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National standards may hit ESOL students

Dec 17th, 2009 | By Bonnie Tai | Category: Education reforms, Front Page Layout, IN DEPTH, Latest News, News

Disadvantages predicted for English language learners.

Tags: Anne Tolley, English, English for people with another language, ESOL, migrants, Napier, national standards, new zealand, newswire, wellington, Wellington intermediate school, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School, Whitireia Polytechnic
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Students get hooked on learning English

Nov 18th, 2009 | By Sabrina Dankel | Category: Latest News, News, Picture story

Waterfront fishing expedition gets some unexpected help.

Tags: English students, ESOL, experience, fisherman, fishing, group, hobby, Kiwi culture, new zealand, newswire, russia, spectators, Sue McNatty, teacher, waterfront, wellington, whitireia, Whitireia Community Polytechnic, Whitireia Journalism School
Posted in Latest News, News, Picture story | 1 Comment »

Health responds to needs of religion, say Saudis

Jul 29th, 2009 | By Kimberley Crayton-Brown | Category: Diversity, Front Page Layout, Latest News, News

Visiting students talk about Saudi Arabian way of care.

Tags: ESOL, health, hospital, prayer, Saudi Arabia, wellington, Whitireia Community Polytechnic
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Kiwi English is ‘wicked’ – but not ‘evil’ – to learn, say students

Dec 12th, 2008 | By Sabrina Dankel | Category: Featured Article, News

German journalism exchange student SABRINA DANKEL finds out how newcomers to New Zealand cope with learning our lingo.

Tags: Anglosphere, Asian languages, Bahasa Indonesia, China, Commonwealth of Nations, dialects, English as a second language, ESOL, European Union, first language, foreign language, Germany, Japan, Kiwi jargon, lingo, Malay, Mandarin, melting pot, multi-cultural, native language, native speakers, newswire, Olympic Committee, second language, Singapore, Spanish, Tamil, United Nations, Wellington City Council, whitireia
Posted in Featured Article, News | 1 Comment »

Immigrant learns too late – he can vote

Nov 6th, 2008 | By Newswire Team | Category: Latest News, News

Newcomers to NZ have problems understanding electoral rights.

Tags: elections, enrolment, ESOL, immigration, residency, voting
Posted in Latest News, News | 1 Comment »