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From The Advertiser newspaper by ANNA VLACH

August 23, 2006

United nations of learning in city

ADELAIDE is the nation's fastest-growing market for overseas students seeking English language tuition.

If Adelaide City Council has its way, those numbers are going to increase.

Lord Mayor Michael Harbison and councillors Bob Angove, Judith Brine and Peter Darley have visited Adelaide sister city Christchurch where they met the Canterbury Development Corporation to hear about New Zealand's success in attracting overseas students to undertake English language courses.

On return, Mr Harbison said Adelaide was ready to follow suit. "With more promotion, I am confident the sector could expand and attract new operators," he said.

Denise von Wald, chief executive of Education Adelaide, the organisation that promotes Adelaide to overseas students, agreed.

The number of overseas students coming to Adelaide to study English has increased by 20 per cent in the past 12 months, she said.

SA Adelaide Language Centre director of studies Margaret Dyer can testify to that figure.

The centre, which has 110 students enrolled compared with last year's 90, is outgrowing its Angas St premises, she said.

"When we opened in 1994 we only had one student and two teachers," she said. "But now the potential to expand is everywhere."

Ms Dyer said the majority of the students at the centre were from South-East Asia.

"But we also have students from South America and European countries like France, Germany, Italy and Spain and some from India who are completing further study at the University of Ballarat's Adelaide Campus," she said.

 

Letters Home

 SAALC students were well represented in the awards for the recent "Letters Home" competition run by Study Adelaide.

Students in five categories were asked to write a letter to their family giving their impressions of life in Adelaide from a students' perspective.  They were invited to draw on their personal experience and to write about the highlights and challenges (if any!) of coming to Adelaide to study.

We were delighted that one of our students Li-Chieh FAN was the winner in the ELICOS category.  Li-Chieh was presented with a cheque for $500 at a special Ceremony at the Festival Centre.  Another SAALC student, Naeem AL HARBI, received a Highly Commended Award for his letter about his life in Adelaide.

 Please click here to read Li-Chieh and Naeem's letters.

 Congratulations Li-Chieh and Naeem.

Moon Festival

 SA Adelaide Language Centre had a really happy afternoon on Friday, 6 October 2006 when students and staff celebrated the Moon Festival.

 Many students at SA Adelaide Language Centre are from Asia so the Principal decided to celebrate this special day for the students.

 The students from Room 10 prepared the celebrations two weeks before the event.  Their teacher, Kaite, helped them.

 Firstly, they discussed the performances and some traditional games.  They decided to sing a Chinese song with a Chinese instrument and then put on a play.

 Secondly they made the stage props.  There were 10 suns, 4 clouds, 1 big moon and some other things.  Every student was involved and made everything beautifully.

 Thirdly, they practised the song and the play.  It was an important thing.  All the students took part in the play and worked hard.  They worked as a team.  After practising three times, the play was very funny and interesting.  The other students were looking forward to that day.

 It was Friday, 6 October 2006.  In the afternoon all the students sat on the ground in the gym.  They were waiting for the actors!  They talked about the play.

 After the Principal greeted the students, the performance began.

 Six girls sang the Chinese song.  Their voices were sweet but they were a little nervous.  Then one of the male students from Room 10 read a poem about the moon while a girl played the Hu Lu Si instrument.  After that it was the play!  It was about the moon princess Chang Er and her husband.  The play made everyone in the audience laugh.  At the end of the play, the actors gave out sweets and moon cakes to the audience.  We should all be grateful to SA Adelaide Language Centre for preparing the food.

 Finally, all the students played games together.  They really enjoyed the time.

 Here are some photos of the actors.
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