Customized Programs for Groups
We offer short-term customized programs designed specifically for groups that combine superior English language training with unique cultural experiences, helping each participant advance their knowledge and communication skills. We can customize a program ideally suited for the needs of your group.
Logistics and Administrative Services
Each program includes the following logistical and administrative services:
- Visa issuance and health insurance for participants
- Comprehensive orientation
- Airport pickup and drop-off
- Room and board in a private dormitory
- Special reception and certificate ceremony
- Dedicated program coordinators
Dates and Cost
Program costs vary depending on the length of the course, number of contact hours, number of students and services requested.
Programs
We offer two customized programs: English Language and Culture and English as a Foreign Language Teacher Trainings. Both programs include academic coursework, cultural activities, excursions, and tours.
English Language and Culture
We can create an English language and cultural immersion program specifically for the needs of your group. All programs combine intensive coursework in English as a Second Language and cultural excursions. Classes cover a variety of topics including the English language, American culture, and academic coursework in writing, grammar, listening and speaking. Dates are flexible and programs range in length from two weeks to a full semester.
English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) Training
Our unique EMI program combines a thorough needs assessment with online and in-person classes as well as a post-training mentoring component. The classes focus on three main areas for EMI development: Language Proficiency, Holistic Course Design, and Compensatory Strategies. During the two to four week in-person portion of the program, participants benefit from being on the University of Texas at Austin campus. Following the in-person training, we offer a three to four-month virtual mentoring component to make sure that skills learned are implemented in the classroom.
English Teacher Training
Our customized English as a Foreign Language teacher training program is designed to produce the best TEFL teachers in primary, secondary and university-level education. The unique four-week program combines classroom and practical experiences to equip teachers with the knowledge and skills to excel as instructors of English as a Foreign Language.
Past Groups and Partners
We have experience designing programs for and hosting groups from all over the world, including:
- Argentina
- Fulbright Commission, Argentina
- Brazil
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)
- China
- Beijing Normal University Zhuhai
- Chang'An University
- China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
- China University of Mining and Technology
- China University of Petroluem
- CUMT Xuxhou
- Northeastern Forestry University
- Northeastern Normal University (NENU)
- Shandong University
- Soochow University
- University of Science and Technology
- Zhejiang Normal University
- Colombia
- COLFUTURO
- Japan
- Hitotsubashi University
- Musashino University
- Mexico
- Mexican/American Fulbright Commission (COMEXUS)
- Secretaría de Educación Pública (SEP)
- Universidad de las Américas, Mexico City
- Universidad Veracruzana
- Saudi Arabia
- SABIC
- South Korea
- Hanyang University
- Seoul National University
- Chung-Ang University
- Kyungpook National University