The Worst Way To Learn A Language
Soon, ACA Explorers will begin a series of community gatherings in order to start the wheels in motion of unrolling the program from just English classes to something…
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December 7th- Dia de Velitas
Yesterday we celebrated the Eve of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception (AKA Dia de Velitas... day of the candles) with the Colombians (Hey Grandmas... look at me…
Read articleNea Tip Of The Week: ‘No La Chimba’ Analyzed
Wherein we meta-analyze three extremely common phrases found here in not only JardÃn but all of Antioquia. 'Noooo....la chimba...parce', 'Ah que chimba parce', 'Uff la chimba parce!' 'Noooo....la…
Read articleWhat Makes ACA Explorers Different
Our idea is to revolutionize language acquisition and practice. How many of us have been traumatized by foreign language classes in school? How many of us can really…
Read articleThe Best Input for Second Language Acquisition
Input - Listening and Reading. One of the Four integral parts of the ACA Method (Input, Output, Fundamentals, Mastery). In fact, in the 70s, linguist Stephen Krashen proposed…
Read articleCascada La Escalera Jardin
Cascada La Escalera is one of the many natural spots in Jardin people can visit. I'm just getting to know a lot of these spots so as I…
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Outdoor Language Classes In the Park: Why We Do What We Do Where We Do It
Attaining Flow, Passing the Funness Quotient, And Being Flexible Every weekday at 4 pm, rain or shine, we give a free English class near the church in the…
Read articleRiver Culture in Antioquia
The thing to do for kids, adolescents and adults alike in Antioquia is to go to the river. They use the verb "parchar" which can be "chill" or…
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The D1 Phenomenon: Hard Discount Stores Hit JardÃn
Recently, a discount 'D1' supermarket opened in Jardin, Antioquia. It is controversial, to say the least. Think of a discount chain like ALDI but without sticking to stocking…
Read articleOur YouTube Channel
Some of our most interesting content is the videos we take with the kids- a lot of songs, games and even some dancing! We invite you to check…
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