Residence ( Summer Course )

Weeks Between 04.07 / 11.07 / 18.07 / 25.07 / 01.08 .2010

Included in price:

** General German course (20 ou 25 leçons de 45 min. par week)
** Number of students per class: max. 14
** Course material
** Visitor's tax
** Student card and city map
** ccommodation in residence with full board (Zug)
** Activities and excursions programme
** Supervision during activities
**Course guide and certificate
** Transfer gare (Zug)

Before booking a Courses, please complete the Availability Form below

Courses

German lessons take place from Monday to Friday, from 8:30 am to 11:45 am or 8:30 am to 12:30 pm (intensive course). The lessons last 45 minutes each and are given by experienced, competent and enthusiastic teachers, who are all native German speakers. The classes are composed of a maximum of 14 students of different nationalities and are organised by level: beginner, elementary, intermediate and advanced. The day you arrive, you will sit an evaluation test to determine your level. A test each Friday and a mini-test each Wednesday will allow you to precisely evaluate the progress you have made each week. At the end of your stay, you will receive an ESL certificate attesting to your linguistic level in German.

Optional courses

Communication course:
The aim of this course is to give students the opportunity to develop their ability to express themselves in a more fluent and natural manner in everyday situations. This optional module is made up of two 45-minute lessons per week.
2 lessons / week 60.00/ week

One-to-one course:
You may book private courses, which comprise 5 additional 45-minute lessons per week. Private courses are based purely on the student's needs and goals. The programme is determined with the aid of a detailed questionnaire, which is completed before starting the course.
5 lessons / week 300.00/ week

Optional sports, 3 afternoons/week (Tennis) CHF215.00
Optional sports, 3 afternoons/week (Golf) CHF165.00

Our aim

Our main goal is to awake students' interest in learning a language. In Fact, we feel that the more concerned our students feel the better they will learn. We achieve this, first of all, by creating a young and dynamic atmosphere in our lessons with topics that really motivate the students. Moreover, parallel activities complement the study work wonderfully by familiarising students with the spontaneous use of what they learned in the classroom. The programme is adapted to all levels and allows each student to improve his grammatical skills and develop his communication skills alongside his understanding of written and spoken French. Our principal strategy involves four important stages : discovery, improvement, revision and progression.

Supervision

We want the supervision of our students to be efficient and discreet so that everybody can get the most out of their stay in complete security. Our staff take particular care to supervise all our students in accordance with their age. From the first day to the last, we are there, ready to offer the help required by each student and to provide suitable security. In the ESL residences, 24-hour physical surveillance is carried out on foot. Emergency numbers are reachable round the clock in every location.

Pocket money service
Operating like a mini-bank, our pocket money service is open every day to students who wish to pay in or withdraw money.

Web access & telephones
There's nothing like a quick e-mail for keeping in touch with your family. That's why all our course centres are equipped so that our students can exchange e-mails with their friends and families. Even the Alpine locations are in areas with good mobile phone coverage. Furthermore, all the residential centres have phonecard telephone booths for the students' use.

Teaching staff

Our staff is composed of helpful and enthusiastic young teachers. They adapt themselves to their classes and give the individual attention that might be necessary. During sports or cultural afternoons teachers accompany and coach the students. They encourage them to speak French and to use what has been studied.