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Today our students come to us
from so many corners of the world we could never list them all
here. They all seek language learning, whether to further career
or personal goals - and many times both! Recent students include
members of the US National Ski & Snowboard Team learning German
and Spanish for training trips, doctors studying Spanish to better
serve their patients, and American Airlines Flight Attendants
acquiring new languages to advance their careers.
People come as individuals, each with something special to offer
and a desire to put themselves through ten invigorating days.
From college students getting course credit to octogenarians wanting
to brush up their language skills, ALPs benefits from exciting
diversity!
Add to that the nearly 100 staff members, and you begin to see
what a lively atmosphere energizes Hanover in June and July! We're
waiting for YOU!
 Master Teachers (MTs) are college-level faculty trained
in the Rassias Method. MTs each have their own special connection
to the language that they bring to the classroom. Recent French
MTs have come from regions as diverse as France, Haiti, and Los
Angeles with professions ranging from computer programmers to
brigadier generals. We have tenured professors, private school
teachers, dramaturges, musicians, college deans, and Francophone
literature specialists in our eclectic ranks. Together, our MTs
provide a varied and interesting perspective on the language and
culture that they teach.
 In these master classes students
actively learn the structural and cultural elements of the language.
Every attempt is made to demystify and de-jargonize the language
and to involve students completely in the learning process. In
eliciting responses from the students, the Master Teacher strives
to secure an emotional reaction in order to ensure true cognition.
Assistant Teachers (ATs) come
from Dartmouth College and beyond. We have native speakers, Ph.D.
candidates, and general language enthusiasts. Our ATs, through
their divergent backgrounds, share a passion for language, for
teaching, and for bringing language to life.
 Highly skilled and thoroughly
trained, our ATs reinforce material taught in the Master Class
through rapid-fire language exercises. Drills are conducted with
a choreographed delivery that replicates the rhythm of the language,
building confidence in the use of the language in a non-threatening,
noncompetitive environment.
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