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Introduction
There are 202 nationalities registered in Dubai speaking an impressive number of different languages. By default English has become the common language denominator to communication within the Dubai society which leaves limited place to the other cultural communities.
Shelter has successfully launched in May 2010 a platform to promote language exchange between Dubai’s residents called “Speak Dating”. As the word tells, this is about matching people that have common interests in teaching/learning a language and a perfect complement to traditional language classes.
Learn more about Speak Dating as explained in:
Time Out Dubai
City Wrap on Dubai One TV
The National
Gulf News
Emirates 24/7
The Concept
A language exchange such as Speak Dating put in contact two or more people who speak different languages but want to practice each other’s language. For example, a native Arabic speaker who is learning French will do a language exchange with a French speaker who is learning Arabic. There are many ways to practice in a language exchange, but the best one is to ensure that both participants speak the same language for a while and then switch to the other language. This way they become both students and teachers one after the other.
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