Gold Coast Beach
| Jan and Garth Keppie are the sole Directors and Co-Principals of the Australian International College of Language (AICOL) (ABN 83 059 849 062) a Gold Coast English School which was established in 1993. Our good reputation for quality without compromise stands us apart from most of our competitors and has led us to become the English Language school of first choice for many agents and individual students wishing to study English on the Gold Coast. Students and agents who pay their student visa tuition fees and homestay monies to AICOL can rest assured they are safe as we operate trust accounts for these monies. We are financially stable – we own our premises which are unencumbered and we also own and operate our own farmstay for international study tour groups, particularly school groups. Jan and Garth are both qualified and experienced solicitors and make a point of strictly complying with legal requirements which protects students and agents. |
 Directors and Co-Principals |
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| Viviana Browne - Director of Studies - has been with AICOL since the beginning and prides herself on the quality of the English language tuition at AICOL. Viviana supervises all academic study including the AICOL IELTS Pre-test centre, TOEIC tests and AEAS tests as well as the ICELT and AICOL Teacher Development Programs. She speaks Italian, some French and some German so she is well aware of the difficulties faced by students when they are learning another language. |
 Director of Studies |
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| Janice King - Senior Teacher - has been with AICOL for many years teaching English for Academic Purposes. Janice is a highly qualified teacher. Her enthusiasm and love of teaching is contagious and many of our students owe their excellent academic records in language tests to her personalised attention. Proof of this is in the numerous testimonials received by her. Janice advises: I have a postgraduate diploma in teaching, am a Queensland registered teacher and have taught senior level English at high schools in both New Zealand and Australia. I have a postgraduate diploma in ESL and have acted in the capacity of an IELTS examiner over a number of years. I currently teach advanced level English as a Second Language at an international language school. I have a Master of Arts and I am at present completing a PhD through Deakin University. |
 Senior Teacher |
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| Heather Franklin – Accounts Manager – has a strong accounts/administration background with prolific corporate experience working in the UK and Australia before settling on the Gold Coast. She was awarded a Bachelor of Criminal Justice last year, and is currently studying for a Master of Social Work. |  |
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| Jasmine Pak Yang – Homestay Coordinator - is from South Korea but grew up in Egypt so she also speaks Arabic. She has lived on the Gold Coast for the past 15 years with her husband and they have a 15 year old child. Jasmine has been involved with language schools for many years and is experienced in counselling and interpreting as well as homestay. |
 Homestay Coordinator |
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| Keiko O’Brien – Study Tour Coordinator – has been part of the AICOL team for many years and has a lot of experience as a study tour coordinator and tour guide. Keiko pays attention to detail to ensure participants in AICOL study tours have a great experience and leave with wonderful memories. |
 Study Tour Coordinator |
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| Grace Chan comes from Taiwan, and has lived on the Gold Coast for 10 years. She speaks Taiwanese Mandarin. She is a warm and friendly person. If you need any help, she will be very happy to listen to your needs and help you solve any problem. |  |
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| Tomoko Tsuneda is very well qualified to look after all the services required by our AICOL students. She has excellent verbal and written communication skills in Japanese and English, a Masters of Professional Accounting and a Bachelor of Law. She is happy and friendly and looks forward to assisting students whenever she can. |
 Student Service and Enrolment Officer |
