English Language Partners’ learner Firas Shagouri embarks on a pathway to employment. Firas Shagouri, of Syrian origin, was 22 years old when he arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand from a refugee camp in Lebanon. Firas, his parents, and some siblings …
The ELPNZ Porirua centre offers the “New Zealand Certificate in English Language” course as part of it’s syllabus. Several of the learners in this course have shown a great interest in joining the NZ Police Force. The centre invited Loretta Hunt-Tevaga, …
When Sharon Jiang joined a new course, she lacked the confidence to speak a word of English. By the end of one semester, however, she gave a speech at her graduation ceremony. Last year, Sharon immigrated from Guangdong, China, with her husband and …