What method is it based on?

Out There is based upon the Communicative Method, which most study abroad schools use around the world, but it uses a redesigned lesson plan format that is used in every single session. This new format means that real practice of the target language happens minutes after the language has been taught. 

However, the course is also Constructivist in nature and includes elements of psycholinguistic research and the application of practical memory enhancing techniques that lead to improved ‘memory mapping’. 

All of this helps learners to remember the target language better and to feel much more confident.

What makes Languages Out There different from other courses is the way in which students first learn, and then use, their knowledge in such a way that it ‘sticks' with them. 

• psycholinguistic and constructivist teaching theories
• active learning theories
• the communicative method of teaching language
• '11 commandments for motivating language learners' by Dornyei and Csizer
• Jane Willis' work on task-based learning

To these we added our own instincts, a large amount of common sense, and a simple desire to Get Out There and Teach.

Here is a brief summary of the benefits of our expertly structured classes, every class:

• has a clear and achievable linguistic aim
• teaches you a small, manageable chunk of the language
• gives you the opportunity to use that knowledge immediately
• helps you to get the right accent and pronunciation every time

So, Languages Out There is especially valuable if:

• you have been learning a language at home and it just won’t stick
• you lack the confidence to speak to native speakers
• you have ‘passive’ knowledge from school or elsewhere and you want to turn it into ‘active’ knowledge