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Program:
- Program
originally developed in response to student needs.
- Individual
Classes or in small groups
- Classes
customized for each individual student or group.
Methodology:
- Learning
a language is training.
- Practical
application is fundamental.
- Training
involves "communication situations": telephone, bank, meetings,
reading, writing texts, faxes, etc.
- We
place a special emphasis on oral communication.
- Grammar,
while absolutely necessary, is not the end, but rather the means.
- The
four channels of communication:
Material
Used:
- Book
for Adults: FALA BRASIL, by Pierre Coudry (director of Interclass) and
Elizabeth Fontão (researcher of Unicamp).
- Book
for Children and Young Adults: SEMPRE AMIGOS.
- Other
Materials
The
Culture: its value
The
student needs to know the culture of the country where he lives or works.
Interclass offers:
- Special
classes: History, Politics, Economy, etc.
- Cultural
trips: museums, coffee farms and other historical sights in Campinas
and São Paulo.
- Activities
with teachers and their relatives: picnics, soccer games, water rafting
and other festivities.
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