What is exactly a “Tandem”?
The word “tandem” actually refers to a bicycle built for two. Just as on a tandem bicycle, in a language tandem, two people work together to reach a common goal. There are four items which characterise our tandems:
Tandem Partnerships
Tandem Partnerships make for an interesting and low-cost way to learn a foreign language with native speakers while meeting nice people from other countries and cultures in the process. It works like this: “You help me with your native language and I’ll help you with mine.” Kästner Kolleg offers to arrange a language tandem for you in the Dresden area. Would you like to try it out? Simply complete the form and send it to us. Then, we’ll report back to you with suggestions from our “waiting list”.
P.S. - We also offer “E-mail Tandems”, a modern version of the good old penpalship.
Click here to go to the E-Tandem Waiting List.
TANDEM Quality Standards
Every TANDEM International school has agreed to the defined Quality Standards. As such, the quality of each language school has been inspected and certified.
In particular, the quality standards are concerned with the personal qualifications of the teaching and management staff, the classrooms and their layout, instruction design, evaluation and materials and - last but not least - the fair and transparent course offers to the school’s language learners.
Click here for getting a detailed description of the Quality Standards.
TANDEM International
The word “tandem” also refers to an international network of over 30 European, South American and Canadian language schools - all adhering to the TANDEM Quality Standards.
The Kästner Kolleg is part of this organisation. Anyone attending a TANDEM School can be assured that he or she will receive high-class and effective teaching with personal support in a most friendly of learning atmospheres.
More on TANDEM International and the individual schools and the course offers can be found here.
And there is also the “Tandem Community”, an on-line meeting place for all those interested in an exchange of culture and language. (www.tandem-schools.com/deutsch/community_de.html).
All TANDEM partner schools a glanz:
You can book your language holiday directly or at through our office in Dresden - all free of charge ;)
TANDEM Foundation
"Tandem" is also a foundation dedicated to language learning research as well as the constant development of new and improved TANDEM methods. Click here for more information: www.tandemcity.info