10-day immersion English course mixing formal
language instruction with outdoor adventure

The Course...

Daily three-hour lessons will teach speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Instruction will be geared to your level, whether it be beginning or advanced. We will work together to improve your pronunciation and vocabulary. You will practice speaking daily with your fellow students, your instructor, and the people of Frankfort. We will read the local newspaper, listen to local news broadcasts, and practice writing post cards home in English. You will be exposed to slang terms, as well as the best diplomatic and business English. In addition to formal classes, you will receive personal attention from your instructor daily. Enrollment is limited to a minimum of two and a maximum of 8 students per course.

Bill Gittlen, the course director, is an emergency physician and certified ESL instructor who has traveled throughout the world. He is a Cambridge RSA-certified teacher, having graduated from San Francisco's English International Academy.

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Activities...

Daily activities will be geared to the interests of the group and may include:

1. Hiking through climax hardwood forests
2. Beachcombing
3. Taking a ferry to an offshore wilderness island
4. Climbing huge sand dunes
5. Visiting art galleries, wineries, historical museums, antique stores, coffee houses, lighthouses
6. Gambling at Native American casinos
7. Bicycling local rural roads
8. Kayaking scenic lakes and rivers
9. Visiting St. Ignace, Michigan's oldest continuously-occupied settlement
10. Traveling to Mackinac Bridge, the gateway to Michigan's Upper Peninsula
11. Viewing incredible sunsets

All activities are completely voluntary. Each day you will have the choice to remain at the lodge, stroll throughout the small town, or walk the endless sandy beach that begins just outside your door.

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Accommodations...

You will stay in your own (double occupancy) room or small apartment in Pierside Lodgings, a century old home and small hotel. During your seminar, the entire lodgings will be involved in your course. Breakfasts and lunches will be provided. There are a range of fine restaurants nearby for dinners, and cooking facilities are also available in the lodge. There is no smoking on the premises.

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Frankfort is located in northwest Michigan where the Betsie River enters Lake Michigan. This small town has numerous fine shops, restaurants, and art galleries. It is surrounded by beautiful forested ridges and bordered on the west by miles of unspoiled Lake Michigan beach. Just north is the national park, Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, with inland lakes, rivers, forest, dunes, hiking trails, and historic sights. Lake Michigan and the Great Lakes compose the largest system of freshwater in the world.

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Dates and Fees

Our next course is June 12-22, 2003. The fee is $1295/person

Included in the fee are all costs related to lodging, English instruction, all breakfasts and lunches, daily excursions, airport transfers, and all travel expenses once in Traverse City, Michigan. Not included are the costs of dinners and air transportation to and from Traverse City, Michigan.

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Contact Information

Call:		(231) 352-4778
Write:		Pierside Lodgings English Language Seminars P.O. Box 1024 Frankfort, MI 49635 USA
Email:		info@piersidelodgings.com

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