Crashing into the Cultural Iceberg
Culture. We all have it. When most people think of culture, they think of the usual suspects: language, art, cinema, …
Culture. We all have it. When most people think of culture, they think of the usual suspects: language, art, cinema, …
“When art has changed, it’s because the world was changing.” –Corita Kent, creator of the “Love” stamp and activist Who …
Providing interpreting services for a conference means providing access to content that otherwise would be closed to an audience that …
I often have the privilege of teaching and mentoring the non-working spouse of my expat executive ESL clients. They generally …
With the increase of globalization in the workplace, clear and effective communication has never been more necessary. We cross several …
One of the many exciting things about working at LTC is getting the opportunity to provide cross cultural trainings. These …
Current ASL Client
J. Brogan
D. Sriyunilawati
Maggie (Teacher in Atlanta, GA)
Student from Government Program
Language Training Workshop Teacher
ASL Client
D. Henriquez
Anonymous
Bilingual Professor
Nissan student from Japan.
Current ASL Client
Spanish student
M. Bush
Portuguese Student
Relocation Counselor
J. Nolaya
French Instructor
Anonymous
Student from Mexico learning English
F. Inciarte
D. Hayden
Director of Student Services
Interpreting Location Manager
Practice Manager
Cultural Training Student in Nebraska
Patrick (Happy Student in Tokyo)
Director of Student Services
EEO Specialist (Equal Employment Opportunity)
Jasmin (Student in Mexico City)
Family in Alabama
US Government Student Taking Writing Classes
C. Muth
Student in Mexico
D. Triviño
Freedom House
Language Training Student
C. Carol
K. Corrigan
Teacher
Language Training Instructor
Japanese student learning English
Meeting Event Manager
Director of Human Resources – Staffing Company
K. Singh
A. West
Japanese student
Student in Hamburg
Student from Denmark learning Italian
J.
Student’s School to Our Teacher
Project Management Employee
French Student
Language Training Parent
ESL student in the Indy office
LTC understands that students need to be engaged in the language learning process in order to digest and retain what they learn in class. We custom tailor every curriculum to the individual student and their needs and interests.
LTC understands that students need to be engaged in the language learning process in order to digest and retain what they learn in class. We custom tailor every curriculum to the individual student and their needs and interests.
“While teaching a Business English class, we would watch a popular business competition reality TV show to familiarize students with common business expressions and vocabulary, while also comparing and analyzing business culture in the USA. Then I’d have them simulate that in class by dividing the men and women into two teams that had to compete in a business challenge. The favorite was going to Trader Joe’s to investigate the products and marketing strategies; then they had to pitch a new product to the store manager, who would choose the winner. I remember the students pitching a Korean bibimbap bowl, which they actually sell now!”
“I spent months working with student who was a teenage boy and not really interested in taking more English classes. In our first lesson, I could tell he was obviously playing a video game on a second screen rather than paying attention to the lesson. I began to talk with him about his favorite games, who his favorite streamers were online, and he shared with me that he had aspirations of becoming a game designer in the future. After that lesson, we completely shifted gears and I created a completely customized curriculum for a creative writing project. He created an original idea for an RPG video game, so we discussed game theory and design, analyzed different video game genres, researched various cultures for character design/world building inspiration, and give presentations in class about them. We also practiced conversation skills through writing game dialogue and acting it out, discussing the nuances of the language and how certain tones can convey different meanings, and comparing the differences between written and spoken English.”
“One of our students suffered from crippling dyslexia, so we paired him with an instructor who specializes in working with students of differing abilities. Over the course of six months working with his instructor, he was able to read a chapter book for the first time in his life at age 30. He also felt comfortable enough to take the driving test- something he thought would never be possible. The instructor contacted the DMV in Minnesota on his behalf and was able to get the DMV to provide him with a reader in a separate room in order to take the test, and he passed!
“She moved to the USA with very little English ability and was afraid to leave her home without her husband. We found out her love was sewing and making decorations for her home, so we paired her with a teacher who is also a seamstress. Together, they went shopping at the fabric store, learned new words, practiced talking with store employees to get help, checking out her purchases, then went back to her home to work on projects together, talking through them all in English. She was able to learn comfortably doing something she loved, and it never felt like a run-of-the-mill class!”
We firmly believe lives can be transformed by learning. We want to ensure every student not only survives but thrives in their new communities. Every step of the way, LTC is here to support each student, going beyond the scope of traditional language training to assist them with any fundamental needs.
We believe it is imperative that, for students to learn effectively, they must learn a language that they will encounter and use in their daily life– this means bringing in authentic language and culture to every lesson.