Top 10 Language Pacifica Facts 1. Language Pacifica’s Founder, Gerald Brett, has written three original textbooks for the school: “Silicon Valley Talk: The Secret Language of the American Office,” “High Level Discussion Phrases,” and “The 36 Most Common Mistakes Made by Japanese Speakers in English.” 2. Language Pacifica was chosen one of the best language schools in the world by an association of agents in Spain. 3. Of Language Pacifica’s current full and part-time faculty, 50% earned either a Master’s degree or a doctorate. 4. Since its founding in 1979, more than 12,000 international students have studied at Language Pacifica. 5. When asked why they chose to study at Language Pacifica, the most popular answer is: “Language Pacifica will help me get into college because it has partnerships with seven colleges and universities in the San Francisco-Silicon Valley regions of Northern California.” 6. In Language Pacifica’s more than 30-year history, its students have come from over 60 countries worldwide. 7. Language Pacifica’s first full-time graduate enrolled at Foothill College in 1981, and since then more than 1,000 have done the same. 8. After Foothill College, the most popular colleges with Language Pacifica students are De Anza College, College of San Mateo, Menlo College, Canada College, Notre Dame de Namur University, and Skyline College. 9. Language Pacifica graduates have also enrolled at Stanford University, UC Berkeley, Santa Clara University, UCLA, Georgetown University, Cornell, McGill University, Parsons, San Jose State University, San Francisco State University, and many other prestigious schools.. 10. The average length of service of Language Pacifica’s faculty is 12 years.