Cambodian Khunly Hak was a chemistry teacher back home and the only thing stopping her from teaching in Northland is a lack of English. But she isn’t sitting on her laurels. The 44-year-old mother of three is determined to return …
My name is Navy Khuy. I came from Cambodia. I came to New Zealand in 2011. My first job in New Zealand was working in a bakery on Botanical Road in Palmerston North, then I started running my own bakery, Olympic …
It’s not easy to begin a new life in a country that’s vastly different from your own, and some migrants also face the challenge of overcoming the initial language barrier. English Language Partners New Zealand is saluting refugee and migrant …
It is not so easy to be an immigrant and come to live in another country which is so different from your own. English Language Partners do an amazing job helping people to overcome communication and cultural barriers. As immigrants, …
Giant puppets and paper lanterns lit up Wellington in a special illuminated parade marking 125 years of women’s rights to vote in Aotearoa. The lively celebration along Wellington’s waterfront on 11 August was led by Kiwis from all over the world who’ve made New Zealand their home. ‘Big Girls’ are …
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 …