The Classes and The Rassias Method®

As with all we do, we strive to control the quality of our instructional environment. All staff are thoroughly trained in the Rassias Method; most have spent hours and hours in Dartmouth language classes and foreign study programs both as students and Assistant Teachers using the Method. We do not leave the instructional portion of our program up to random expertise and varying methodologies. The Rassias Method is currently used worldwide and has been used to teach hundreds of different languages. In order to maintain the quality of the language instruction wherever the Method is used, only teachers personally trained by John Rassias or certified associates may use the Method in teaching.

"Your program was the turning point for one of our former students. Following the summer with you, he was elected president of the French club and went on to college French. I call that a class A miracle."

- Leta Hardwick, French teacher extraordinaire

"What makes the program distinctive is its emphasis on classroom drama and continuous repetition. 50 minute drills elicit 65 responses from each student, compared to more traditional classrooms, where students respond about five times in an hour."

- Mary Sit in the Boston Globe