The New York Times Summer Immersion
The New York Times Summer Immersion is a short 5-day immersion course. A Berlitz Online Assessment is conducted beforehand with group classes being allocated according to the results. Various fields covered by The New York Times are intensively explored and language instruction is conducted according to the Berlitz teaching method. This program is for university students and runs for a total of 15 hours, 3 hours a day for 5 days.
| Class features |
• Berlitz Online Assessment. Class assignment based on results
• 3 hours each day for 5 days
• Maximum grouping of up to 4 people
• The 1st hour is the New York Times content, while the 2nd-3rd hour is Berlitz language education content.
• Intensive exploration of various New York Times' fields (Business, Tech, Politics, Culture, etc.)
• Language classes according to the world-class Berlitz Method ®
• This is an exclusive program for college students and is conducted during the vacation period.
• Additional customized programs provided such as job interview skills
| Program course |
Step 1. New York Times Summer Immersion learners can benefit from the New York Times package. Before each class, pre-study the assigned New York Times article in order to help with achieving your goals more effectively!
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Step 2. Berlitz Online Assessment: For accurate and fair evaluation, an Online Test will be conducted.
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Step 3. Class Placement: Classes are organized among learners of similar language proficiency levels.
Step 4. Classes are held for 5 days with suggested New York Times and Berlitz content as below.
Hour/Day | DAY 1 | DAY 2 | DAY 3 | DAY 4 | DAY 5 |
1 | New York Times Word of the Day + BUSINESS article reading *Explain Friday project
| New York Times Word of the Day + TECH article reading | New York Times Word of the Day + POLITICS article reading | New York Times Word of the Day + CULTURE article reading | New York Times Word of the Day + LIFESTYLE & WELLNESS article reading |
2 | Practice: Presentation Skills: opening and closing | Practice: Expressing opinions; agreeing and disagreeing | Practice: Discussing The Media: Question the validity of a news story | Practice: Small talk / Keeping the conversation going | Practice: Presentation Skills: Handling a Q&A session |
3 | Performance: Open and close a presentation on daily article | Performance: Discuss and debate daily article & Case Study | Performance: Discuss and debate daily article & Case Study | Performance: Discuss and debate daily article & Case Study | Performance: Deliver a Presentation complete with Q&A |
* The program can be adjusted according to the needs of the students.
Step 5. The learner's progress report and optional evaluation to be conducted.
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