Homestay Programs Chile
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Nacel Homestay Programs highlights
DESCRIPTION OF THE JUNIOR HOMESTAY: Live with a host family abroad! The homestay program provides an opportunity to become a member of a host family living abroad. During this immersion program, the student will share the day-to-day life and special activities of a host family according to the country.
Students should be prepared to participate in, and to adapt to the family life and to help with various tasks around the house. So the more the student will try to learn about their customs, diet and habits, the more rewarding the experience. The student participating in a Homestay program should be open-minded, mature and curious. He/she will make new friends, become acquainted with a foreign culture from the inside and make significant progress in learning a foreign language due to the constant immersion in the language studied.
Most homestays are living in small town or in the countryside. Very few families living in city centres welcome exchange students due to the size of their housing. This exciting immersion program promotes international understanding. It is an excellent opportunity to learn another language and discover another culture. This language improvement comes from constant immersion within a family as well as their friends and relatives. This program is generally four weeks long, however some prolonged or shortened programs can be offered.
Some options may be added: Home Schooling, School Integration, Discovery Paris for French Homestays (see program description).
Eligibility : from 13 to 18 years old. This Homestay program is suitable to students who are already autonomous and used to travel and who have a sufficient level in the language to be improved (1 to 2 years of study is a minimum).
Destination : Live in an Australian host family, share the everyday life of a Canadian family, live in a German homestay, live in a French family, discover our Spanish Homestays in Mexico and Spain, discover the Italian way of life, enjoy an American host family!
Length of the junior homestay: Usually 4 weeks.
Accommodation : Host family. Students are hosted in homestays who will provide full board accommodation.
Specification : Please note that participants cannot choose a specific area in a country for the homestay. Nacel International reserves the possibility to place the student anywhere in the hosting country. Individuals may choose dates all year round, depending on availibility.
Dates : June/July/August for summer programs or academic year for school integration programs.
Application deadlines: We need to receive application at least 2 months prior departure.
DESCRIPTION OF THE STUDENT PURE HOMESTAY: The student pure homestay program is dedicated to 18 YO+ students wishing to live in a host family for a few days (minimum 5 nights) in one of the destinations offered in the UK, Malta, Germany, Spain and the USA. There is no lesson included in this program; students receive a half board accommodation.
18 YO+ students may use this accommodation for tourism, studies or internship purposes.
Note that integration into the host family is not the goal of this program; host families are not expected to organize any lesson, activity or visit for their host.
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CHILE :
Top 10 reasons to learn Spanish in Chile with Nacel
1. Chile is a country on the rise, and has seen strong recent growth as both a study abroad and a vacation destination.
2. Chilean cuisine is actually very unique, as it was not only influenced by Spanish cooking, but also by other cuisines throughout Europe like Germany, Italy, Croatia and France.
3. Chile is home to a wide variety of festivals.
4. Chile is a land of geographic extremes, and it is absolutely paradise for outdoor enthusiasts.
5. Chile has an extensive network of universities and associated facilities.
6. Chile is a great destination with a varied (and sometimes unstable) political history.
7. Emerging countries are often great destinations for students, and Chile is no exception.
8. Visit the Chilean part of Patagonia. At Isla Magdalena, there are more than 120,000 penguins living around.
9. Chile is home to many species of animals, including eight of the world’s largest species of sea birds.
10. After you’ve completed your Chile study abroad experience, increase your exposure to Latin America by visiting another country.
Since 1957, Nacel offers a wide range of Spanish courses in Chile. Our Spanish collaborators will make your language travel in Chile an exceptional and unforgettable experience.
We offer you Spanish courses in the most beautiful destinations of Chile: learn Spanish in Chile City!
Our value for money is incomparable, and hundreds of our former participants can testify it: Learn Spanish in Chile with Nacel, you won't regret it.
Chile in short
Country: Republic of Chile
Number of inhabitants: 16,888,760 (July 2011 est.)
Climate: temperate; desert in north; Mediterranean in central region; cool and damp in south
Capital: Santiago
Government type: republic
Currency: Chilean peso (CLP)
Religions: Roman Catholic 70%, Evangelical 15.1%, Jehovah's Witness 1.1%, other Christian 1%, other 4.6%, none 8.3% (2002 census)
Languages: Spanish (official), Mapudungun, German, English
National Holiday: Independence Day, 18 September (1810)
GPD per capita: $15 400 (2010 est.)
Chilean Spanish is the variety of Spanish spoken in most of Chile. Though still entirely mutually intelligible with standard Spanish, Chilean Spanish has distinctive pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and slang usage. Spanish speakers often say that Chileans speak very quickly and "mix up words".
If you wish to go to Santiago city, you can stroll and visit the place d'Armes in the pedestrian streets. Cultural level, you can visit the Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art.
Book a Spanish language course in Chile with Nacel!
Book a Spanish language course in Chile with Nacel! Whether you decide to go to an academic year in Chile or in a Spanish language school, we offer a whole range of programs to meet your needs that will allow you to learn Spanish in Chile!
