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Southern Lakes English College (SLEC)

Southern Lakes English College (SLEC)

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School Info

Basic information

  • Enrollment
  • students
  • Airport Pickup
  • Yes
  • Telephone
  • +64 3 442-7810
  • Fax
  • +64 3 442-7815
  • Address
  • PO Box 2018, Wakatipu Queenstown 9349, New Zealand

Options

  • Urban
  • Homestay
  • Off-campus Residence
  • Private language school

Why This School?

  • - Offers a variety of top quality English language courses
    - Well-qualified, experienced and caring staff
    - Excellent modern school facilities in the very center of Queenstown

Southern Lakes English College (SLEC) About the

  • Southern Lakes English College (SLEC), Queenstown, established in 1993, prides itself on quality of education. Owners and managers Blaise & Sarah Barham, with over 40 years of ESL experience both in teaching and administration, guarantee quality of teaching and service. SLEC is a small, exclusive English as a Second Language school registered with the New Zealand Qualification Authority and is also an associate member of English New Zealand. At SLEC they pride themselves on providing a friendly, caring and exciting environment in which to learn English and experience New Zealand. SLEC offers a wide variety of top quality English language courses, including General English, International Examinations, many English plus courses ranging from English plus skiing/snowboarding (June- Oct) to English plus adventure and many others the rest of the year, Group holiday camps and more. The staff are well-qualified, experienced and caring and SLEC offer students a supportive 'family' atmosphere where they can make lifetime friendships as they study, play sport and have fun together.

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Course Information

  • Focus of Study:
    Excellent progress in all areas of English with a special focus on speaking & listening skills.

    Benefit / Goal of this course:  
    SLEC offers quality English tuition and has a high rating by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority putting them in the top level of colleges in New Zealand.

    Curriculum:
     Morning classes develop speaking, listening, pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, reading and writing skills in a communicative way and afternoon classes concentrate on developing fluency and confidence in English with the aim to develop speaking and listening skills. Students are tested every week and advanced to higher levels as competence is attained at each class level. Monthly feedback reports are also given for students. This is in the form of a tutorial with the teacher and a written feedback from both student and teacher. A certificate of attendance and a final graduation report is awarded at graduation. This course offer all levels from Beginner to Advanced. The average class size is 7 or 8 with a maximum of 14 students per class. Every effort is made to keep classes at an ideal size for effective English language instruction.

    Sample Schedule:
    (25 hours/week)
    9.00am - 12.00pm with a morning break
    12.00pm - 1.00pm lunchtime
    1.00pm - 3.00pm afternoon classes

Course Information

Class size 7 Students Schedule 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52 Weeks
Course Level 6 VISA Info Acceptance letter issue
Minimum age 16 Accommodation Homestay, Off-campus Residence

requirements

  • N/A

Course Schedule

2025-01-27 2025-01-20 2025-01-13 2025-01-06
2024-12-30 2024-12-23 2024-12-16 2024-12-09
2024-12-02 2024-11-25 2024-11-18 2024-11-11
2024-11-04 2024-10-28 2024-10-21 2024-10-14
2024-10-07 2024-09-30 2024-09-23 2024-09-16
2024-09-09 2024-09-02 2024-08-26 2024-08-19
2024-08-12 2024-08-05 2024-07-29 2024-07-22
2024-07-15 2024-07-08 2024-07-01 2024-06-24
2024-06-17 2024-06-10 2024-06-03 2024-05-27
2024-05-20 2024-05-13 2024-05-06 2024-04-29
2024-04-22 2024-04-15 2024-04-08 2024-04-01
2024-03-25 2024-03-18 2024-03-11 2024-03-04
2024-02-26 2024-02-19 2024-02-12 2024-02-05
2024-01-29 2024-01-22 2024-01-15 2024-01-08
2024-01-01 2023-12-25 2023-12-18 2023-12-11
2023-12-04
※ From the Course Starting Dates 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52Weeks(month) Choose

Fees

Tuition

School's Admin fee (NZD)$ 250
Tuition
1 ~ 12 Week 13 ~ 52 Week Week Week Week
(NZD)$ 400 / Week (NZD)$ 360 / Week
Week Week Week Week Week

Accomodation

Housing Placement fee (NZD)$ 175
Accommodation Fee
Terms Homestay On-Campus Dorm/residence Off-Campus residence
Weekly (NZD)$ 240 (NZD)$ 140

Airport Pickup

Airport Pickup (NZD)$ 65
Other Charges (NZD)$ 65    Detail

Remarks / Other Information

  • *Dates and fees are approximate and may change without prior notice.

Location


Accommodation

  • HOMESTAY
    SLEC thoroughly evaluates the accommodation that it advertises and can recommend them to be suitable for students while they are studying with us. As Queenstown is relatively small, all of these families are known by the school and are an integral part of the college. Most of the students choose to stay with one of homestay families and if the students are staying on in Queenstown SLEC can assist them
    in finding accommodation.
    Living with New Zealand families gives students the opportunity of experiencing our way of life. Homestays provide dinner, bed and breakfast Monday through Friday, plus lunch on Saturdays and Sundays.
    Homestay includes:
    • Bed, dinner and breakfast 5 days a week (Monday to Friday).
    • Bed, dinner, lunch and breakfast 2 days a week (Weekends).
     
    GUEST HOUSES
    The hosts of SLEC Student houses are very friendly and caring and really enjoy entertaining and meeting people. The houses are large and comfortable homes with beautiful views within walking distance of downtown Queenstown. They host students of all nationalities in their homes, which become wonderful international families. A homestay with a difference!
    Student Houses include:
    • Bed, dinner and breakfast 5 days a week (Monday to Friday).
    • Bed, dinner, lunch and breakfast 2 days a week (Weekends).

Surrounding Area

  • Southern Lakes English College is located in the centre of Queenstown, close to shops, banks, parks, cafés and restaurants.

Facilities

  • It is made up of 6 spacious classrooms and a common room with a kitchenette and a ping-pong table. In the same building as the school, the students also have Internet via a WiFi connection and benefit from concessionary rates for the Queenstown Gym and at Discovery Lodge.

Activity

  • SLEC have a great activity programme for all their students at SLEC. SLEC have a free after school activity every Wednesday. Their school buses mean that they can travel to interesting local places away from the centre of town. SLEC also encourages students to do many of the great activities available in Queenstown such as sky diving, bungy jumping, paragliding . Maori shows and enjoying the great nature as well as socialising together at weekends. In this way, students can share great life experiences with other students from all over the world. This provides a great fun way to practise their English that they learn at school.

Top Native Language by Center

  • Many students are from Brazilia 15%, South Korea 10%, Austria 8%, Czech Republic 4%, France 6%, German 8%, Switzerland 9%, Vietnam 6%, Other 4%, Thai 8%, Japanese 8%, Chinese-7%, Russia 4%, and Saudi Arabia 8%.

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FAQ Questions

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請問學校的活動?
Q: 您好,想請問語言學校附近有什麼可以進行的活動或是可以娛樂的地方可以推薦的嗎?? A: 您好,感謝您的詢問,關於學校的活動在此跟您做個介紹。計劃為學生提供特殊的每周活動計劃。您可以參加每周三的免費活動。學校是一所私立校車可能要上一趟去上一個有趣的地區。 學生也有機會體驗高空跳傘,蹦極,滑翔傘。通過各種體驗活動,學生們將學習英語的同時,表示服有樂趣來自世界各地的提高了他們 的英語技能的學生。


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紐西蘭留學日記~~
想跟大家分享一下,在學校的時間,上課其實就像在台灣英文課一樣,差別只是台灣的老師大多都是用中文教學,而這邊當然就是都是英文了。而你在選學校的時候也要慎選中國人少的學校,說實話,中國人實在是太多了,不管你到哪個地方一定都會遇到中國人,這時候選一個中國人少的學校,可以讓你在課間時避免說太多的中文,但是像我選的學校主要是日本人和韓國人,所以上課時很少有機會和中國人說中文,只能用英文和大家交談這絕對是好事。

出國回來後,我自己覺得最有成長的就是我們一般人最弱的聽跟說了,聽力在天天的轟炸之下,一定會漸入佳境,加上你如果有心的話,多看看電視的影集或是新聞,因為國外的電視都沒有字幕的,你就只能咬著牙努力聽,聽多了適應了那速度就會有所長進的。加上每天在學校老師會教新的東西,尤其式些生活上的用法,你有時候會發現在電視中就出現了,那你以前不懂的東西就變成懂了
最重要的當然還是自己要出去去體驗看看,才能知道其中的感受了。只要你不要怕,勇敢的說,就算你的文法、發音再差,他們其實都會了解你想表達的意思,也會很樂意的跟你說話的~像一般語言學校第一天會有測驗分班,筆試的部分並不難,口試的話,只要你敢說不要有很離譜的差錯的話,通常分班時就可以分到滿高等級的班級了唷~不過其實我剛到的時候,什麼都不怕的亂說,一直都可以說的很順,但是當我學越多,知道越多常見的錯誤或是正確的文法時,我有時候反而會慢下來的想怎麼樣才是正確的說法。

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