Penobscot School

Title:	Penobscot School
Category:	English
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The Penobscot School is a small non-profit language school in Rockland, Maine. Throughout the year it offers language classes and international cultural learning events to adults and children in several communities along the coast of Maine. Students and friends of the school take a special interest in meeting and helping adult students from around the world who come to learn English while living for three weeks in the town and community of Rockland. rnrnThe special features of the English Immersion course are specifically directed to provide students with the results and benefits obtained by their active participation in all the activities that the course offers.rnrnFeatures of English Immersion:rnrn * Use English all day, every day, for three weeks.rn * Speak English in different contexts � your host family, the classroom, group activities, the larger community.rn * Speak English in many situations - shopping, cooking, meals, the telephone, open discussions, group trips, team projects, recreation, sports, social events, and cultural activities.rn * Listen to others speaking English � both native and non-native speakers.rn * Read English in different forms � newspapers, magazines, brochures, books, signs, directions, recipes, short articles for discussion, research for team projects, information about personal interests.rn * Write English - for everyday forms of communication and for specific purposes.rn * Live with a host family - sharing their unique family life in their community.rn * Experience different teachers � who use a variety of teaching styles and give attention to the different needs of students.rn * Participate in activities with fellow students - shared meals, planning activities, recreational trips, cultural events, exploring the community. rn * Live and learn in a town and community - where the pace of life allows people time to meet and talk with visitors.rn * Experience learning in a natural and relaxed environment - �almost like a vacation.�rnrnResults and Benefits of the English Immersionrnrn * Increase your confidence in speaking - in conversations and in groups.rn * Use idiomatic, or everyday language, as used by native speakers of the USA.rn * Clarify issues of grammar.rn * Improve your pronunciation.rn * Listen better to the variety of English speakers.rn * Improve your comprehension.rn * Think in English.rn * Use colloquial words and phrases.rn * Develop a more natural pace of speaking English.rn * Increase your vocabulary - functional, conversational, and even in areas of special interest to you.rn * Acquire the language as it is used - in the home, in the community, in working with others, in recreational activities, in cultural events.rn * Interact with people from other countries - using English as the common language.rn * Interact with native speakers - who want to talk with you and learn about you and your country.rn * Learn English with the culture that surrounds it.rn * Develop friendships - with people in Maine and from around the world.rn * Meet people who share your profession or a particular field of interest.rn * Learn how to learn in an informal environment � where language happens.rn * Learn through experience and participation.rn * Have fun with others - fellow students, teachers, your host family, and members of the community.