Eurolingua English Homestay - Auckland,New Zealand

  New Zealand

• Auckland: 
Auckland

Dates: Year round

Description: One-to-One Homestay, living in the tutor's home, including private room, individual and customised tuition, full-board (all meals), participation in family life and activities, cultural visits and excursions. Pick-up/drop-off at the nearest airport/railway station. A fantastic linguistic and cultural experience!!

Eurolingua One-to-One Homestay Programmes are available all year and are suitable for students of any age (16 - 75 years) and language level (beginner to advanced). Ideal for personal interest, business, travel or examination revision purposes. All Eurolingua tutors are fully-qualified teachers and native speakers, experienced in teaching their mother tongue as a foreign language.

The unique Eurolingua One-to-One Homestay Programme will ensure that you make maximum progress in the shortest possible time, whatever your starting level, beginner to advanced. You live full-board in the home of your fully-qualified foreign language tutor, receiving 4 hours per day (20 hours per week) of individual language tuition, specifically adapted to your own level, learning pace and interests, whether for business or pleasure!! The rest of the time you benefit from lots of conversational practice by participating in the usual everyday family activities of your personal tutor and family and by meeting people in the local community. You may, of course, have as much independent time as you wish. You acquire an authentic accent, total confidence and real fluency in the language.

Make spectacular progress in the shortest possible time. Individual tuition adapted to your own requirements, full-board accommodation (private room, all meals), local excursions and lots of fun!

Highlights: Type of House: Farmlet

Teaching Qualifications and Experience
Cambridge RSA TEFLA 1993. ESOL Community Education tutor 1994-2004 in Auckland. Experienced one-to-one homestay tutor.

Hobbies and Interests
Spanish, organic gardening, antiques, travelling, music, computer, walking and pottering.

Excursions and Local Attractions
Pukekohe Hill, Kariotahi black sand and surfing beach, Clarks Beach, Waiuku Forest and mouth of the Waikato river, historic township of Waiuku + museum, steam train trip and farm park (October to June), Pacific market, boat trip on the Manukau Harbour, Patumahoe Water Lily Gardens, Botanical Gardens, Saleyards, horse trotting practice, horse racing, car racing, Awhitu Peninsula and Pukekohe for souvenir shopping.

Accommodation, Facilities and Local Area
The property is a farmlet, with 4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms, 500 metres from a delightful village in the heart of market garden country in the Franklin District. The nearest town is 9 minutes away and Auckland, New Zealand's largest city, is 1 hour by train or 45 minutes by car.

There are 7 sheep (4 white and 3 black) 2 of which are tame and can be fed and petted. The student accommodation is self-contained and has a large study/homework area overlooking the garden. There are tea-making facilities, TV, electric blankets, fridge, heated towel rail and gas fire. Sandy beaches are close by. Golf courses, a sky diving centre, horse stud tours, fishing trips, jet boat rides and many other activities are all available in the vicinity.

I have taught almost every nationality and having studied and learnt other languages myself, I am sympathetic to the language learner. I have a lot of patience and really enjoy connecting with people. Over the years I have taught folk from 5 to 50+ years and made many friends. I was a refugee support worker in 2001 and have been a mentor to a secondary school student. Both these activities involved courses centred on understanding the human race !

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: 1600

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to New Zealand Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Exit DebriefingAbroad
• Job and Internship Network

Eurolingua Institute's Mission Statement: The Eurolingua Institute provides group and individual customized tuition in modern languages, paid work experience programmes, internships, and unique immersion programmes living in the teacher's own home. The Eurolingua Institute currently teaches 11 languages at over 70 schools in 40 countries and at over 150 homestay locations worldwide.

Year Founded: 1993