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Hallowell Gardens is the
first English as a Second or Foreign Language school to offer Listening
Fitness Training
LiFT™ is a body-mind integration process involving supervised auditory
stimulation and audio-vocal activities, with extensive follow-up over
several months. It is used by adults in many countries for second language
learning, general improvement of communication skills, stress management,
and increased focus and energy. Based on the Tomatis Method, LiFT™ is a
holistic technique that can help people reach their potential, whatever
their endeavour.
Because the sound frequency range of English is far greater than most
other languages, some of the individual sounds are difficult or impossible
for nonnative speakers to hear and therefore to reproduce with their own
voice (the “Tomatis effect”). By improving your ability to hear clearly
through listening practice, LiFT™ can
improve your listening-speaking
skills.
Hallowell Gardens offers Listening Fitness Training for language study in Toronto and as part of the vacation/study courses in Prince Edward County.
"It’s quite difficult to express in a few lines what the LiFT program has meant to me on a personal and professional level. When I arrived in Toronto, I soon discovered that interpretation offered me a way of practicing my career if only I could overcome my fear of public speaking. From the beginning I was able to work with people from different backgrounds and who had different communication styles. This was often in emotionally charged scenarios. Of the many benefits I obtained from the first program, strengthening my confidence and self-esteem was the most important.
The benefits I experienced during the second Listening Training program went beyond improving my communication style. I adopted a more serene approach to life in general and became more creative at problem solving, planning and strategizing, all of which translated into an overall feeling of well-being. I reaffirmed my sense of self.
Each time it was a completely different journey to self-discovery and the retrieving of inner strength and capacities long forgotten. To sum it up and to say the least: it has been a life altering experience."
Mercedes Ortega
Interpreter and Translator
"Between 2002 and 2005 I made 4 trips to Canada for the purpose of improving my English in the full immersion environment of Hallowell Gardens.I immediately noticed the change in my language abilities and confidence, and this motivated me to achieve even more, and as quickly as possible. That is why, after the second trip, I did a Listening Fitness programme. I then noticed a further improvement in my listening comprehension ability, as expected. In addition, this increased my motivation to practice my skills through entertainment: watching films and attending English-language theatre, for example. After a LiFT "boost" programme I moved from Italy to the UK, where I have been living ever since, and consistently achieving the career goals I have set for myself in spite of being in a different cultural and linguistic milieu."
Mauro F.,
IT Applications Development Director
"Besides the development of self-confidence and self-expression in a foreign language (first step), the program helped to give me a sense of well-being, including the ability to handle stressful situations, prioritize different life aspects, and take my time to think about a situation before being involved in it."
Olga G.
Accounts Manager
For more information on the principles and various applications of the Tomatis Method, see the article in English at the bottom of the Home page: http://www.edscuola.it/archivio/stranieri/metodo_tomatis.htm
For information in Spanish, refer to http://www.tomatis.com.mx/sur/3Aplicaciones.html#2
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