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What is TANDEM^® ?

TANDEM ist the most active way of learning for everyone who wants to learn creatively, have fun and get new experience at the same time. There are both types of TANDEM: the one-to-one-TANDEM, a totally autonomous way and the binational TANDEM  class which supports an autonomous way of learning. Also in the language courses the teachers are flexible and work with small groups.

The teachers are native speakers and create their own working conditions within non-profit organizations, cultural cooperatives and self employment enterprises. This democratic structure is rather complicated but it enables a better adaptation on the learners demands.

For many years there has been an academic advisory to TANDEM. The International TANDEM Conference celebrated regularly, provides the opportunity for an exchange of experiences between teachers and researchers. In this way, it is a professional alternative to those approaches incapable of combining language and culture, learning and reality.

Those schools or organizations using TANDEM are internationally merged into a TANDEM-Network which is expanding continually. Each school is the entrance to others in- and outside the country. TANDEM is an approach not kept within narrow limits.

TANDEM®

...more than just language learning!
 
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A TANDEM^® for each opportunity ?

TANDEM can be used in many ways:

• in nursery schools, primary and secondary schools, in vocational training institutions, in youth organizations, in universities and colleges, in teacher training, in adult education, in companies and in worker and Trade Union training centres.

• In the country of one group, in the country of the partner group, together in a third country or in a cross-border way.

• Arabic, Basque, Catalan, Czech, English, French, Galician, German, New Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese, Slovenian, Spanish, Turk.

• the universal tandem of languages, the culture exchange oriented tandem, the professional tandem, the multilingual 'Babylonia-Tandem', the antiracist 'Interkultur-Tandem' and Tandem by Internet.

• conversation, narration, reading, professional skills (phoning, translating, interpreting), leasure time activities, cross-culture differences ...

TANDEM Foundation

Goals and fields of work

1. German: development of self-instruction materials for elementary and intermediate levels and teacher training courses in cooperation with the Goethe Institute; testing of new course methods, especially 'German by Exchange'.
2. Basque: development of self-instruction materials and consulting for the implementation of self access centers in cooperation with local 'euskaltegis' and the Municipal Office for the Promotion of the Basque Language; training for a data base for cross-border exchange programmes between North and South Basque Country - useful also in other border areas
3. Training Programmes: training for methodology for all needs and levels, from nursery schools to university, introductory course and self access package for tandem users in different settings, e.g. antiracist 'Interkultur-Tandem' and multilingual 'Babylonia-Tandem'; research registry and material bank; offers for language teachers about such topics as news forms of learning, study techniques, mnemotechniques, reading comprehension, intercultural communication, autonomous learning; language learning by exchange in presence of the partners or via e-mail; support of the "International TANDEM Conference" in collaboration with academic institutions
4. Network: provides a contact address for new members; handles trademark and copyrights; serves as a clearinghouse for the interested general public.

TANDEM^® means

for people who are already studying in a TANDEM Network school:
ask about additional benefits (in some countries the Tandem Card).
Detailed information in the school nearest you.

for people interested in the methodological focus:
* bibliography in co-operation with IFS of Marburg University, FRG
* copying service which covers 70 % of published and unpublished material
* a record for the co-ordinating of research in progress about Tandem
* advisory help for end of studies projects and doctorates
* 'Tandem-Neuigkeiten' newsletter written mostly in English and German
* praktice work in Tandem projects
* brief presentations of the method, introductory and in-depth courses, modules on specific themes, to be carried out in your institution
* the possibility of becoming a sponsor member
detailed information: at Tandem Foundation, Donostia/San Sebastián

if you work in TANDEM:
+ all language courses without charge in the TANDEM® Network (according to space available; travel, room and board not included)
+ the opportunity to work in the network anywhere in the world under local conditions
detailed information: directly in the school in which you are interested

for public and similar entities:
= scientific congress 'International Tandem Conference'
= admission to the Scientific Advisory Council (association), among other benefits
= access to all Network material for individual Tandem or in language course
= 20 % discount on all course prices in the entire Network for all employees
= 33 % discount on all Foundation training courses
detailed information: in Tandem Foundation, Donostia/San Sebastián

for language schools:
> introductory course with organisation, financial and marketing advice
>admission to the Network as a full member, using the trademark TANDEM® and many other benefits
detailed information: in Tandem Foundation

and if what you are looking for is not in this list,
ask at the nearest TANDEM-school,
and if the school doesn't offer what you want,

ask at the TANDEM Foundation !

 
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