Different people learn better with different teaching techniques. We utilized techniques with three common aspects: they are effective, fun and stimulating. Within the techniques we utilized are:

“We remember what we understand, we understand what we pay attention to; we pay attention to what we want”. E.B. Bulles

• ACCELERATED FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION.

Accelerated Foreign Language Instruction is a unique way to learn a language that is ideally suited to adult learners. This method employs the best teaching practices with whole-brain learning theory to maximize each individual’s learning style (Visual, auditory and kinesthetic). This approach allows one to optimize their natural learning abilities. Because it is more natural, the language acquisition becomes enjoyable, successful and a satisfying experience. Students retain more over time from our relaxed and fun learning environment that encourages communication and interaction. For more information on Accelerated Learning, please visit the International Alliance for Learning's web site.

• THE TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE APPROACH

"Babies don't learn by memorizing lists; why should children or adults?" Dr. Asher at Cambridge University, England

It’s all in the way we learn... TPR is based on the premise that the human brain has a biological program for acquiring any natural language on earth - including the sign language of the deaf. The process is visible when we observe how infants internalize their first language.

The secret is a unique "conversation" between the parent and infant. For example, the first conversation is a parent saying, "Look at daddy. Look at daddy." The infant's face turns in the direction of the voice and daddy exclaims, "She's looking at me! She's looking at me!" Dr. Asher calls this "a language-body conversation" because the parent speaks and the infant answers with a physical response such as looking, smiling, laughing, turning, walking, reaching, grasping, holding, sitting, running, and so forth.

Notice that these "conversations" continue for many, many months before the child utters anything more intelligible than "mommy" or "daddy." Although the infant is not yet speaking, the child is imprinting a linguistic map of how the language works. Silently, the child is internalizing the patterns and sounds of the target language.

When the child has decoded enough of the target language, speaking appears spontaneously. The infant's speech will not be perfect, but gradually, the child's utterances will approximate more and more that of a native speaker.

Children and adults experience the thrill of immediate understanding when this powerful concept is applied in the classroom.