紐西蘭大學指南

New Zealand University Guide

多年以來，已有許多多亞洲學生來到紐西蘭求學。有的是繼續在他們的專業領域中深造，有的則是學習英語。但無論如何，多數人在來到紐西蘭之前，對紐西蘭的大學所知甚為有限。在這篇文章裡，我將提出作為留學生所應知道以及所不知道的事，其中也提供留學奧克蘭大學的參考資料，因為奧克蘭大學是目前紐西蘭大學中擁有最多亞州留學生的大學。（它同時也是我的母校，我在那裡獲得藝術學位）。所有紐西蘭的高等教育機構，無論是那一項專業領域，都已經把精通英語定為入學必要條件。Over the years large numbers of Asian students have set foot in New Zealand to either further their studies in their particular fields or to learn English. However, most of them arrive with little or no knowledge of what studying in a New Zealand university entails. In this article, I will point out the 'dos and don'ts' as an international student. This university guide will make some direct references with the University of Auckland as it has the highest number of Asian students and it was the university I studied at to achieve my Arts Degree. All tertiary institutions in New Zealand have set English proficiency prerequisites for different areas of study. This level of knowledge usually stays constant yearly. To be on the safe side, best to have a look at the figures each year. Alterations from year-to-year are possible when competition for places increases. According to the University of Auckland's admission policy, students whose first language is not English will be required to provide evidence of their level of proficiency in English, either in the form of an IELTS or a TOEFL score. If you took a paper-based TOEFL test, the minimum score to quality as an undergraduate student is 550, and as a postgraduate student 575. Those who take the paper-based tests are asked to sit the TWE Test of Written English which is free. The TWE score has to be a minimum of 4.5 for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses. If you took the computer- based TOEFL test, you are required to score at least 213 to qualify as an undergraduate, and 233 as a postgraduate. For IELTS academic students, 6.0 for undergraduate and 6.5 for postgraduate.