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From: Mo Syed <[address removed]>
To: [address removed]
Sent: Tue, March 2,[masked]:17:08 PM
Subject: Re: [spanish-570] Attn: Advanced Spanish Speakers! Sharing Sessions to Commence!

Gerritt - I would be interested in joining, hopefully I will be able
to speed up my Spanish learning.  But I wont at all be offended if you
think my Spanish is not yet at the level where you guys are looking
at.

On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 2:59 PM, Gerrit <[address removed]> wrote:
> Queridos miembros de Nashville Spanish Language Meetup:
>
> Leslee, Caryn, Sheila, Tracey, Wendy, and I met this past Saturday to
> discuss plans for "Advanced Spanish" Sharing Sessions, which some of us have
> been talking about for months now.
>
> Here are some of the ideas we discussed.
>
> PURPOSE:
> The purpose for these sessions is to improve our Spanish fluency via:
>
> --- a) going beyond the text books; learning what the books don't tell us!
> --- b) expanding our knowledge of colloquial usage and expressions;
> --- c) reviewing more-difficult concepts, such as the subjunctive mood and
> the concept of time;
> --- d) exploring the variety of cultural differences between countries and
> regions, and
> --- e) improving our knowledge of our own local Hispanic communities.
>
> WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
> The event is open to ALL Nashville Spanish Language Meetup members with the
> understanding that:
>
> --- a) one MUST R.S.V.P. to the event if attending, so that we can plan for
> adequate space, and
>
> --- b) in order to get the maximum benefit from the sessions and so as to
> make best use of the group's time, participants SHOULD have a working
> knowledge of conversational Spanish and grammar (be able to conjugate
> regular verbs in all tenses), with the ability to put together simple
> complete sentences quickly, even if containing errors.
>
> PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE SESSIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED IN SPANISH WITH MINIMUM
> ENGLISH TRANSLATION.
>
> With the above criteria, attendees can decide for themselves whether they
> think they qualify to attend. It is our desire to help others improve their
> Spanish whenever we can, but for these sessions, a comfortable level of
> accomplishment and experience is required on the part of participants.
>
> 3) Native speakers are gratefully encouraged to attend, of course!
>
> 4) We will meet in a quiet space conducive to conversation; a neutral place
> such as a small banquet hall or a large office conference room.
>
> 5) The duration of the session will be approximately 2 hours. We hope to
> have these sessions monthly or twice-monthly.
>
> 6) The first session will take place on Sunday, March 14, at 4 pm (Nashville
> location currently being confirmed). Free admittance, but RSVP required.
>
> Due to current space restrictions, participation is limited to 20 people.
> Please RSVP ASAP, so as to confirm your seat. !Gracias!
>
> We invite your comments and suggestions!
>
>
> Abrazos a todos,
> Gerrit Wilson
>
>
>
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