{"id":2357,"date":"2017-07-06T12:25:47","date_gmt":"2017-07-06T11:25:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/?p=2357"},"modified":"2017-07-06T14:14:23","modified_gmt":"2017-07-06T13:14:23","slug":"swedish-swallows-visit-lsi-zurich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lsi.edu\/index.php\/2017\/07\/swedish-swallows-visit-lsi-zurich\/","title":{"rendered":"Swedish Swallows Return to LSI Zurich"},"content":{"rendered":"

The return of swallows to northern skies is usually taken as one of the first signs of summer. At LSI Zurich<\/a> our swallows return in June every year and they come from Sweden!<\/p>\n

For over 15 years\u00a0LSI Zurich\u00a0have been hosting Swedish students from STAFFANGYMNASIET, a grammar school in S\u00f6derhamn, about 180km north of Uppsala. LSI Zurich director, Ian Cryer\u00a0met up with the group over lunchtime sandwiches\u00a0to find out what they thought about the classes and their overall experience with us.<\/p>\n

\"Swedish<\/p>\n

First, how did they find the teaching at LSI?\u00a0It seems the students\u00a0were both surprised and challenged by their classes.\u00a0Apparently teaching\u00a0in their Swedish school\u00a0focuses on language recognition, not production.\u00a0So whilst many of the group\u00a0could read and understand complex texts, they still\u00a0had difficulty speaking full sentences.\u00a0The LSI\u00a0approach of presenting language items, practising them, then moving on to free production was new and enjoyable. It meant our having to adapt by relocating some of them into lower level classes and their having to adapt by stepping up to the plate.<\/p>\n

Only two of the students chose to stay with host families this year. The rest found furnished flats in the Sihlcity area of town about 20 minutes tram ride away from school. While missing out on the built-in language practice that\u00a0living with a host family provides, they appreciated the independence. This was, after all, their first adventure abroad without adult supervision. Not that they weren\u2019t checked up on! During the second week, their school principal and two other members of staff came by to visit. They sat in lessons with their students, recorded feedback and before leaving we discussed how the programme can be fine-tuned next year to make it even more successful.<\/p>\n

All in all, a positive experience for everyone involved. We look forward to welcoming more Swedish swallows in June 2018.<\/p>\n

\"LSI<\/p>\n

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