Language Instruction

Our Approach. Our exceptionally effective language learning programs focus on developing the ability to actually use the skills learned in class in order to be able to communicate in real-life situations. Ultimately, we teach our students to speak. Our programs are designed with a foundation based on these five tenets:

  • Learn the language within a cultural and structural context (no memorizing lists!).
  • Learn by experiencing and using your newly acquired skills until they become instinctive and not a purely intellectual and labored sequence of events.
  • Languages are an emotional, physical and intellectual expression of one’s thoughts and must be taught in the same manner.
  • Languages are a result of a need to communicate with others to express needs, desires and ideas; therefore, immersion in conversation and social situations is paramount to the acquisition of new languages.
  • Lastly, and most importantly, language learning must be fun and enjoyable!

Our Classes. All of our programs focus on conversational skills and spontaneous oral responses while solidifying basic grammatical structures of the language. We offer different levels of instruction, tailored to meet the needs of each individual student, class and organization in a highly intensive, total immersion environment. The highly concentrated, energized pace allows busy professionals to acquire needed skills in a manageable amount of time. Small class sizes mean highly individualized lessons with plenty of personal attention.

Our Instructors. Our teachers are hand selected for their extensive knowledge of the target language as well as the dynamic energy and enthusiasm they bring to the classroom and to their students. Instructors are joined by assistant teachers to help reinforce materials taught and expose students to a variety of accents, while increasing comprehension skills.

FAST FACTS

Visit our Corporate Programs page or Community Enrichment Programs page to find out how your organization can receive foreign language instruction.

Intermediate and Advanced students, whether part of an organization or general public may benefit from our Conversation Practice.