Learning a foreign language is not a matter of acquiring a set of rules and merely building a large vocabulary. A student’s mastery is ultimately measured by how well they can use it — not by how much they know about it.

Every pattern is taught as a way of saying something, not as the exemplification of an abstract rule. Learning is primarily done through speaking — interrelated patterns, graded in increasing difficulty, presented in a carefully ordered sequence so students can apply what they have learnt.

This comprehensive, communicative approach sets us apart — and has made so many students entrust their language learning to us for over half a century.