Here at Tribeca Language, we use our own revolutionary QTalk Method, create by linguistic expert Maurice Hazan, one of the most published foreign language authors in the world. Mr. Hazan has created hundreds of books and language games in over 10 languages with McGraw-Hill, EMC Publishing and Symtalk. He is one of the most sought after teacher-trainers in the world of foreign language education today, traveling to school districts around the country.
 

What is the QTALK Method?

Designed to stimulate the three key areas of the brain used for memory and language acquisition, the heart of QTalk, which stands for "visual cues to talk" is a series of images ("QCards") representing all parts of speech - subjects, verbs, objects, conjunctions, times of day, adjectives, etc. We begin by teaching the most common, everyday-life vocabulary to enable "functional fluency" in any given language.

For adults this happens as rapidly as 10 hours of instruction. For children it can be attained in as little as one school year, depending on number of classes per week and reinforcement at home.

The QCards are used to first teach vocabulary individually and then to combine that vocabulary into complete sentences for instant communication. What makes QTalk unique is its ability to teach verb conjugation so that beginners (even children as young as 2 years old) can recognize "action words" (verbs) and use them in full sentences without hesitation.

From simple sentences, we quickly move to more descriptive exercises – cause and effect, scene interpretation, short stories and dialogue games. Our exercises and activies all rapidly build and lead to more dynamic conversation.

Unlike traditional language techniques, Qtalk inspires verbal production almost immediately. Perhaps the most significant aspect of QTalk, however, is that it eliminates the translation process for good. QTalk, in fact, most closely resembles the organic process by which humans acquire language – the simple association of sound with image.