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Continuing Learners Course Overview
- Have you been actively engaged in language and culture learning for months or years and now you need some help to reach a higher level of proficiency?
- Do you want to move beyond everyday conversations to use your new language in heart-language ministry or professional activities?
- Do you feel like you're stuck on a language learning plateau and can't seem to get "unstuck”?
Second Language Acquisition (SLA) for Continuing Learners is designed to help language learners improve upon their existing language to get to the next proficiency level. The course is highly customized to meet each individual’s needs and goals. It consists of four components: Individual Coaching via video call, Foundations, Language Learning Techniques (LLT), and Target Language Pronunciation. (See below for an explanation of each component.)
Audience
Most participants are on-field learners in the Novice-High to Intermediate-High proficiency range, which means that at a minimum they are able to carry on everyday conversations about the weather, understanding and giving directions, ordering a meal in a restaurant, talking about what they did yesterday and plan to do next week, handling basic phone conversations, etc.
Format, Duration, and Cost
Each week, you will complete work on your own schedule through our online course management system, learning about language learning theory, practical techniques for language learning, and the sound system of the language you are learning. Then, you will meet one-on-one with an expert instructor via video call to talk about what you've learned and your particular language learning situation. You will also work one-on-one to learn the phonetics (sound system) of your target language.
Our SLA courses are fully online and flexible to your schedule. This allows you to take it anywhere in the world and manage your own schedule. The course consists of 15 sessions (around 100 hours of course time), which you complete at your own pace. In the past, many learners have completed it in six weeks (approximately 3-4 hours a day every weekday) or at a more relaxed pace over 12 weeks (approximately 7-10 hours per week). But we can accommodate and individualize the course so that it works for your specific needs.
This course costs $1,300 and includes all course materials..
Although most students take the course for non-credit, you can also enroll for four hours of credit (summers only). Contact us for details about tuition and how to apply.
