Language Partners
Have Fun with Local College Students while you Study Abroad in France, Spain or Costa Rica!
In 2003, ECI launched its Language Partners Program to address the need for more quality interaction between teens traveling on our summer abroad trips and local youth. Language Partners are carefully chosen young people (usually university students) who have agreed to work with us during our summer programs in France, Spain & Costa Rica.
Once or twice per week, you'll break into smaller groups of two or three to chat and discuss a wide variety of topics such as entertainment, school, politics, travel, vacations, sports & much more – in the target language of course.
You might meet at small cafés, go shopping together, explore the town, and interact together in a variety of ways to help you experience another culture from the inside, as lived by people your own age.
These interactions have proven to be invaluable opportunities for ECI participants to practice their conversation skills and to develop friendships that have the potential to last a lifetime.
In the Words of some of our 2007 Summer Abroad Students…
My favorite part of the trip was spending time with our language partners.
Amanda O.
The language partners allowed me to gain a greater understanding of the people, as we were interacting with locals.
Elton S.
I liked speaking Spanish to the language partners…it helped my Spanish a lot!
Rebecca H.
I loved the beach, El Palacio Real & the language partners!
Rian R.
I loved the language partners. They were funny, kind & really helped me with my Spanish. It was cool getting a tour of the city with the local LPs.
Laura K. (Student 2007)
