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steadfast" We are here to
help you and the more you
practice the more you will
grow and learn. All of us
make mistakes some-
times.
Do not give up as the im-
portant thing is your mes-
sage, not perfection. Keep
practicing your new lan-
guage at every opportuni-
ty. If you are too scared to
say it, sing it at the top of
your lungs in the shower!
Practice, practice, practice
and have fun!
Kia ora! Hello! Ni Hao!
An nyong haseyo! Kon-
nichiwa! Talofa! Kia ora-
na! Guten Tag! Malo e
lelei! Buenos Dias!
Vanakkam! Ayubovan!
Sawadee! Namaste! Mar-
habn! Jomreep sua!
Assalamualaikum! Ma-
gandang umaga! Chao
buoi san! Bula!
Welcome to our second
new-look newsletter!
Goodness, hasn’t the year
flown? As I type what I am
thinking I am reminded of
how truly difficult commu-
nication is for people who
have not grown up in New
Zealand. Of course the
year has not literally flown
but it certainly seems to
have gone by quickly. I
have been part of this
wonderful team now for
four months and continue
to be inspired and amazed
by our incredibly diverse,
talented and capable mi-
grant and refugee commu-
nity.
A common theme that I
have noticed as I chat with
our new learners about
their needs and aspira-
tions, is a lack of confi-
dence. I say “Be fear-
less!”, or "Kia kaha, kia
maia, kia manawanui" –
"Be strong, be brave, be
About us
We work with people from
many different countries,
including China, Korea,
Japan, Thailand and India.
Last year 131 people stud-
ied English with us. Do you
want to learn English? Do
you want to volunteer to
teach English? Please con-
tact us to find out how we
can work together.
English for Employees classes
Contact us
Our office:
Rotorua Arts Village
1240 Hinemaru Street
Rotorua
Hours:
Monday, Tuesday,
Wednesday
8.45am to 4.00pm
Phone:
07 350 2395
021 08573955
Postal Address:
PO Box 2091
Rotorua 3040
www.englishlanguage.org.nz
and numeracy for the work-
place.
These classes will be every
Wednesday from 9.00am—
11.00am here at the Arts
Village.
Congratulations to Eric Alva-
On Wednesday the 10th of
September we will be starting
a brand new class specifically
for employees who are per-
manent residents. It is a free
programme for people who
are working and want to im-
prove their language, literacy
rez, Suk Hwang and Jung
Hee (Sylvia) Kim who recent-
ly graduated from this pro-
gramme. Well done to you
all . A fabulous achievement.
If you know of anyone who
would benefit from this new
class please talk to Anna.
English Language Partners Rotorua
Celebrating Cultures September 2014
Newsletter
On Tuesday the 19th August
Liz, Bridget, Betsy, Dick,
Glenda and myself traveled
to Hamilton to spend several
hours with the English Lan-
guage Partners Waikato
team. It was a great chance
to share ideas and
knowledge and we all came
away buzzing with enthusi-
asm. Thank you so much to
the manager Jo de Lisle and
her team for hosting us and
making us feel so welcome.
A huge thanks must also go
to Janne and Laurel who
stayed back and held the fort
here as we went off in search
of development opportuni-
ties.
Jo and Diana Hummel, ELP
Waikato Coordinator, have
support from Trust Waikato
funding for a rural project.
This has allowed them to
offer services in small rural
towns in the Waikato region.
This is something that we
would also like to offer in the
wider Rotorua area. We have
plans to start a course on
farm just out of Tirau to cater
to the needs of a Filipino
community there.
We welcome Bridget Skinner
to the team. Bridget is very
knowledgeable in all things
rural and qualified to teach
English as a second lan-
guage. Welcome, Bridget -
we look forward to working
with you to meet the needs of
our migrants working on our
farms and service industries.
be held in the Eric Bridge-
man room, here at the Arts
Village. The focus of this
workshop will be
‘Refreshment’. I have had a
number of tutors asking for
this and more information will
be posted to you directly. I
encourage you to attend if
you are able as I am sure
you will take something away
to share with your learners.
Training dates have been set
for our new volunteer home
If you fall into this category,
there are a few interesting
things coming up.
On Wednesday the 24th
September from 1.00-3.00pm
there will be a workshop for
all current home tutors. It will
tutors who have registered
their interest with us. This will
be held over the first and
second weekends in October
from 9.30am-3.30pm. Infor-
mation packs have been sent
out.
This is an NZQA approved
programme. If you know of
anyone who may be interest-
ed in becoming a home tutor,
or you have any questions
please give Anna a call to
discuss.
Existing and New Volunteer Home Tutors
acknowledge our commit-
ment to learning and teach-
ing.
We decided that a “pot-luck”
morning tea was the best
way to celebrate. This means
that we will all bring a small
plate of food to share, and
put it out on the table for eve-
ryone to enjoy. (Wikipedia
has an interesting definition
of the origins of this term.)
Please come and celebrate.
Where: The Arts Village
When: 8th September
Time: 11.00am
Come and Celebrate with us!
Monday the 8th of Septem-
ber is International Literacy
Day and the start of Adult
Learners Week.
We think that this event is
worth celebrating and invite
all learners, supporters,
home and class tutors to
come and share stories over
a cup of tea.
This is a time to pat our
selves on the back and
Working Collaboratively
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“all
learners,
supporters,
home and
class
tutors”
On the last Friday of every
month, English Language
Partners Rotorua host a
lunch time event that gives
everyone a chance to learn
more about migrants in our
community.
This event was started by
Heather from Settlement
Support, and it was such a
well attended and fabulous
initiative we have decided to
continue with it. Settlement
Support has undergone ma-
jor restructuring and are no
longer in a position to offer
this.
Waitsu Wu, English Lan-
guage Partners committee
member, has kindly offered
to volunteer her services and
help facilitate this event.
On Friday 29 August, Priya
Jayathilaka spoke to around
thirty people about life in Sri
Lanka and the transition her
and her family experienced
as a result of migrating to
Aotearoa, New Zealand.
We learnt that Sri Lanka has
a population of 20,277,597!
The official languages are
Sinhala and Tamil and that
the literacy rate is 97.3%.
Wow! Impressive statistics!
Priya also told us that there
are over twenty five varieties
of bananas grown in Sri
Lanka and their main export
item is tea.
The government in Sri
Lanka provides free educa-
tion for students at school
and university although at
university level, students
pay exam fees.
Thank you Priya. All who
attended thoroughly enjoyed
listening to you.
If you are interested in being
a speaker please contact
Anna or Waitsu.
our clocks forward one hour
before we go to sleep on
Saturday 27 September so
we are on time for our Sun-
day activities! The thought
process behind this is that it
will allow us more daylight
hours at the end of the day to
enjoy summer activities.
Daylight savings started a
century ago and has both
supporters and critics.
In 2007 the Minister of Inter-
Daylight savings will begin
again on Sunday 28 Septem-
ber 2014.
This is the time that we put
nal Affairs Hon. Rick Barker
announced on 30 April 2007
that the period of daylight
saving would be extended
from the last Sunday in Sep-
tember until the first Sunday
in April.
There is lots of information
about the history of daylight
savings on the internet. I
visited the department of
Internal Affairs website to
learn about this.
Clocks go forward one hour on 28 September
The course will run from 16 Sep-
tember to 9 December 2014; 6-
9pm Tuesdays at Community
House, 1115 Haupapa Street,
Rotorua.
Dr Margriet Theron will teach the
course. Margariet has a Certifi-
cate in English Language Teach-
ing to Adults and degrees in
management, marketing, science
and communication. She is a
Trustee of Speech NZ, and has
taught this course since 2011.
Dr Theron is Vice- President of
the Rotorua Multicultural Council,
Deputy Chair of the Geyser
Community Foundation, Past
President of the Rotorua Cham-
ber of Commerce, and a quali-
fied interpreter.
An information session about this
course is to be held at 6.00pm
on Tuesday, 16 September 2014
at Community House, 1115
Haupapa Street.
If you would like to know more
email Margriet Threon at the-
Professional Speaking for Migrants Course This course is for migrants who
want to speak with confidence
and clarity in any situation.
The course will enable learners
to prepare for job interviews or
promotions and develop listening
skills in New Zealand English.
The programme is free, funded
by the Mokoia Community Asso-
ciation. Learners pay their own
Speech NZ examination fee of
$127.00 to gain a formal qualifi-
cation.
Neighbours in our community
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“prepare for job
interviews or
promotions and
develop
listening skills
in New Zealand
English”
SPEAKING
LISTEN
READ
WRITE
EDUCATE
CREATE
COMMUNICATE
FUN
BRAVE
PRACTICE
TALK
CLASSES
Have a go at finding the
words hidden in the puzzle.
Simply circle the letters or the
whole word from the list on
the right of the puzzle.
Print off copies and have
races with your friends to see
who can find all the words in
the shortest time!
You can create your own
worksheets online @
www.atozteacherstuff.com
.
Word finder fun!
International Literacy Day Arts Village, Monday 8 September, 11.00am
Adult Learners’ Week Arts Village, Monday 8 September,11.00am
New English for Employees Class Wednesday 10 September, 9.00-11.00am
General Election—20 September 2014 http://www.elections.org.nz
Workshop for 1 to 1 tutors Arts Village, Wednesday 24 September, 1.00-3.00pm
Professional Speaking for Migrants course Email Margriet Theron - [email protected]
Home Tutor ESOL Training Arts Village 4, 5, 11, 12 October 9.30am-3.30pm
On the horizon Find out more
English Language Partners Rotorua would like to acknowledge the support of our
funders:
Tertiary Education Commission
ELP New Zealand
Lottery Grants Board
Rotorua Energy Charitable Trust
Rotorua Arts Village
Celebrating Cultures Page 4
More volunteer home tutors needed
Tutors—if you are thinking of taking on another learner but haven’t yet taken that step…….please take it in the
direction of my office! I have a number of learners waiting to be matched. We are running a new home tutor train-
ing programme in October, however we do have learners out there who need help now. Give me a call or come
and see me if you feel you are in a position to help.
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