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¡Tantos Idiomas! Spanish Corner starts July 25
A mad SpanFran experiment? Our First Spanish Corner will be concurrent with French Corner
Revolutionary Idol! Sing to win at French Corner
French Corner or La Bastille? This Thursday: Best version of ‘La Marseillaise’ wins award (and a croissant)
10 Places in Toronto to Practise Your Russian (or Ukrainian)
Find Mother Russia (and Ukraine) in the GTA! Mariya writes on torontolanguages.com about the best places to speak these Slavic standards. Yes, bath houses are on the list, particularly the South-Western Bathhouse, located just west of Toronto, or the Sanduny Spa, at Bathurst…
Happy Birthday in Every Language
It was a pleasure having Happy Birthday sung to me in more than 10 languages at Diskuto French Corner last Thursday. It was officially a ‘speak French’ evening, but when the Diskutizens celebrate they do it in many tongues. It…
So many languages, so little time?
Improving your new language is a common New Year’s resolution. 2013 is half done; have you kept that promise to yourself? Somehow, the months pass, and ‘language inertia’ takes hold. Another overseas vacation comes and goes, where you might speak…
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Mandarin corner: outside Sid Smith Hall (U of T)
Wednesday July 31, 2013 – Wednesday July 31, 2013 100 St. George Street Map and Directions | Register Description: Speak more Mandarin Chinese, with Diskuto. At University of Toronto St. George, from 5:30 to 7:30pm, on the steps outside Sid…
Mandarin corner: outside Sid Smith Hall (U of T)
Wednesday July 24, 2013 – Wednesday July 24, 2013 100 St. George Street Map and Directions | Register Description: Speak more Mandarin Chinese, with Diskuto. At University of Toronto St. George, from 5:30 to 7:30pm, on the steps outside Sid…
In a way, we are all language novices
I’m not a language expert. Though I have a degree in Linguistics, I am far from an academic. I do speak many languages… badly. I was born in Toronto. My family is of Italian origin, but we always spoke English…
May 29: Mandarin corner at U of T (outside Sid Smith Hall)
Wednesday May 29, 2013 – Wednesday May 29, 2013 100 St. George Street Map and Directions | Register Description: Speak more Mandarin Chinese, with Diskuto. At University of Toronto St. George, from 5 to 7pm, on the steps outside Sid…
