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WHITIREIA

Porirua , Wellington Region ,New Zealand

English Language Skills

This programme will help you develop your English language skills getting you ready to then start studying through English. Here you will be introduced to both formal and informal English and you will learn to understand written and oral English. 

This programme is taught through a combination of face to face tuition along with supervised and independent online work.

What you will learn:

  • Communicate both formally and academically 
  • Create and understand oral and written texts
  • Develop formal and informal communication skills
  • Improve English language skills to help prepare you for study
  • Actively participating in conversations

Intakes

  • Sep

Application Processing Time in Days: 5

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

PSW Opportunity

  • During study, all students on a student visa can work up to 20 hours per week during semester and full time during vacations.
  • After completing Level 7 Bachelor’s Degree or Higher Qualification, a student will get a three years open post-study work visa.
  • After completing Level 8 Post Graduate courses of 1 year, students get 1 year PSW.