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| morphy Bilingual Triglot Groupie France modernerasmus.com Joined 6390 days ago 68 posts - 71 votes  Speaks: French*, Arabic (Written)*, English Studies: Spanish, German | Message 1 of 12 10 September 2007 at 11:12am | IP Logged | ||
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After the "Let’s use Skype! - language exchange" thread initiated by Julie, and the interesting thoughts developed by nhk9 and others in "Language Exchange Strategies", here's a new thread for people who'd actually like to meet each other in order to practice languages.
Yes you could say that there's no need for this forum to become a meeting area for language learners, as there is already several ads on the internet for tutoring/exchanging. I would have to disagree for at least two reasons: -Most people here are motivated and experienced. -Possibility to practice several languages if the two persons turn out to be polyglots! I don’t have anything against chatting on the Internet and I might eventually start using Skype for language exchanges. I definitely prefer however meeting people for real over a café, a glass of wine/beer, etc. So, for people who’d like to meet in order to practice and to learn, please post your languages (and location!) details here. Concerning myself: Location: Paris I’ve got a good level in Arabic, French and English. I can thereby help anyone with those 3 languages. I’ve got intermediate level in Spanish. I’d love to practice it and could eventually teach a thing or two for a beginner. Finally I’d like to get help in German where I’m still a beginner. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| FM_Moltke Bilingual Tetraglot Groupie Germany Joined 6619 days ago 54 posts - 58 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin*, German, French Studies: Polish, Latin | Message 2 of 12 10 September 2007 at 2:47pm | IP Logged | ||
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I would love to do French for German, but Paris is far away and expensive (I live in Bavaria) :P
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| patuco Diglot Moderator Gibraltar Joined 7015 days ago 3795 posts - 4268 votes Speaks: Spanish, English* Personal Language Map | Message 3 of 12 10 September 2007 at 3:23pm | IP Logged | ||
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I think it's a very good idea and, if I recall correctly, something similar was mentioned in another thread (a long time ago now). I don't think that I'll be finding anyone near here though!
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 Jiwon Triglot Moderator Korea, South Joined 6436 days ago 1417 posts - 1500 votes Speaks: EnglishC2, Korean*, GermanC1 Studies: Hindi, Spanish Personal Language Map | Message 4 of 12 10 September 2007 at 7:20pm | IP Logged | ||
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I don't think I'll get any language exchange this way unless someone is bothered to drop in in Sri Lanka once every week. :-)
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| rafaelrbp Pentaglot Senior Member Brazil Joined 7013 days ago 181 posts - 201 votes Speaks: Portuguese*, Spanish, English, French, Italian Studies: German | Message 5 of 12 10 September 2007 at 9:22pm | IP Logged | ||
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I'm going to Paris for my first time next week. I'd like to practice my French (I know there are plenty of natives there, but anyway...), and I appreciate any help you could provide!
A bit off topic, but do you know if it's possible to do a DELF exam (in Alliance Française) during my stay and receive the certificate later (in Brazil, for instance)? 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| ChristopherB Triglot Senior Member New Zealand Joined 6316 days ago 851 posts - 1074 votes 2 sounds Speaks: English*, German, French | Message 6 of 12 10 September 2007 at 10:03pm | IP Logged | ||
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New Zealand here :(
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| morphy Bilingual Triglot Groupie France modernerasmus.com Joined 6390 days ago 68 posts - 71 votes Speaks: French*, Arabic (Written)*, English Studies: Spanish, German | Message 7 of 12 11 September 2007 at 2:52am | IP Logged | ||
You can drop me a PM before getting here. For DELF exam, I believe you must contact Alliance Française a few weeks before presenting the exam ( 6 weeks according to http://www.alliancefr.org/rubrique.php3?id_rubrique=1339) Try getting in touch with them now, explain your case, and see if it's possible. There shouldn't be any problem for them sending you the certificate to Brazil; they must be accustomed to temporary students not staying very long. Edited by morphy on 11 September 2007 at 2:53am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| robsolete Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5385 days ago 191 posts - 428 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French, Russian, Arabic (Written), Mandarin | Message 8 of 12 26 April 2010 at 3:15am | IP Logged | ||
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Boston, anyone?
I'm fairly useless in terms of foreign languages. I could probably give a decent intro to Spanish, but more as a "this is what you're up against" thing. But if you're an ESL student I can be more useful that the average Anglophone: my degree is in English, I've worked as an editor and writing tutor, and I currently work as conversation tutor. I've also taught classes abroad. So I could be a helpful exchange for someone who's proficient in English but wants to take the next long, hard step up to academic and/or artistic use of the language. I'm currently trying to expand my Spanish, build up my French, and start a foundation in Arabic. Also mildly flirting with Russian and Mandarin, but I'm not really ready to commit to those relationships for a few years. . . 1 person has voted this message useful |
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