LANGUAGE CAMPS

  Intensive, effective applied practice  

  Language lessons and continued self-study via e-learning will guarantee improvement in linguistic and communicative ability. However, the improvement takes place within a safe, enclosed environment. In other words, there is no guarantee that a student can use their communication skill when the pressure is on at work or in an emergency.

  We solve this issue through face-to-face or online intensive language camps. On these camps, students are placed in an immersive environment for between 2 days and 2 months. During this time, they cannot use their mother tongue, but must use the target language in a series of applied activities appropriate to their ability.

Activities we offer based on the student level

Students practice group problem-solving, speeches, basic Q&A, speaking under pressure, simple opinion giving and simple negotiation skills.

Beginner

Time Period Activity
8:30 - Arrive
9:00 ~ 10:00 1 hour Presentation and Student Goals
10:00 ~ 10:30 30 minutes Warming Up Activities
10:30 ~ 12:00 1.5 hours Listening Comprehension and Review
12:00 ~ 13:00 1 hour Lunch
13:00 ~ 15:00 2 hours Problem Solving - Situations
15:00 ~ 16:00 1 hour Speaking and Pronunciation
16:00 ~ 17:00 1 hour Role-Play Activities and Review
17:00 ~ 18:00 1 hour Relax Time
18:00 ~ - Dinner and Party

One day schedule example

Students are given a project in which they must work as a team to design and develop a product, gain funding to manufacture it and then sell it to a range of customers. This involves intermediate level skills such as meetings, group discussions, sales presentations, constructive criticism, advanced negotiations, conflict resolution and persuasion.

Intermediate

Time Period Activity
7:00 ~ 8:30 30 minutes Breakfast and Personnal Revision Time
8:30 ~ 9:00 30 minutes Student Goals and Revision
9:00 ~ 9:45 45 minutes Q&A - Specifications
9:45 ~ 10:45 1 hour Group Meeting - Specifications,
Figure and Targets
10:45 ~ 11:30 45 minutes Internal Approval Presentation Preparation
11:30 ~ 12:00 30 minutes Internal Specifications Approval
Presentation and Review
12:00 ~ 13:00 1 hour Lunch
13:00 ~ 13:45 45 minutes Listening Activity - Sales Pitches
13:45 ~ 14:45 1 hour Marketing Brainstorming
(Sales Points, Slogans, Averts, etc.)
14:45 ~ 15:30 45 minutes Group Meeting - Sales Pitch Material and Flow
15:30 ~ 16:00 30 minutes Sales Pitch Preparation
16:00 ~ 17:00 1 hour Sales Pitch, Q&A and Review

One day schedule example

Students are placed in a pressure situation, such as dealing with a complaint from overseas or dealing with a natural disaster. Under the supervision of one of our veteran instructors, students need to use their communication skills to deal with a series of unexpected events involving overseas company directors or foreign authorities. The overseas guests only speak their native language and only know their own culture, so students will be tested to the full in dealing with them satisfactorily.

Advanced

Camp flow example - "dealing with problem overseas"

1. Problem reporting and initial action

      Telephone/E-mails (1 hour)

Deciphering and responding to report of defective parts. Handling remainder phone calls.

      Reporting (1 hour)

Reporting the need internally and creating solutions.

      Discussing (1 hour)

Problem solutions and approval (overseas).

      Teleconference (1 hour)

Problem confirmation and initial solution proposal.

2. Preparation to go overseas

      Working out trip schedule (1 hour)

Scheduling and itinerary creation.

      Setting up trip with customers (1 hour)

Sharing your schedule with the customer and convincing them to agree to it.

      Rescheduling and problem solving (1 hour)

Solving customer scheduling issues and requesting team members to cover regular tasks.

      Preparing for initial measure (1 hour)

Solution preparation (hard and soft measures) as a team in order to effectively solve the problem at the site.

4. Camp review

      Review of tasks (2 hours)

What they have learnt, what they can use at work, how they can implement the content in the jobs, etc. (10 minutes/person)

3. While overseas

      Traveling to the site (1 hour)

The customer picks you up at the airport. They are not happy. Carry out small talk with them.

      Meeting with customer (1 hour)

Apologise, make final confirmation of the issue, and explain about the solution.

      Carry out solution and training (1 hour)

Fix the issue and train the local staff on troubleshooting, etc.

      Formal apologies

Making a formal apology to the company president.

  Language camps for adults also include small talk or business communication practice over dinner or a drink, at which time they learn to communicate in a social situation without breaking local taboos.

  Language camps are perfect for gaining applied communicative ability in a short time, either as a cost-effective standalone course or as a supplement to regular language courses.