Study English in New Zealand is like merging the knowledge about another language with fantastic landscapes and lots of fun. The Courses offered are top quality and they cost much less than courses in USA or England due to the advantage of he exchange rates. The correlated costs to Study, such as accommodation, food, and transport are also in your advantage. That is one of the reasons New Zealand has been attracting students from all over the world. Besides that, there is another important advantage which is that there is no need for pre-visas to some countries in which New Zealand has special agreements (less cost too). If are a planing to study up to 3 months, a Tourist Visa (or permit) will be enough. Whith so much beauty and fantastic places to see, it is for nothing that New Zealand today is one of the most desirable study destinations in the world.

With new legislation implemented in July 2005, students studing English in a Full Time course with more than 6 months of duration may apply for a work permit to work up to 200 hours per week. (please consult the New Zealand Immigration to confirm this, because they change the rules very often). Courses with duration longer than 3 months, will require a Pre-Student Visa or Permit from a New Zealand Embassy, Consulate or representation in your Country. These English Courses may be registered with the New Zealand Qualification Austhority (NZQA) or they can not be offered to Internationa Students. The main types of English Courses offered in new Zealand are:.

General English - Indicated for those who want to learn the day-by-day English used to communicating on the streets with other people etc.. It work point of grammar, listening and writing, but usually doesn't comprehend technical of specific term used in Universities or academic environments. These courses are offered from the basic level to Advanced, including English to became an English teacher in your home country (Tesol). Most of the educational institutions start English courses every Monday and the student on the first day will do an internal evaluation to see in which level or class he or she will fit. If you think the level is too strong or to weak for you, just talk to your teacher to manage you to another class. The majority of these courses are usually charged by the number of weeks you want to study.

Academic English - It is similar to the general English but much comprehensive, including term and expression one will use in academic studies or in an University. There are more Technical words and the course pushes on writing due to the enormous quantity of assignments (written studies) Tertiary students will need to do. It also has different levels and the person must have previous basic English to start it. Some Institutions charge by week and some by the stage (example, level 1, duration 3 months, level 2 , duration another 3 months, etc...).

Business English - It is an English course devoted to specific areas of the market or trade. In the case of the title of this paragraph, Business. But there are other "vocational" English courses such as English for Nurses, English for It, English for Hospitality Industry, etc...These courses are also offered in levels from beginner to advanced but is not all schools that have them all or even one in offer. Usually when the school run also a vocational course, they may have the English and "something vocational" they offer, but as we said before, the majority of English Course Schools don't have this alternative. You must research to find one of your needs.

English for IELTS - The Test IELTS (International English Language Test System) is the official  English ability test both in new Zealand and Australia. They are referred of required when applying for an Immigration or to study in an University, challenging your written, speaking, listening and grammar skills. The evaluation is made from 0 to 10, being 10 a score that most Mew Zealanders and Australians can not achieve.(I've got 7.5 which is enough to write a website in English with some mistakes, or enter an University of Law). For example, the score to enter a vocational course is around 5.0. To enter a University or to someone intending to migrate to New Zealand is 6.5. The "English for IELTS" courses have a time frame, and the student must have at leat a basic English to follow the class. It is charged for the whole duration of the course.

English for Cambridge tests - These courses prepares the students for the diverse types of  Cambridge related test such as FCE, CAE, CPE .

English + Something - or Study English and do something fun at the same time. As example we can name some as English + Surf, English + Golf, English + Rugby, English + Horse riding, etc...The courses are short time courses, without any academic purpose. They are directed basically to people in vacations or visiting Australia (Tourist Visa only) so, while you have fun, you take some time to improve your English.

English Course in new Zealand requires 20 hours of study per week to be classified as a Full Time course. If the duration is less than 3 months the course is sometimes called Intensive, and a tourist visa is enough. If a Full Time Course is longer than 3 months, a Student Visa or permit will be required. All courses do not allow any work in New Zealand and you need to get a work permit in order to carry on any job.

Homestay and Airport Transfers are also offered by the schools as optional services. Anyway a Health Insurance is mandatory for all student staying for more than 3 months.

Check here our Course Guide for English Schools in New Zealand

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