Practically everything is encountered a la Francaise. The prerequisite of at least one-year of prior language study eases the students comfortably into the concept and the conversations. On a typical day, class begins at 8 a.m., but that's where routine makes its exit. Activities vary daily within the classroom context, and German activities differ from the French. There's so much exuberance and input from the students, they often make up new activities and finesse existing ones as they go along.
Languages also comes to class in the form of native speakers.
Several of Georgia Tech's international students and teachers were tapped to participate in the program. Students also sharpen business language skills with native managers and CEOs they meet on excursions to the Atlanta offices of French and German businesses like Lufthansa and the French electronics giant Merlin Gerin. Afternoons are often spent in the Swann Building labs, where high tech takes a turn at teaching language. Booths and headsets are in evidence in one lab designed for listening and comprehension skills, and computers with advanced language programs comprise another lab. The shining star, though, is an interactive video lab that positions Tech at the forefront of language education.