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Teenager Summer Camp in Marbella Spain. Watch a video of our summer camp, Marbella I Aleman. This summer camp is located in one of the nicest residential areas of Marbella, and just a 15-minute walk to the beach. Learn more about Teenager Summer Camp at Marbella I Aleman.
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We’ve all seen the commercials, especially around the 2008 Olympics of Michael Phelps endorsing Rosetta Stone: It helped him learn Chinese before he went to Beijing to win a record 8 Olympic gold medals. As discussed in our newest e-report, AmeriSpan’s Guide to Cultural Adjustment, it can help immensely to have at least a basic background in the language you will be studying in your host country. This can help in many ways to ease culture shock and help you adjust more readily to your new, foreign environment.
Transportation Phrases
Bus and Train
How much is a ticket to _____?
¿Cuánto cuesta un billete/pasaje a _____? (KwAHno kwEHSta oon beYEHta a ___)
One ticket to _____, please.
Un billete/pasaje a _____, por favor. (Oon beYEHta a _______, pour FAHvor.)
So with all the buzz regarding Phoenix
Some of these aren’t available for MP3 download so if you like the song, you’ll
need to buy a CD or get creative.
Watch an informative video to see what it’s like at a homestay during a teenager Junior Immersion program in La Manzanilla, Mexico. La Manzanilla is a small town situated between sloping, green mountains and beautiful beaches. Find out more about Teenager Junior Immersion in La Manzanilla.
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Watch an informative video of our Arabic school in Rabat, Morocco. In addition to adult Arabic language immersion programs, our school in Rabat also offers a Junior Immersion program for teenagers 16-18. Learn more about Language Immersion in Rabat, or more about Junior Immersion in Rabat.
Whenever you study abroad, you experience some cultural
adjustment. However, when you are participating in a language immersion
program, this cultural adjustment is normally greater because you are living
with a family of strangers who don’t speak your native language. By immersing
yourself in the culture, you will learn much more than vocabulary and verbs,
you will learn how to communicate.
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Watch a video of the Running of the Bulls during the San Fermin Festival in Pamplona, Spain. One of AmeriSpan's Language & Fun programs is the Running of the Bulls Special, which takes place the week of the San Fermin Festival. To learn about AmeriSpan's Running of the Bulls Special, click here.
When studying abroad, recording your classes is an excellent way to remember and review what you learned daily. With the advent of iPod voice recorders, this is not only possible, but practical as well.
There are a wide range of voice recorders available, from zero frills and bad quality sound playback, to large, heavy, expensive recorders more suitable for serious singers and musicians than language students interested in hearing lectures, vocabulary, and pronunciation. The recorders plug into your
and allow you to record lectures and dialogue. Some of the recorders allow you to plug your iPod in at the same time to keep the battery fresh. Keep in mind that you need to have enough memory free on your iPod to allow the recordings to fit (not such a problem with the advent of mega-memory iPods, but something to consider!)
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Language & Fun programs are an excellent way to combine language immersion with a fun activity you are interested in. Programs are available in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, and Portuguese.
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