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To: epicure who wrote (62601)	5/17/2002 8:40:16 PM
From: Crocodile	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 71178

Neat story. Such experiences do inspire us to learn more languages. When I was doing some graduate work a few years ago, I spent several months working at the university's writing tutorial services. Somehow or other, I developed quite a following of foreign students, mainly Chinese and South Americans. It was great fun and very rewarding. The neat thing was that I learned so much about the places that my students came from. Some of my students were geologists, and as I'm a rock hound, it was very interesting to discuss the geology of their countries. I also had a chance to practice my Spanish and learn a bit of Chinese. I still remember how to say "I have a very bad headache!" in at least 3 or 4 languages. (o:

To: epicure who wrote (62601)	5/18/2002 9:37:47 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to 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?