[Teacher's Story] Life is journey...

When I left high school Australia was in the middle of a very bad economic situation and the only possibility of employment was as a teacher because my parents could not afford to pay my way through university. So, off to teacher’s college I went. I hated it but I managed to graduate and commenced teaching in primary schools , first in Brisbane and then in the far north at Normanton.

 I soon tired of Normanton so I resigned and sailed off to South Africa where I taught primary classes for a year before moving on to London where I taught for fifteen months.The British winter drove me back to South Africa where I stayed for almost three years before returning to Australia.

After five years I was thoroughly sick of teaching so I resigned and enrolled to study Environmental Science at Griffith University. After four years I moved on to Sydney University to study for a Graduate Diploma in Teaching English as a Foreign Language. The plan was to go to South-east Asia to teach Scientific English. It didn’t happen, did it?

Instead I taught prisoners in Sydney’s biggest prison for six months until once again winter weather drove me to the tropics of North Queensland where I taught Maths, Science and Agriculture or thirteen years.
I returned to Brisbane in 1996 and in 2001 I finally started at an ESL school and have been teaching ESL ever since. I joined the staff of IIA in March 2007 and have been teaching mostly IELTS ever since.

First Day at IIA diary!

Hi everyone!
International Institute Australia (IIA) now has its own blog called “d.I.I.A.r.y (IIA diary)”

We had a blog naming competition last week with our students.
There were so many great ideas and support for the blog!! Unfortunately though, we had to choose ONE name!

d.I.I.A.r.y
What is diiary? Well, to us it means “IIA diary”. It also suggests that we are going to talk about everyday things at IIA with our students, teachers, past students and staff.

We love to talk about :
 - Our new courses & events at IIA
 - Fun activities
 - Student & teacher’s story
 - Tips to improve your English
 - Job interview skills & how to write a resume
 - Tit bits on Australia, Brisbane event & travel

We encourage your participation so let us know if there is anything you want to know about our school. You are welcome to chat with us through our blog with comments or via Facebook!

Join us!

IIA (International Institute Australia)

IIA is an exciting English language college located in the heart of Brisbane city on the upper end of Queen Street.

At IIA, Every staff and teacher helps our students develop English language skills to reach their personal, professional and academic goals.

We welcome students from many countries and a wide variety of backgrounds. We believe cultural awareness and understanding greatly enhance the language learning process.

Over the last 12 months, students from over 25 different countries have studied English at IIA. We invite you to be a part of that unique IIA experience. We sure you will love our school!!!

Now, we have d.I.I.A.r.y. opening event!!

Please join our event and get a chance to receive sweet chocolates!!