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Category: Culture


A.C.E. Experiences: Aki (Japan)

Several months ago we spoke with A.C.E. student Aki from Japan about her experiences at A.C.E. and making friends with students at Seattle Pacific University. We caught up with Aki again to get her final thoughts on her experience here…

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A.C.E. Students from Tokyo Cook For Community

Two weeks of intensive English study at A.C.E. Language Institute. Two weeks of American cultural immersion with home stay families across Seattle. Visits to city organizations specializing in nutrition, community outreach, and health care. So what’s left to do? Cook a…

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Friends, Food and Fun – A.C.E. Helps Students Share Cultural Perspectives

If you ask Aki, Japanese student at A.C.E. Language Institute at Seattle Pacific University, what makes studying in the U.S. so challenging, she might mention how difficult it is to express herself in a second language. “When I have to…

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A.C.E. at MSU Hosts Korean Students from Namseoul University

The A.C.E. Language Institute at Montana State University welcomed seven students from Namseoul University in Korea for a four week English program, January 17 – February 13, 2016.  Outside of class time, the program offered students opportunities to practice communicating…

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Creating Cross-Cultural Conversations for Students at A.C.E. and SPU

A.C.E. Level 3 students got the opportunity to meet local Seattle Pacific University students up close and personal on January 29, 2016.  As part of their final exam project, Instructor Sally Thomas asked students in her Listening, Communication & Grammar…

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