On 7th June 2018, I took a group of 9 students from the Brisbane School with me to visit the Aboriginal community of Cherbourg on behalf of the Langports Foundation. Cherbourg is a historic place of great significance to Indigenous Australians in Queensland. This is one of the settlements that Aboriginal Australians were moved to from […]
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Hello all! My name is Michele, and I have had the pleasure of teaching at Langports, Sydney since 2016. Prior to that, I had a 17-year stint teaching English overseas, during which time I was fortunate enough to also train as an IELTS examiner. Once I became registered, I spent the following eight years working
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Over the past 13 years of working at Langports, and all the years before that growing up around International Students, I have observed students of all ages and all nationalities adjust to their new lives in Australia. Some adjust without any difficulty at all, whilst others find it very difficult. The reality though is that
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Our Brisbane and Gold Coast students tell us about their fun experience as being part of a team during the Langports Games. They all have a fantastic team spirit! Boys Soccer – Francesco “It was a very good experience to play soccer with people from different nationalities. We practised every Tuesday and it was really
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Hello from the Marketing team! Almost a week has passed since the excitement of the Langports Games happened! A big thank you to everyone who participated in the Games and made it such an exhilarating event! The score was tight and both teams played amazingly, but in the end, our Gold Coast team won the
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At Langports, you have the option to not only improve your general English skills in our impressive UFO program but you also have the chance to enhance your academic English skills and potentially further your education through one of the many Langports’ Pathways agreements. This can all be achieved if you study English for Academic Purposes
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When we embark on the journey of learning a foreign language, we often do not anticipate the challenges that we will face. When the thought of learning a language comes to mind, many of us think “I really want to learn _____ because it sounds beautiful”, or “If I am going to live in ______, I
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In today’s blog, we would like to share the profiles of one of our teacher at our Gold Coast school, Megan, and our Gold Coast Assistant Director of Studies Rebecca! Megan Hashimoto Hobbies: Reading novels, photography, binge watching TV series Position at Langports: Teacher How long have you been working at Langports? 10 years with 4
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Choosing your English school is not always an easy process. A lot of different factors have to be taken into account and it’s easy to get lost in what is really important. This is why we came up with the important information you should ask and check before enrolling in a school. Here are 8 tips
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Hello, my name is Shane and I am the RACE (Recreational and Activity Community Engagement) Officer here at Langports on the Gold Coast. I was a volunteer among 15,000, who helped shaped the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games of 2018. What is the Commonwealth Games? The Commonwealth Games is a major sporting event held every four
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