As we enter the New Year, AES Languages is getting ready for an incredible 2010 full of exciting and innovative programs.  AES Languages will continue to help organizations and individuals reach across boarders and cultures with its interpreting, translation and language training services.  However, there are new services and programs on the horizon.  These new services will take AES Clients across the globe and offer them services that are not available anywhere else.

 In September of 2010, AES Languages will host its first AES Trip to Santo Stefano in Abruzzi, Italy.  Previous postings on our website have detailed the program extensively so I will focus on the new trip we are currently preparing.  This new AES Trip will be held in Costa Rica and will enable Spanish speakers to not only enjoy the natural wonders and local culture of this amazing country, but will also allow participants to achieve an exceptional level of fluency.  An exciting new component to this program is its affiliation with the Universidad Latinoamericana de Ciencia y Tecnología located in the capital of San Jose.  And yes, college credit will be offered for interested students.  While this program will actually be held in January of 2011, we will begin enrolling students within the next few months.  What better way to spend ten days in January than improving your Spanish in the cities, rainforests and beaches of Costa Rica?  More details on this program to Costa Rica will be available in early March.

 Perhaps the most exciting news for 2010 will be the launching of a new Conversation Training program.  AES Conversation Training, which is an innovative program designed to connect language learners with native instructors living in the target country, has helped countless individuals increase their fluency.  Perhaps the most unique feature of the program has been its ability to let students have a significantly deeper understanding of the culture behind the language.  It is often surprising to even advanced students how much cultural immersion/understanding/instruction can improve their fluency in a language.

 The new AES Conversation Training program will contain a series of innovative and pioneering new features.  We cannot share the details just yet, however, I can tell you that the service will change language learning for many individuals.  Some of the new functions will also raise the bar for manager control and supervision in language learning for organizations.

 You will have to stay tuned for more details on the upcoming AES programs of 2010.  More information will be posted on our web pages and in my future messages to the AES community.  Until then, I hope everyone is as excited as I am to start to the New Year!