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Also, I feel the classrooms are a lot more relaxed at the Centro de Idiomas than classrooms in the United States. For example, in Le\u00f3n I refer to all my professors by their first name instead of Dr.\/Mr.\/Mrs. Another really big difference is that exams and homework are not as frequent here. Even if I get a homework assignment, it is not graded. It is just to help me practice and learn the language. My attendance counts for a big part of my grade, and I will also have an exam at the end of the semester. However, up to this point I have only had one small quiz and no graded homework. Also, the size of the classrooms is drastically different. The average size classroom that I was in at ATU probably contained 25 people. However, my class in Le\u00f3n only has 6 people. I was expecting a small classroom size, and I can say that I really love it. I think that it makes me a better learner because I am not afraid to ask questions. I also think that we get more practice speaking, reading, etc. in class when there are fewer people, which I really like.<\/p>\n
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