Accelerated Language Programs (ALPs)

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"Prepare yourself to laugh, cry, dance, rant, sing, scream, learn, and be truly touched by an experience many describe as 'ten of the most intense and rewarding days of their lives."

"Total immersion, all day, every day. Instructors are very well chosen for competence and personality. Changes of pace throughout the day kept us working and thinking all the time."

You start every morning in the vibrant classroom of one of our experienced and rigorously trained Master Teachers. In these three-a-day classes, you and your colleagues become the center of all activity. You will experience the structural, grammatical, and cultural elements of the language at a lightning pace in a system, which will constantly engage you both emotionally and intellectually.

"Our professor had a profound knowledge of linguistics, a brilliant command of the language, and the exuberant spirit of the people."

Evening activities
Evening activities are dedicated to cultural events. Your evenings will be spent singing, dancing, enjoying poetry readings, watching films, diving deeper into a new culture, or talking late into the night (in the target language, of course!) After dinner, but before festivities begin, tutorials are held if you want some extra practice or have specific questions.

"ALPs takes a wide array of people, all of whom are successful in their own areas of expertise or stages in life, and crafts an experience that allows the group to acquire language capability without tension and frustration which might otherwise exist in an intensive environment."

Daily Structure
The ALPs Program spans 10 rewarding, intense, memorable and exhausting days of language learning. Class schedules remain fixed although activities change daily to highlight different aspects of the culture.

"ALPs helped me break the barrier between understanding and speaking . . . I'd love to come back next year . . . this was fantastic."

The basic daily structure is: