LANGUAGE PROGRAMS
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE
PEACE CORPS MASTERS
INTERNATIONAL TESOL
SPECIAL
PROGRAMS

 

Sample Program Descriptions

Each custom language program is unique in terms of curricula, program content, as well as scheduling. To provide insight into the various types of programs we have set up over the years, here are a few examples:

Sample Program 1

Custom Training Program in Russian for a client in the oil industry

Program Length

108 hours, 3 weeks

Schedule

6 hours/day, Monday - Friday

Program Content

Introductory Russian Language

Sample Materials & Activities

Basic grammar & vocabulary; conversation & writing practice; introduction to Russian culture and life


Sample Program 2

Custom Training Program in Arabic for two clients preparing for a career in international relations

Program Length

480 hours, 30 weeks (over the course of one year)

Schedule

4 hours/day, Monday – Friday

Program Content

Introductory – Advanced Level Arabic

Sample Materials & Activities

Basic to advanced level grammar and vocabulary, conversation & writing practice, preparation for proficiency test, current events texts and news material, etc.


Sample Program 3

Custom Training Program in French for a client preparing for travel to Paris

Program Length

60 hours

Schedule

4 hours/week, twice a week

Program Content

Survival French

Sample Materials & Activities

Basic communication practice – survival language, basic grammar structures, intro to French culture, food and people, etc.


Sample Program 4

Custom Training Program in Mandarin Chinese for two translators employed by the government

Program Length

80 hours one-on-one, 80 hours two-on-one

Schedule

4 hours/day, Monday – Friday

Program Content

(1) Basic translation principles and strategies
(2) Overall language proficiency training (advanced level)

Sample Materials & Activities

Analysis and discussion of new shows and news articles on a variety of topics, literary writing. Translation exercises, text analysis and discussion of content, vocabulary expansion through glossaries, syntax analysis, etc.  


Sample Program 5

Custom Program in Spanish for four executives in the agriculture industry

Program Length

120 hours

Schedule

4 hours/week, twice a week

Program Content

Spanish for business and agriculture

Sample Materials & Activities

Vocabulary and grammar expansion, communicative practice activities, business and agriculture-related terminology, etc.


Many other program set-ups and training foci can be accommodated for almost any language (dependent on instructor availability).
 
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