At the present time programs are offered all over the United States and Canada. PeopleLink defines an area by the name of the closest major city, e.g., San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia. PeopleLink offers several different types of placement. It is designed to teach culture and language through conversation and to aid the student in developing confidence with spoken language skills. Homework is assigned to the students each day.
All homework is to be done verbally with the host families and is discussed the next day in class.
The teacher guide to student ratio is never more than one teacher to 17 students allowing the teacher to give the students the attention they need. Most often a meeting room or classroom at a church is used. Other facilities that are commonly used are library or community meeting rooms, recreation centers, schools, clubs, business conference rooms etc. The specific Study Center used is at the discretion of the Teacher Guide. As A Second Language and the successful operation of a homestay program are provided by the directors and staff for all Teacher Guides.