Service description
For learners who need to accelerate quickly — ahead of a move, a job start, or a major life event — our intensive immersion programme delivers up to 5 hours of instruction per day over 1 or 2 weeks. Sessions alternate between structured grammar and vocabulary work, conversation practice, and real-world task simulations such as navigating appointments, writing emails, or conducting a meeting. Maximum 4 students per cohort.
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Who the intensive programme is designed for
This programme is built for people facing a defined deadline: a relocation date, a job start, a significant personal milestone. If you have a specific moment on the calendar when the language must work for you, the intensive format is designed around that reality rather than around a comfortable weekly schedule.
It suits learners at any level — beginners who need a functional foundation quickly, and intermediate speakers who want to consolidate and sharpen what they already know. The small cohort maximum of four students means the instructor can calibrate the pace and content to the actual group in the room, not to a hypothetical average learner.
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How the programme is structured day by day
Each day runs for up to five hours and is divided across three distinct modes of work: structured grammar and vocabulary instruction, guided conversation practice, and real-world task simulations. Task simulations are practical scenarios drawn from the situations you are actually preparing for — navigating appointments, composing professional emails, or conducting a meeting in the target language.
At the close of each day, every student receives a written vocabulary and phrase summary covering the material from that session. This daily document gives you something concrete to review in the evening and ensures that what was covered in the room is not lost by the following morning.
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Measuring progress: assessment and follow-up
At the end of the programme, each student completes a structured assessment and receives a written progress report. The report identifies what has been consolidated, what still requires attention, and a clear recommendation for the next stage of study. It is a working document, not a formality.
Every enrolment also includes one follow-up private session, to be used within 30 days of the programme's end. This session is the joint that holds the intensive work in place: a moment to address questions that surfaced after you returned to daily life, to practise a specific situation you encountered, or to begin planning your next step with an instructor who already knows your history.
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Programme options and how pricing is structured
The programme is available as a one-week option spanning five days, or a two-week option spanning ten days, each running at up to five hours of instruction per day. Both formats are also offered in a private solo configuration for learners whose schedules or goals call for one-to-one intensity. Full pricing for each option is set out on our price list.
Group cohorts require a minimum of two enrolled students, so we may need to align your preferred dates with another learner's availability. We manage this process and will advise you of the nearest available cohort when you enquire. Private intensives can be scheduled with greater flexibility around your calendar.
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Languages available and how to prepare
The intensive programme is available in all four languages Kwong teaches — English, French, Mandarin, and Japanese — subject to scheduling. When you confirm your enrolment, we send a short pre-programme guide containing daily listening exercises designed to take no more than ten to fifteen minutes each morning in the week before you arrive. Completing these exercises primes your ear and makes the first day of immersion significantly more productive.
You do not need to prepare beyond what we send you. Come with a clear sense of the situations you most need to handle in the language, and share that context with us at enrolment. The more specifically we understand your goal, the more precisely we can shape the task simulations to serve it.
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Realistic expectations: what one or two weeks can do
In a structured one-week intensive at beginner level, most students reach a functional range that covers greetings, basic transactions, and simple questions — the foundation on which everything else is built. At intermediate level, a week of focused immersion typically consolidates one full CEFR sub-level, which represents meaningful, measurable progress.
Two weeks allows that consolidation to deepen and extend into more complex registers: longer conversations, more nuanced writing, and greater confidence under pressure. We will not promise more than the work can deliver, but we will tell you honestly at the outset what is achievable for your starting point — and then build a programme designed to reach it.
What the service includes
- Up to 5 hours of instruction per day
- Structured grammar, conversation, and real-world task modules
- Daily written vocabulary and phrase summary
- Maximum 4 students per cohort
- End-of-programme assessment and progress report
- One follow-up private session included (within 30 days)
How We Work
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Initial Enquiry
Contact us by phone or email to describe your goals, timeline, and preferred language. We will identify which programme or instructor is the right fit before you commit to anything.
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Placement Assessment
New students complete a 30-minute placement test — written and spoken — so we assign you to exactly the right level. Business and exam-prep clients also complete a needs analysis.
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Learner Profile and Syllabus
Your instructor builds a detailed learner profile and prepares a custom syllabus or selects the appropriate group level. You receive this document before your first session.
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First Session
Your programme begins. The first session establishes rapport, confirms the level is correct, and sets the pace for the weeks ahead. Adjustments are made immediately if needed.
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Progress Review and Next Steps
At the end of each term or block, you receive a written progress report. We discuss your results and recommend the next stage — whether that is advancing a level, switching format, or adding private sessions.
Price
| 1-week intensive (5 days, up to 5 hrs/day) | $1,200 |
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| 2-week intensive (10 days, up to 5 hrs/day) | $2,200 |
| Private intensive (1 week, solo) | $1,800 |
| Private intensive (2 weeks, solo) | $3,400 |
Gross prices are for guidance only. You will receive an exact quote before work begins.
Frequently asked questions
How much progress can I realistically expect in one week?
In a structured 1-week intensive at beginner level, most students reach a functional A1–A2 range: greetings, basic transactions, and simple questions. At intermediate level, a week of immersion typically consolidates one full CEFR sub-level.
Is the intensive programme available in all four languages?
Yes, subject to scheduling. Intensive cohorts require a minimum of 2 enrolled students, so we may need to align your dates with another learner's availability.
What should I do to prepare before the programme starts?
We send a short pre-programme guide with 10–15 minutes of daily listening exercises to complete in the week before you arrive. This primes your ear and makes the first day significantly more productive.
