Eurolingua English Homestay - Sydney (Gosford)

  Australia

• Sydney: 
Sydney

Dates: Year round

Description: One-to-One Homestay, living in the tutor's home, including private room, individual and customised tuition, full-board (all meals), participation in family life and activities, cultural visits and excursions. Pick-up/drop-off at the nearest airport/railway station. A fantastic linguistic and cultural experience!!

Eurolingua One-to-One Homestay Programmes are available all year and are suitable for students of any age (16 - 75 years) and language level (beginner to advanced). Ideal for personal interest, business, travel or examination revision purposes. All Eurolingua tutors are fully-qualified teachers and native speakers, experienced in teaching their mother tongue as a foreign language.

The unique Eurolingua One-to-One Homestay Programme will ensure that you make maximum progress in the shortest possible time, whatever your starting level, beginner to advanced. You live full-board in the home of your fully-qualified foreign language tutor, receiving 4 hours per day (20 hours per week) of individual language tuition, specifically adapted to your own level, learning pace and interests, whether for business or pleasure!! The rest of the time you benefit from lots of conversational practice by participating in the usual everyday family activities of your personal tutor and family and by meeting people in the local community. You may, of course, have as much independent time as you wish. You acquire an authentic accent, total confidence and real fluency in the language.

Make spectacular progress in the shortest possible time. Individual tuition adapted to your own requirements, full-board accommodation (private room, all meals), local excursions and lots of fun!

Highlights: Type of House: House

Teaching Qualifications and Experience
Trained Teacher Certificate (New Zealand Department of Education). Certificate of ESOL Home Tutoring New Zealand). Born in England (Marlow, Bucks) and raised in New Zealand. Moved to Australia to be near my 2 married children.

Hobbies and Interests
Reading, garden, astrology, grandchildren/family, walking, art/theatre

Excursions and Local Attractions
The Central Coast area has many attractions; clubs, beaches, Reptile Park (snakes etc, pat a kangaroo and koala!), historic Old Sydney Town, several small art galleries, swimming pools, sailing available near, etc. One hour by frequent rail to Sydney to see The Opera House and the many attractions of the city of the 2000 Olympics. Newcastle (1 hr North) is an attractive historic town (coal mining).

Accommodation, Facilities and Local Area
I have travelled fairly extensively and now love to welcome students to my home for English tutoring. I am outgoing, enjoy people from all walks of life and countries. My family (including children, grandchildren, sister, and nieces) all enjoy welcoming my students at their homes for BBQs.

I live in an area called Central Coast, just an hour north of the much bigger city of Sydney, host of 2000 Olympics! Central Coast is a very pleasant, relaxing tourist/holiday place for many overseas visitors and Sydneysiders. My home is near Gosford (a pleasant small city), across the road from a harbour waterway, near a sailing club. Good local bus service is close and 10 minutes walk to Gosford and 15 minutes walk to the rail station. The apartment is not large but the area and closeness to all facilities plus the views across Brisbane Waters and proximity to the sailing club, make it a great location. Also, excellent for biking and walking. I have a good car, enjoy taking people to the many places of interest locally - beaches, clubs, Old Sydney Town, wildlife park, walks, shopping centres and art galleries. Sydney is very accessible for bigger art galleries and museums as well as all the other usual big city sights/pleasures. I can arrange other trips/tours. I have email facility and CD Rom English lessons.

Minimum Education: High School

Cost in US$: 1600

Credit Available: yes

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to Worldwide Participants.

Participants Travel to Australia Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Post Services Include:

• Exit Debriefing Abroad
• Job and Internship Network

Eurolingua Institute's Mission Statement: The Eurolingua Institute provides group and individual customized tuition in modern languages, paid work experience programmes, internships, and unique immersion programmes living in the teacher's own home. The Eurolingua Institute currently teaches 11 languages at over 70 schools in 40 countries and at over 150 homestay locations worldwide.

Year Founded: 1993