English New Zealand PD Workshops
DynaSpeak hosted the recent English New Zealand Professional Development workshop. Following on from the CEFR workshop, the event from 4.15 - 8 pm the workshop was only for English New Zealand members. PD and networking is a benefit of membership and approximately 80 staff from member schools attended. There was a formal Maori welcome and song, and a performance by Te Roopu Raukawa from Auckland Museum. The session topics were: Using visual aids in the ESL classroom; Effective teaching; Building confidence...Read More >27 Mar 20140 CommentsEnglish New Zealand and Cambridge English - CEFR workshops
English New Zealand and Cambridge English cooperated to bring Mary Jane Hogan to New Zealand for the recent CEFR workshops. Workshops were held in Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland and there was an excellent turnout from member school staff. The workshop was also open to Cambridge English contacts and it was great to see a number of non-member staff attending, from both private and state tertiary providers. View pictures and for more information on CEFR visit Cambridge English Read More >27 Mar 2014Jovem Nerds Tour of New Zealand
"Tudo sobre os lugares que visitamos na NerdTour Nova Zelândia!" Jovem Nerds toured New Zealand recently and visited a number of our member schools throughout New Zealand. Read about their tour on http://jovemnerd.ig.com.br/jovem-nerd-news/informe-publicitario/tudo-sobre-os-lugares-que-visitamos-na-nerdtour-nova-zelandia/ Read More >27 Mar 2014John Langdon - A pioneer of NZ's English Language Industry
27 Mar 2014
It is with great sadness that we let you know about the passing of John Langdon - our thoughts go out to his family and his many friends around the world. John built his Dominion English School on his love of learning and his love of people. From 1969 until 5 years ago, that was where he worked every day, creating a unique school. John was a foundation member of FIELS (which became English New Zealand), where he was the first...Read More >
English New Zealand Professional Development
27 Mar 2014
English New Zealand held a very successful PD workshop and networking event for members on 5 April. The event was hosted by Kaplan International Colleges in Auckland and attended by over 80 academic staff from our member schools - some travelling from as far as Queenstown to attend. Sessions covered a range of topics including new ideas for reviewing, language advising for learner autonomy, creative ways to use a newspaper in your classroom, the importance of concept checking, giving effective feedback,...Read More >
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