ALPs
(Accelerated Language Programs)
We are thrilled to bring ALPs back for summer 2025!
Since 1980, students of all ages and interests have immersed themselves in a new language and culture through the Accelerated Language Programs (ALPs) using the Rassias Method®. People with a passion for languages and limited time join our unique program every year in order to learn a language by speaking it from day one. Language teachers also attend in an effort to expand their knowledge and cultural awareness of the language they teach.
Our ALPs programs are available in French, Italian, or Spanish and are for students age 18 and over.
Dates: Saturday, July 7 through Sunday, July 13, 2025
Cost: $2,760 per person tuition - $500 deposit due at time of registration
$705 (Optional) dormitory housing - includes private room with shared hall bath and breakfast daily.
Registration closes Monday, May 19 (late registration availalbe if space allows, contact us.)
Balance due Friday, May 30, 2025
Location: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
REGISTER FOR FRENCH, Italian, or Spanish
Programs Details:
Developed for training Peace Corps volunteers in the early 1960s and adapted to college level instruction in 1967, the Rassias Method is a combination of dramatic techniques, rhythmic drills, and energetic reinforcement strategies that make learning an engaging experience, while eliminating inhibitions. The Rassias Method is widely used in colleges and schools throughout the country and abroad.
Our goal is to make you feel comfortable and natural with the language immediately in an error tolerant atmosphere. Each day of ALPs increases your oral proficiency and features practical applications of the language. You will be in the company of motivated people for whom language is culture and culture is language. We look forward to welcoming you to our campus and to seeing you this summer.
Special NotesThe ALPs Program is comprised of rewarding, intense, memorable and exhausting days of language learning. Class schedules remain fixed although activities change daily to highlight different aspects of the culture.
Sample Daily Schedule:
- Breakfast
- 9:00 - 10:00 Master Class
- 10:20 - 11:20 Drill (small group session)
- 11:40 - 12:40 Drill (small group session)
- 12:40 - 2:55 Group Lunch Break and Free Time
- 3:00 - 4:00 Master Class
- 4:20 - 5:20 Drill (small group session)
- 5:40 - 6:40 Drill and Dinner (small group session)
- 6:50 - 7:50 Optional Course Content*
What is included:
- All instruction* and materials
- Lunch and Dinner (in language with your teachers)
- Parking Pass (in designated Dartmouth parking lot)
Optional:
- $705.00 Dormitory Housing (private room with shared hall bath)
- Breakfast
Cancellation policy:
Requests for withdrawal must be submitted in writing (email) by Monday, May 19, 2025 by 9:00 am ET for a full refund; withdrawals after Monday, May 19, 2025 will be refunded less $500 deposit.
This program is based on a minimum enrollment of 5 or more students per level. The Rassias Center reserves the right to cancel classes in which this requirement is not met. If this class is cancelled, we will notify you by Friday May 30th, 2025 by 4pm. In this instance, the full amount of tuition will be refunded including the $500 deposit.
We reserve the right to withdraw any program offering or any portion of the program.
REGISTER FOR FRENCH, Italian, or Spanish