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Curious what people do in Spanish speaking countries different
than in USA?
Do you want to immerse yourself into the Spanish language?
Do you want to see Spanish culture face to face?
Do you want to have fun? Does this sound like you?
Sign up for the Best of Spain Tour!
Tour Date:
Tour Price: |
June 28 - July 12, 2005
$2,525.00 (subject to change) |
For trip itinerary and full details, please visit
Explorica
and click the "Join a Tour" link. The TourCenter ID is
Sierra-9861. Once logged in, click the link to "View Full
Itinerary" to see what cities, locations, landmarks and
activities are included in the 15 day tour.
You can sign up online for this tour at
Explorica's web site using your credit card, or
contact me to pay
with cashiers check/money order.
Tour Fee includes:
- Round-trip airfare
- 13 overnight stays (16 with extension)
in hotels with private bathrooms
- Full European breakfast daily
- Dinner daily
- Full-time services of a professional
Tour Director
- Guided sightseeing tours and city walks
as per itinerary
- Visits to select attractions as per
itinerary
- Flamenco Evening
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Welcome to the Spanish
1-on-1 homepage. Spanish is one of the most spoken languages in the
wide world. The aim of this website is to help students comprehend
Spanish and learn about the culture of the different Spanish speaking
countries, mainly Puerto Rico. It is my hope that you enjoy this website. I value your
suggestions and welcome your feedback.
Special thanks to Laura Brewer and Michael
Case for their knowledge, dedication and willingness to make this
website a reality.
There are many advantages for learning
Spanish:
- There is an increasing recognition of
the value of a business-related foreign language. Multilingualism
facilitates exchanges and becomes an asset in the sale of products
abroad.
- If you could speak a foreign language,
you can talk to foreigners. You can also make a foreign friend.
Moreover, you would learn about foreign culture.
- Learning a foreign language also helps
us whenever we go and trip to a foreign country.
- You might find new dreams and/or goals.
- The acquisition of one or several
foreign languages favors improved intellectual development.
- Learning a language other than one's own
allows us to better understand those who speak that language.
- Multilingualism promotes relations
between different linguistic communities.
- Learning Spanish is a means of
demonstrating that we want to become "cultural intermediaries" who want
to eradicate social divisions that still too often separate members of
different linguistic communities.
According to the 2002 U.S. Census, more
than 7.5 million children between the ages of 5 and 17 (about 14%) speak
a language other than English at home and the number of bilingual speakers
is expected to increase in the coming years. |
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Nelson Sierra,
Adjunct Professor - University of Alaska Anchorage
3211 Providence Drive, Admin Building ~ Anchorage, Alaska 99508 ~
907-786-4037 ~
nelson@uaa.alaska.edu
© Copyright 2004, Nelson Sierra. All
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