Current News from REW - Australia's most experienced English language school - www.rmitenglishworldwide.com http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com 24 Dec 2009 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-newlook.html RMIT English Worldwide is delighted to announce the upcoming renovation plans for our REW Melbourne Centre facilities. In our continuing effort to provide a comfortable, modern learning environment for our students, we will be making several facility improvements. Not only will students enjoy classrooms with fresh paint and new carpets, every... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-newlook.html 17 Jan 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-NewEAPProgramRolloutfor2010.html REW is one of the very few English language centres that fully designs and develops its English language materials. Every year REW invests significantly in curriculum and assessment development in order to assure all students receive every opportunity for success in their programs at RMIT. As a leader in English language training in Australia,... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-NewEAPProgramRolloutfor2010.html 02 Feb 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-AvaitionEnglishMAI.html REW was delighted to host a visit from two delegates from Moscow Aviation Institute (MAI) in January. Ms Irina Anikeeva, Deputy Director of Studies and Ms Maria Ovsyannikova, Director of Studies spent two weeks in Australia as recognition of their contributions to the building of a successful relationship between MAI and REW. MAI is one the... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-AvaitionEnglishMAI.html 05 Feb 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-freshlookforREW.html On 8 February 2010 REW students and staff were delighted to walk through the doors of REW Building 36 and experience a whole new REW! Renovations included much more than just new carpet and a fresh coat of paint. REW Reception and Student Services have moved from level 5 to level 1, student lounges and common areas have been updated with funky... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-freshlookforREW.html 08 Feb 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-REWMakeovercomplete.html We are excited to announce the renovations of the REW Melbourne Centre facilities are complete! As of Monday 8 February, REW students will enjoy: 4 new classrooms campus-wide wireless access fresh paint, new carpets and blinds interactive whiteboards in every classroom new reception on level 1 (reception has moved from level 6) and... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-REWMakeovercomplete.html 10 Feb 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-ChineseNewYearnewsREWappointsChinaRepresentativesfortheYearoftheTiger.html REW is strengthening its presence in China with the appointment of representatives in Beijing and in Guangzhou. The recently appointed representatives, Ms Polly Wu (Beijing) and Ms Rosy Wu (Guangzhou) came to Melbourne this month to plan for 2010 and to meet RMIT staff. Rosy and Polly with Stephanie, Kallie, Tina and Mia from the Sales and... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-ChineseNewYearnewsREWappointsChinaRepresentativesfortheYearoftheTiger.html 17 Mar 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-Agentlaunch.html Ms Kathryn Rogers, Business Development, was pleased to host a visit from locally-based agents on 9th March. It was a chance to exchange news over a cup of tea and catch up with some of our hard-working representatives. The group took a tour of the renovated facilities and commented on the bright colours and comfortable classrooms. They were... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-Agentlaunch.html 26 Mar 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-MurasakinoHSStudyTour.html In March this year REW welcomed 81 students from Murasakino HS (Japan) for a three week Study Tour. This is the ninth year that the Kyoto-based school has sent a group to Melbourne to study Cultural English and explore some of the marvellous tourist attractions Victoria has to offer. Some of these sites include Chesterfield Farm, the Great Ocean... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-MurasakinoHSStudyTour.html 05 May 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-2010EngineeringExpo.html In early March 2010 the Professional & Business English team from RMIT English Worldwide (REW) joined more than 70 companies in exhibiting at the Engineers Careers Expo. The Expo offered overseas qualified engineers information in the areas of education, career opportunities, and career path resources. The event was an immense success, with... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-2010EngineeringExpo.html 17 May 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-TeachingAviationEnglishinOman.html REW’s Aviation programs continue to be delivered worldwide, to pilots and air traffic controllers. Sara KablaouiI was deployed to deliver our most recent program in Oman. Over March and April, she spent two weeks in the capital, Muscat, training the teachers who were going to teach the course there and then five weeks in Salalah, in the south of... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-TeachingAviationEnglishinOman.html 08 Jun 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-REWisflyinghighinIndonesia.html REW has 15 years experience in delivering Aviation English programs to people involved in the industry around the globe.  One of the most recent programs was run in Surabaya, Indonesia to employees of HM Sampoerna’s aviation department.  The helicopter pilots and managers who undertook the program studied General Aviation English.  Some also... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-REWisflyinghighinIndonesia.html 14 Jul 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-AustralianUniversitydeliversprofessional.html RMIT English Worldwide (REW) was pleased to collaborate with the Australia-Thailand Institute (ATI) to deliver a Teacher Professional Development program in Thailand in April and May this year. REW sent a teacher trainer from Melbourne to deliver the four week program, which focussed on developing communicative methodologies and improving... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-AustralianUniversitydeliversprofessional.html 29 Jul 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-deliversTeacherTrainingtoChinaeasternAirlines.html REW continues to provide offshore training for groups in the Aviation industry. A recent four week program took place on the outskirts of a wintery Shanghai. There were 12 students from various regions of China, but mostly from the Shanghai area. The participants worked in a variety of departments within China Eastern Airlines including... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-deliversTeacherTrainingtoChinaeasternAirlines.html 29 Jul 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-partnershipwiththeOmanAircraftControlCollege.html In June this year, the Oman Aircraft Control College (OACC) announced the graduation of 100 Air Traffic Controllers, all of whom undertook REW's Aviation English Program. As a result of collaboration between the Omani Ministry of Defence, BAE Systems and REW, the ATC trainees were the most recent cohort to complete our program, which has been... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-partnershipwiththeOmanAircraftControlCollege.html 11 Aug 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-BeijingSchoolTeachers.html A group of 21 Beijing school teachers is undertaking professional development at REW in August. The teachers, from Xicheng District, have an exciting program that will give them insight into Australian culture and learning style. The participants are primary, middle and high school teachers – some are teachers of English, while others teach... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-BeijingSchoolTeachers.html 24 Sep 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-StudyTourgroupfromMuroranInstituteJapan.html RMIT English Worldwide, in conjunction with Japanese Language Studies at the School of Global Studies, was very pleased to welcome a group of Study Tour students from Muroran Institute of Technology (MIT) this month. RMIT's relationship with MIT began in 1997 and since then we have shared a very fruitful collaboration, with RMIT hosting 11 Study... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-StudyTourgroupfromMuroranInstituteJapan.html 05 Feb 2012 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-VivaItalia.html REW was delighted to see the return of our Italian Study Tour group, SSML Gregorio VII, in July this year. The group, which comprised of 16 lovely ladies and one lucky young man, spent four weeks studying Cultural and Business English and sightseeing in and around Melbourne. The Study Tour program offered students a chance to learn English in... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-VivaItalia.html 30 Sep 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-WelcomeEastTimoresestudents.html REW is very proud of our diverse student nationality mix and our ability to support the non-English speaking community. We were very pleased to host two scholarship students from East Timor in August and September this year. Joanita De Fatima and Gizela De Carvalho (below) were awarded 10 week and five week tuition scholarships respectively, and... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-WelcomeEastTimoresestudents.html 12 Nov 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-REWAviationtrainee.html Late last year, the REW Aviation team spoke with Mr Tom Wong who was in the process of applying for the pilot cadetship program with Cathy Pacific Airlines. Tom expressed interest in one-to-one tuition to improve his English language skills, which were preventing him from acceptance to the program. Tom stressed that his top priority was to... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-REWAviationtrainee.html 19 Nov 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-REWattends.html As an active member of the international TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) community, REW regularly sends representatives to attend and present at the many conferences held each year. Most recently, Ms Julia Gardiner, REW's Program Manager, attended the "Innovations in Language Teaching and Learning" conference held in Ho... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-REWattends.html 25 Nov 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-TeacherTrainingWorkshops.html REW's Academic Coordinator, Ms Tina Bryson, spent a week in Thailand this month, delivering Teacher Training seminars and visiting Ubon Ratchathani University. A two-day workshop was delivered at REW Bangkok as a planned follow-up to a Professional Development course for teachers of English in regional Thai Universities. The program, held... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-TeacherTrainingWorkshops.html 26 Nov 2010 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-WUSTDELEGATIONVISIT.html REW was very pleased to have hosted a visit from Wuhan University of Science and Technology (WUST) this month. The five member delegation held discussions with RMIT Training CEO, Ms Rachel Hothouse and members of the Sales and Marketing and Academic teams. WUST and REW have had a business relationship since 2000, when REW offered English for... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-WUSTDELEGATIONVISIT.html 15 Feb 2011 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-RMITEnglishworldwide.html RMIT English Worldwide reaches world class milestone with 20,000 RELTA results issued The RMIT English Language Test for Aviation (RELTA), a world leader in the testing of English language proficiency for pilots and air traffic controllers, recently achieved the milestone figure of 20,000 candidates tested. RMIT Training Chief Executive Officer,... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-RMITEnglishworldwide.html 07 Apr 2011 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-Cultural.html On a daily basis RMIT English Worldwide (REW) embraces multiculturalism and the concept of acceptance, communication and interaction amongst diverse cultures. Each year thousands of students from all over the world attend REW Melbourne to learn English.   Incorporating customised curriculum and high calibre teaching staff, REW is underpinned... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-Cultural.html 09 May 2011 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-Annualreport.html Highlighting the strong performance from both RMIT English Worldwide and RMIT Publishing, RMIT Training takes great pleasure in releasing the 2010 Annual Report. Click here to Read more http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-Annualreport.html 14 Jun 2011 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-Singapore.html RMIT English Worldwide (REW) is pleased to announce its partnership with the SMa Institute of Higher Learning in Singapore. Established in 2004, SMa is a leading educational provider, offering a range of academic and executive education programs in collaboration with overseas universities and professional institutions. SMa has become the latest... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-Singapore.html 12 Aug 2011 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-REWappointsNewCommercialDirector.html RMIT Training is pleased to announce the appointment of Grant Taylor as the new Commercial Director of RMIT English Worldwide. Educated in Melbourne, Australia, Grant majored in Russian Linguistics at the University of Melbourne and has been involved with English Language Training for almost 20 years. During this time, Grant has held various... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-REWappointsNewCommercialDirector.html 16 Aug 2011 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-ABS_spot.html Next time you're in the air, keep in mind the friendly pilots' first language may not be English. Grant Taylor, Commercial Director, RMIT English World Wide explains to Red why RMIT have launched a new on-line tool to keep pilots' English up to date. RMIT making the world a safer place.... Read more http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-ABS_spot.html 22 Aug 2011 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-REW_EAP.html RMIT English Worldwide (REW) has officially launched its new English language curriculum, 'English Academic Passport'. Including more than 1000 hours of print materials and 300 hours of e-learning activities, the EAP program is more international and youth oriented, with greater focus on the development of academic skills. Rachel... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-REW_EAP.html 10 Sep 2011 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-REW_Vietnam.html English language educators from many locations met today at RMIT International University Vietnam to hear about latest international developments in English language teaching and learning. Around 150 people from education and industry were given news of a major renewal of English language teaching curriculum for RMIT around the world - with the... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-REW_Vietnam.html 08 Nov 2011 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-REW_Support_SA_Student.html RMIT English Worldwide (REW) has been recognised by a former Saudi Arabian student for the language training company’s extensive support of students from the region. Othman Algwairi, who recently completed his Masters in Laboratory Medicine at RMIT University, presented the Melbourne Language Centre with a traditional Saudi Arabian gift in... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-REW_Support_SA_Student.html 19 Jan 2012 http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-REW_Scholarship_supports_Thai_student.html RMIT English Worldwide (REW) in conjunction with the King's Private Secretary Office in Thailand have supported the English language studies of a local Thai employee through a 10-week scholarship. Kuibamrund Soraphong commenced the Advanced English Academic Passport course at REW in October last year. His 10-week stay in Melbourne... http://www.rmitenglishworldwide.com/news-REW_Scholarship_supports_Thai_student.html