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A language exchange with a pen pal from Urbana is an excellent way to make a friend from Urbana, learn about its culture and improve
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This type of exchange is suitable for langauge learners of all skill levels, even beginners.
Because you have a common goal to help each other learn while discussing common interests,
you are likely to make meaningful friendships.
Compared to live conversation, there is less pressure, because you can take your time to use a dictionary or refer to your lessons at a time of your convenience.
It is also a great way to improve your writing, reading and grammar skills.
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I am the mother of three girls and trained as an ESL teacher. But I really need to learn Spanish to be an effective teacher. I also want to travel and meet my husband's family in South America.
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I am an american living in Costa Rica, I would like to practice my language skills as well as meet new people
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I have been in the states for about 2 years. I am good in speaking and writing english. I can understand chinese a little bit and want to make an improvement. So please help me :)
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I will teach an Exploratory Spanish class at the middle school level and need to freshen up my rather rusty Spanish skills. Also I would like to learn about cultures and current events in Spanish speaking countries
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I would like to learn Vietnamese from the basic.
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I am an engineering student with 3 years of Spanish classes in high school, but am not currently practicing. I would like to maintain what Spanish I already know hopefully become an avid Spanish speaker.
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I am a Taiwanese and learning English in the USA IL
I hope to some gays who can help me to improve my English
also,I can teach you what you want.
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I want to speak English better!
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Hi, I am a Taiwanese and am looking for a native speaker who can chat with me in a topic every day either in email or in voice.
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I must travel the world in search of new ideas...I spend all of my time studying foreign languages and reading fiction.I am considering becoming an expatriate. I've only traveled to Italy, and I loved it, especially Perugia. French is my second langu.....
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I am a Chinese living in Illinois and want to practice English speaking skills and exchange our cultures.
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1.My status in the US:
I came from China and now persue my master degree in UIUC (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign).
2.Teaching skill:
I had been a host in radio when I was in China. Furthermore, I had taught Chiese to foreigners when.....
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I am learning Spanish because there are so many countries speaking Spanish. I became interested in this spanish when I started learning Latin dancing in college almost 3 years ago.
I would perfer to find someone to practice with me in real life. If.....
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I'm going to Mexico for the 4th time and would like to have a better grasp of the language. I'm still at a beginners level but would like to practice and learn more over the next couple months.
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I am an American from Illinois. I used to speak spanish regularly with coworkers but I have not worked with Spanish speakin people for some time. I'm looking to keep my Spanish speaking skills sharp and hopefully help someone else hone their English .....
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Yo vivo en Indiana en el Estados Unidos. Yo quiero aprender español. Yo hablo un poco Español. Quiero ayudar tú con English también. Me gusto gatos, tv, sci-fi, toco la guitarra, trabajo en jardín, camino en el bosque o ciudad, tengo 41 años. Escribi.....
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Je suis étudiant californien, et je parle un petit peu de français (je l'ai appris au lycée). Je veux améliorer mon niveau de français, naturellement. :-)
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I am from China and now a graduate student in U of Illinois.
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My name is Tyler. I'm 15 years old. I play guitar. I love the idea of learning a second language.
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Yun
July 23, 2006
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I live in the US now and want to learn speaking English, but I donot have many chances to talk with Americans. I need a native speaker who would like to talk with me and I can tutor Chinese for exchange.
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