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Improve your reading skills, Active Reading will help those learning English to read more efficiently and more confidently.

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This resource is aimed at Beginner-level learners. It provides practical English for newcomers adjusting to life in New Zealand.

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Learn to speak English clearly, recognise and pronounce the 43 sounds of English through audio, video and interactive activities.

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Learn to speak English clearly, after completing Clear Pronunciation 1 Sounds learn to put the sounds of English together for natural speech.

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Learn the most in-demand Business, Technology and Creative skills. LinkedIn Learning is a online learning platform where you can tailor your learning for professional and personal development. Choose from over 18,000 courses and tutorials on software, technology, creative and business skills designed and taught by industry experts. The Learning Interface and some course videos are available in Dutch, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish and Turkish.

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Digital books in world Languages, that allow children to enjoy the magic of books in LOTE (Languages Other Than English). Each book comes with English translations to help children learn languages. Choose from over 6000+ titles in 80+ world languages with new books and languages being released each month.

LOTE4Kids has stories in te reo Māori, Māori o te Kuki Airani, Niuean, Samoan, Tongan, and New Zealand Sign Language NZSL.

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An online language-learning system with access to 70 languages and 21 English language courses.

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The New Zealand Sign Language Collection has reference material alongside  accounts of Deaf experience. Using rich multimedia and visuals which could not be delivered to libraries in traditional means. Includes access to Rachel McKee's New Zealand Sign Language: A Reference Grammar.

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Practical Writing is for students who need to use written English both in their studies and in their personal life.

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Self-study preparation course to help candidates prepare for the globally recognised IELTS exam. It tests English proficiency at an academic level.

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Self-study preparation course to help candidates prepare for the globally recognised IELTS exam. It tests English proficiency at a general level.

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Improve your English with Tense Buster which helps learners with 33 key grammar areas at five levels.

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Reference resources for reluctant readers, students with learning difficulties, adult literacy students or those who are learning English as a second language.

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