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Euroasia is New Zealand's premier provider of foreign language courses and cross-cultural consulting services.

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Learning the Korean Alphabet in a Week The first time I encountered the Korean writing system (Hangul), I assumed it was going to take me months of intensive study to learn.

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Language study motivation tip: Pen pals and online friends

Language study motivation tip: Pen pals and online friends

Through all my years of study, I’ve found that one of the best ways to stay motivated is to regularly communicate with people who speak the language I’m learning.

For those students who do not have friends or family who can help them with this, having a pen pal can prove to be a fantastic alternative. Not only is it a lot of fun, but it’s a wonderful way to practice your writing, spelling, and…

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Language learning tip: Using Newspapers and Radio

Language learning tip: Using Newspapers and Radio

One of the best study tips I heard while learning Dutch, was to read newspapers and listen to the radio. It struck me as being a fairly dull tip when I first heard it, and admittedly, some news sources can be quite dry – however, if you select the right material, it can be a fantastic way to boost your language studies.

Keeping In Touch With The Culture If you don’t have the opportunity to visit…

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How to gain authentic travel experiences

Came across this interesting article on stuff.co.nz today, entitled “Authentic? Tourists, you’re kidding yourselves”

It’s beautiful in Oaxaca City. The Mexican town so easily charms you with its colonial architecture, its paved streets and brightly coloured buildings.

I’d been having a ball there, drinking in the bars, hanging out in the town square by the church, wandering the narrow streets,…

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Using technology to enhance language learning

Using technology to enhance language learning

I’m often asked which are the best apps and websites one can use to learn a language quickly and conveniently. The landscape is rapidly changing, so this is my answer as at July 2014, keeping in mind my answers may change in a few months.

Duolingo – probably number 1 right now. incorporates gamification features, making it fun and addictive. Social media integration adds motivation.  Web-based,…

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Event: Design Trends seminar to support orphaned Latin American kids

Check out this upcoming design trends seminar. All proceeds will go to NPH New Zealand, a charity set up to care for orphaned and abandoned children in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Thursday, 31 July 2014

6.30 – 8.30pm,

Cavit&Co, 547A Parnell Road

Tickets $60

NPH stands for Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos which means ‘Our little brothers and sisters’ in Spanish. NPH cares for over 3,000 orphaned…

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Benefits of learning a foreign language

Analysis of data from dating agencies show that people  who speak a foreign language are more…

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50 Amazing Facts about Chinese New Year 2014 - Year of the Horse

Wishing all Euroasia friends and family a prosperous year of the horse.

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Amazing story of Tim Donner - hyperpolyglot

In the Anglo-Saxon world, it’s unusual to find people fluent in more than one language. It’s even…

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2014 Euroasia course prices

The price for a standard Euroasia course has remained the same since October 2010 (we upped the price by $8 in 2010 to cover the increase in GST).

Effective 1 January 2014, our course prices will increase slightly (by 8% from $368 to $399). Of course, you…

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Japanese Film Week 25 - 30 Nov (FREE Japanese movies) in Auckland

Some awesome Japanese movies screening week of 25 November in Auckland. Free (but booking…

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"No time" is just an excuse

One of the skills most valued by native English speakers is the ability to speak a foreign language. Some may console themselves in the knowledge (or assumption) that “everyone” speaks English. Some would give it a try at some stage. Most who wish to…

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Rich Barton on power to the people at GES2013

I am blogging live from the Global Entrepreneur Summit in KL this morning.

Rich Barton talking…

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Meet Sean Shadbolt - Photographer and Chinese Language Learner

We recently interviewed Sean Shadbolt, who has been learning Chinese Mandarin at Euroasia for a…

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How to be fluent in Chinese Mandarin in 30 minutes

The short answer is this:

Hennessy XO Cognac

Or more likely this:

Kweichow Moutai, Chinese white…

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Language learning tip: Know what you want and practice, practice, practice

People learn languages for a variety of reasons. Some wish to read poetry in another language,…

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Language learning tip: Use words in context

You’re far better off remembering fewer words but practicing “in context”. Than to memorise a long list of unrelated words. Our brain pieces words together so you have a far higher chance of remembering words if you learn them in context. It’s useful to…

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