Truchera MonteMar- Tourist Spots in Jardin
Truchera MonteMar is a great tourist attraction in Jardin. Trucheras are trout farms that are very popular in the area. Jardin is specifically famous for its trucheras. This…
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The Natural Order – Criticisms and Benefits
[caption id="attachment_2074" align="alignnone" width="571"] Acquisition vs. Learning Comic[/caption] So there is good reason to believe that there exists a natural order to grammar in languages. And Krashen extends…
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Is There A Natural Order to Language Acquisition?
[caption id="attachment_2041" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Source: Storyboardthat.com[/caption] An immersive experience in a country that speaks a language foreign to you - is the closest you get to being a…
Read articleYouth Leader/Adult Leader Roles
We cannot stress enough how important Youth and Adult Leaders will be to our program. ACA Explorers cannot exist without the involvement of local youth and adults in…
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Invitation Letter- We will send an invitation letter to the kids we would like to join the ACA Explorers (those who have proved they can behave well in…
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Hearing the Unhearable: Minimal Pair Training + Immediate Feedback
This blog post covers two methods of The ACA Method: Ear (Aural) Training - Minimal Pairs Immediate Feedback How can an adult language learner expect to produce the…
Read articleDancing Culture in Colombia
Colombia: the happiest country in the world! And when you're feliz, you just gotta move those feet! [caption id="attachment_1964" align="alignnone" width="200"] This guy agrees with me![/caption] Colombia…
Read articleBad Stereotypes of Colombia and How Untrue They Are
When I first told family and friends I was going to Colombia, I was overwhelmed by "why"s and "be careful"s and coke jokes and Pablo Escobar jokes and…
Read article5 Typical Colombian Foods
LA AREPA- there is nothing more Colombian than an arepa... In Antioquia the locals (Paisas) have a phrase "Soy mas paisa que la arepa". The arepa is incredibly…
Read articleLearning a Language vs. Acquiring A Language
Why is learning a language seemingly so hard? We've all already done it once, and when we were mere children with much smaller brains...so what gives? In this…
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