healthy young mother of two children who came from Myanmar. Before I came to New Zealand, I lived in a Thai refugee camp. I lived in the camp for about 20 years. I had …
Former Myanmar refugees are learning new skills and English on the job with a Nelson insulation company. “Hi, I’m Johnsy Johnsy. I’m from Absolute Energy and I’ve come to install your insulation.” The greeting is simple, but it shows how …
(Pictured: Arnya Swindale, Sign Language Tutor, and Theresa Williams, Sign Language Tutor, with Nicola Sutton, Chief Executive, ELPNZ) Our ‘NZ Sign Language’ Christchurch class is unique as an English class. It’s for former refugees who have little or no previous education, no English, and are deaf. …
Sun Lyoung Kim gave a keynote address at our regions’ 2017 event. Ms Kim spoke on the 2017 Race Relations Day theme of ‘That’s us: What do we stand for? What do we stand against?’. The address was built on …
Auckland company Thermakraft finds workplace English lessons decrease the risk of damage to expensive equipment and make the factory safer for workers. The English for Employees classes – run by English Language Partners – aim to provide a ‘talking’ user manual for …
A student on our latest Work Talk course, Nikbakht Danish, was recently awarded the Outstanding Adult learner award from Wintec’s Centre for Languages. She has just completed a computer class and NZ Certificate in English Language level 4. She has …
This week is Adult Learners’ Week/He Tangata Mātauranga (4-10 Sept 2017), celebrating all adult learning whether it’s upskilling for a better job, preparing for further study, improving life skills or having fun. It is supported by the New Zealand National Commission for UNESCO …
Each week, in a modest suburban home, English Language Partners brings three cultures together. The Palmerston North home is where Trong Nhan (Edward) Nguyen from Vietnam, tutors Bhutanese refugee Ranga Lal Magar in English and the quirks of Kiwi conversation. …
On Thursday 6 July, Northland ELPNZ hosted a morning, end-of-term Hakari o te Matariki in their Rathbone Street premises. Megan Cochrane, manager, welcomed the approximately 40 guests and read a special ‘Kai Karakia’. The table was laden with, amongst others, Korean, Chinese, Indian and Thai …
The Palmerston North ESOL Literacy group have generously shared their writing pieces for World Refugee Day: