Hi, my name is Kally and I’m an English Language Teacher at Langports, in Sydney. I’ve been at Langports for 6-months and I love teaching students from all over the world. I often get asked the following question by my students “How can I improve my English?” Well, there are many ways you can […]
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Australia Zoo On the 23rd of March, 27 students and I attended one of our most popular activities, Australia Zoo. Australia Zoo is home of the crocodile hunter ‘Steve Irwin’. It is located 60 minutes north of Brisbane in the Sunshine Coast. Steve Irwin’s parents first opened Australia Zoo but now it has
Travelling Down the East Coast of Australia A few months ago, we had the wonderful idea to organise a trip. The plan was to cover all of the east coast of Australia from Cairns to Sydney with one of my best friends who I met whilst I was in Australia. At first, we had no idea
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Live, Love, Learn Living in a student accommodation or with a host family is an amazing experience. When you start your lessons at Langports, you find yourself with many like-minded individuals in your class. You might live close to the heart of Sydney or near the campus, and usually find some friendships quickly that will last
Indigenous Educator, Waverley Stanley has been recognised in the Australia Day 2019 Honours List We would like to share a wonderful thing that happened to our friend Waverley Stanley, the Founder of Yalari. He started a charity to help Indigenous children to attend the best high schools in Australia. As a result, young people get
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Last Friday one of our scholarship recipients graduated! This was very special to us since our English programs have an even more profound impact on the lives of disadvantaged students. Tai’s Story Tai is our second SAYL scholarship recipient from Vietnam. He received the opportunity to study English at Langports Brisbane for one year, during what we call the ‘Study Abroad
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During the Christmas New Year period Langports Brisbane was host to 81 students and 9 Tour Leaders from 5 different High School groups in Japan. The students’ ages ranged from 10 to 17 years old. For many of them, this was their first trip anywhere overseas! December and January are winter time in Japan. As
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Hey guys! My name is Deniz and I’ve been teaching at Langports Sydney for just over a year now. Today, I want to talk about one of the biggest challenges faced by many of our intermediate students. It is called ‘hitting a plateau’. Let me define plateau /ˈplatəʊ/ through an example I was 14 years
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1.Improve brain health There have be numerous studies that show the many cognitive benefits gained from learning another language. These benefits can include better focus and concentration, memory improvement, longer attention span and increased listening skills. 2.Become a better learner When you learn a new language, your brain automatically finds a way to learn more
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As another year has come to an end, it is time to reflect on what we achieved in 2018 and look forward to making a positive contribution in 2019. January started with the introduction of our new Platinum Program, an exciting combination of study and culture for students over the age of 40. Enthusiastically ran
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