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The Intensive English Institute at the University of Maine will be teaching Japanese high school students English for three weeks.
“All of the students coming are high school students who want to learn the English language, experience the United States through a cultural exchange and experience American culture and traditions both at school and through a community environment with their host families,” said Nicole Myers, an administrative associate of the Intensive English Institute. The students from Hirosaki, Japan will be arriving in Maine on Feb. 19 and staying until March 12. The group will consist of 22 students and one teacher.
The Japanese students will study English intensely from 8 a.m. to noon Monday through Thursday. The students will be living with host families in the Orono and Bangor areas. The Intensive English Institute has placed 14 of the 22 students with host families, but eight more students still need host families. Each family will receive $425.00 from the students for transportation fees and food. There is a shortage of host families, said Myers.
“For anyone who would be interested in hosting a student for three weeks … we are having a meeting about this home stay program on Feb. 4 at 5:30 p.m. at the Intensive English Institute in Hannibal Hamlin Hall in room 108,” she said.
“We are excited to have the student’s come to Maine, because we learn from international students as much as they learn from us,” Julianne Graham, an IEI said.
