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Pastimes : Don't Ask Rambi
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To: epicure who wrote (62601)5/18/2002 9:37:47 AM
From: Rambi  Read Replies (1) of 71178
 
You had mentioned to me before that you were looking into SPanish classes with Cos and I thought it was wonderful-- with your teaching, it would be such an asset.
Although from what you just wrote, it sounds as if you communicated extremely well even without it.

When you think about it- in fact, when you read a lot of exchanges on SI- people often don't speak the same language anyway. Even when they both are using English. I have certainly had the experience at cocktail parties where I have a long exchange with another person and the next time I meet him or her, we repeat the same things. SOmetimes they don't remember meeting me. We go through these rituals, use all these ceremonial words with absolutely no value at all.

So maybe a far more critical element in true communication is caring and the ACT of listening. Since you were doing both of these with your little girl, you probably comprehended more from her Spanish than most would from English.

Should we teach listening as a second language in schools?
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