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TOMSK, Feb 20 – RIA
Tomsk. Tomsk State University (TSU) suggests residents of
Tomsk to begin to learn a foreign language in tandem; on March 1 volunteers
will hold a meeting with students from the different countries which will help
to master this or that language, is reported on Monday on the website of the
university.
"Volunteers of TSU will organize on March 1 the
Language Exchange platform, where it is possible to get acquainted with
students of TSU from different countries and to find among them the partner for
studying of another language. This action for all who wish to get acquainted
with carriers of different languages, to communicate with them and to create
language tandems", – is specified in the message.
It is explained that the tandem is a modern method of
a learning of foreign languages which is based on formation of couples from two
native speakers learning the native languages of each other during the personal
meetings. The organizer of the event, the student from Germany Elisabeth Shtar,
learns Russian for one and a half year together with the student of
philological faculty.
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"It is really very effective, it has very strongly
helped me. Advantage of a tandem of two carriers is that the partner can
explain not only conjugation of verbs, but also cultural nuances. Happens that
I incorrectly assess some situation in life because of Russian subtleties, and
Sasha helps me to understand", – are reported in the message her words.
It is noted that the main objective of organizers of
Language Exchange was to make the platform for acquaintance. Further a lot of
things depend on partners – whether they will get on together, whether they
will be able to organize the time. Volunteers assume that at a meeting at TSU
it will be possible to find the partner to learn of English, French, German,
Spanish, Italian, Chinese and, of course, Russian.
It is added that registration is necessary for
participation in the event. The number of seats is limited.