|
|||
|
Students jumping for joy at the University College Cork (UCC) campus
You may think that students who study in Cork don’t have to deal with a language barrier, but you would be mistaken. The Irish do speak English, of course, but they have their own phrases and sayings that make their dialect unique. [...] Moving into with a host family for four or five months can seem pretty daunting. Before I even touched down in France, I had a lot of questions about what to expect: Would they like me? How close would we become? What if my host mom was a horrible cook? Each host [...] Learning another language isn’t easy. You need to know the vocabulary and the syntax. Once you have dialed those down, you have to know the essential idiomatic expressions. With these skills, you can read texts and answer prompted questions on a written evaluation. However, knowing is just one side of language acquisition (the recognition side). [...] Alpine Magic The last time you heard from me, I was hiking for the first time with the club alpin francais at the Vercors National Park. That day, we covered 17 kilometers (10.5 miles), watched wild boars rummage in the forest, took pictures of goats cavorting on steep cliffs, and chatted away the hours [...] Several Aspire by API summer application deadlines that were April 1 have been extended through April 10 so that students still have the opportunity to apply for an amazing study abroad experience! The following program application deadlines have been extended through April 10: Paris, France Florence, Italy Salamanca, Spain Don’t miss your chance at [...] If you want to practice your listening skills in French before going abroad, there are lots of podcasts available online for you to check out. You can subscribe to them through iTunes or another program, and then listen on your iPod or other MP3 player while walking around campus, your home town, or on your [...] INFORMATION – learn about study abroad and adapt expectations Students who take the time to seriously think about what they expect out of their study abroad experience often report feeling more successful throughout their time abroad. If you have already thought through your goals and written a “Letter to Yourself”, you have taken a step [...] Geography: France is about the size of Texas. In Europe, it is second in size after Russia. Population: 61.5 million with over 75 million tourists visiting each year. Régions: 22 L’Alsace, l’Aquitaine, l’Auvergne, la Basse-Normandie, la Bourgogne, Bretagne, le Centre, la Champagne-Ardenne, la Corse (special status), la Franche-Comté, La Haute-Normandie, l’ Île-de-France, le Languedoc-Roussillon, le [...] |
|||
|
Copyright © 2012 Aspire by API Blog - All Rights Reserved |
|||
