Tailor-made course team – Summer round-up

This summer has been an exciting and productive season for the Tailor-made Course team at UvA Talen. We worked hard to create unique and personalised language trainings for companies, groups and individuals, however, this summer was particularly special thanks to the exciting projects we had the opportunity to work on. Honourable mentions include our annual partnership with Giocamondo Study as well as the variety of inTense programmes we have arranged throughout the summer.

Giocamondo Study: Teaching English to Italian students

One of the highlights of our summer was welcoming students from Giocamondo Study - a travel agency that specialises in organising study tours both in Italy and abroad for children, adolescents and seniors. Giocamondo’s students, aged between 14 and 19 years old, came to Amsterdam not only to explore the city, but to immerse themselves in an intensive English course, specially designed by our team.

Each year we offer English lessons around the B1 and B2 level to the students from the Giocamondo group, split into 10 groups. The learning plan consists of 30 hours of lessons over the course of 9 days, also giving our teachers the freedom to get creative with their groups and make course material fun and interactive – often filled with songs, conversation starter games and story-telling activities. 

At the end of their English programme, the students, teachers and UvA Talen staff gathered for a short ceremony in which each student received a certificate of course completion. We are grateful to be a part of such a great mission with Giocamondo Study and we look forward to next year!

inTense Training: A deep dive into Dutch culture

Another special mention goes to our work with Mark and Harmen. Mark, a student who is on a journey to master Dutch, visited the Rijksmuseum with our awesome teacher, Harmen, to explore Dutch history and art, while of course practising speaking Dutch in a real-world setting. From discussing the details of the art work, to learning new vocabulary related to Dutch cultural heritage, this immersive experience was a great way to bring the language to life. 

The combination of intensive language lessons and hands-on cultural exploration is the heart of our inTense programmes, and Mark has been setting a great example!  

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