Study English in New Zealand

If you have always wanted to study abroad in a new and exciting place, consider study abroad in New Zealand. For such a tiny place, New Zealand has so much to offer the international student. If you want to study abroad in a place that challenges and helps you in your professional career, think about study abroad in New Zealand

Study abroad gives you the opportunity to go to a different part of the world and learn how people operate in this part of the world. You will learn a lot about your subject of choice, meet new and interesting people, and fall in love with the opportunities in this world.

General English
Most English language schools offer general English classes. These classes do not give you a specific qualification, but at the end of them you should be able to communicate more easily in English, or be prepared to go on to further study. 

Courses with specific qualifications

Many English language schools in New Zealand offer courses which provide students with an internationally recognised qualification. If you want to study at a tertiary institution, for example, you will probably have to meet specific English language requirements, so it is important to find out exactly what standard of English you need for the course you choose to study. New Zealand English language schools offer two major English language certificates: 

• The International English Language Testing System (IELTS). This system is used at most tertiary institutions in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. It is increasingly also used in the United States. It assesses your ability to read, write, speak and listen in English.
   
• The Princeton Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL). This certificate is used in many North American tertiary institutions. It tests your ability to read, write and listen, and tests your spoken English separately.