In a Bangor Daily News article by Sam Schipani, Acadia Center for English Immersion Director Brian Boyd offers advice on how to learn vocabulary in context and stay motivated in your independent language learning.
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New Intensive English Courses Begin in May 2020
Time now to think ahead to beautiful spring, summer, and fall days in Camden, Maine, USA, and register for a 2020 English immersion course. We offer new courses beginning every Monday from May through October. Come for 1 week or 12 weeks or anything in between, whatever suits your schedule. Our intensive courses feature a… Read more »
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To keep up to date on the latest discount offers for English immersion courses in Maine, USA, make sure to follow us on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook! New English immersion courses, featuring mini-group and private lessons, homestay accommodation, family-style meals, and excursions, begin every Monday from May through October.
How to Use Actual, Actually in English: A Top Ten Mistake for Spanish Speakers
One of the top 10 vocabulary mistakes in English made by speakers of Spanish, Italian, French, or other languages derived from Latin comes from confusing the English adjective actual or adverb actually with words that look or sound very similar in the Romance languages, words like actual in Spanish, actuel in French, or attuale in… Read more »
Save 5% with Early Registration Discount
Is your English ready for take off? Now is the time to take advantage of our Early Registration Discount and save 5% when you register for an English immersion course in Camden, Maine, by January 27, 2018. New courses begin every Monday starting April 23. If improving English is important to your professional life… Read more »
Camden: “A Hub of Big Ideas”
In a guest post for the tech community organizer and news website Technical.ly, Camden, Maine, writer and editor Joan Phaup explains what makes Camden a great place to live and visit. “Camden,” she wrote, “is a community with spectacular surroundings, a vibrant cultural life and an inquisitive, dynamic spirit that grabbed us from the start and has never… Read more »
Register Now for 2017!
Give yourself a treat! Sign up now for a 2017 English immersion course at Acadia Center in Camden, Maine, USA. New English immersion courses begin every Monday from April 17 through November 18. If you want to speak and understand English with confidence and communicate about business and personal topics with ease, it’s time… Read more »
English Immersion: Fall Courses in New England, USA
Have you always dreamed of being able to converse in English in a relaxed and confident way? The best way to improve your fluency is to immerse yourself in the language from morning to night. Acadia Center and its dedicated, experienced teachers give you a friendly, supportive immersion environment in which you can learn the… Read more »
Summer English Courses in Maine
The lilacs are in bloom, the schooners are under sail, and professionals from around the world are coming to Maine for full immersion summer English courses. Sailing, kayaking, hiking, biking, and swimming, as well as more sedentary activities such as relaxing at an outdoor café table, are all awaiting Acadia Center’s English immersion course students in Camden, Maine, this… Read more »
5 Tips for Making New Vocabulary Stick
When you take an English immersion course, you have a great opportunity to expand your vocabulary in English. But how do you make the new words stick in your long-term memory, so that you remember them not just tomorrow, but next week, next month, next year? Here are 5 tips for making new words part of… Read more »