Dear Speak Dating fans,

We are delighted to inform you that our next Speak Dating Session will take place on Sunday 23rd January at the Shelter from 7.00 to 9:00 pm.

At the Welcome and Introductions session, we will present the concept and facilitate the language matches based on your selection. Please don’t forget to register your language skills, if not done yet, at http://shelter.ae/survey/SpeakDating_1.aspx

To ensure the availability of your speaking partners, we would require your attendance confirmation not later than Thursday 20th. You can confirm either via email speakdating@shelter.ae or call Benedicte on 050 950 7644.

As your feedback is very important to us, we created our Speak Dating group on Facebook. Please join our group at www.speakdating.ae to be updated on our latest activities and to stay in contact with your Speak Dating friends.

This event is free. For more information, please check our Facebook page:

Location

Shelter, Warehouse 209, 318th Road, Al Quoz Industrial 4

Map: Shelter Map

We look forward to continuing the conversation with you.

The Speak Dating team

PS: The Speak Dating team is looking for good photographers.

Anyone interested, let us know.

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.

Which Languages?

YOU decide. Your own skills and own curiosity are setting up the list of languages available at Shelter’s Speak Dating sessions.

The languages currently available are: Arabic, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Hindi, Urdu, Russian

Why?

Learning a foreign language is worthless if you don’t speak. You need the right kind of practice – and lots of it. In these respects, at the Speak Dating sessions you practice more than you would in a class, talking with native speakers of the language you’re learning, in a relaxed yet supportive environment where there is willingness and patience to understand and to be understood. The Speak Dating language exchange is also a wonderful way to learn the real spoken language and the culture, with all its “incorrect” grammar, informal expressions and slang. Therefore, a language exchange is the best training to bridge the gap between classroom learning and communicating in the real world!

When?

The Welcome and Introduction sessions take place once a month. Once they have found their language match, participants are free to agree on their personal timings and use their Speak Dating loyalty card distributed at the Introduction session.

How much?

A cup of coffee

Next steps?

If you haven’t been introduced to the concept yet, come and join us for the next Welcome and Introduction session.

Registration and to RSVP

You need to register and RSVP at least 72 hours before the date of the Welcome and Introduction session.

Please visit  to register online, if you have already registered, there is no need to register again.

Then 72 hours before the event will then send you an email confirming your registration and ask you to RSVP for the next session

Should you not have found a language match during the Welcome and Introduction session, no worries: Rome wasn’t made in a day neither. Simply email your speaking requirements (which language you offer and which language you want to practice more in return) and the Speak Dating team will try to find the perfect match in its growing database.

For more information email us at speakdating@shelter.ae or become a fan on our Facebook page 

Dates

Sunday 21st November, 7pm – 9pm

Location

Shelter, Warehouse 209, 318th Road, Al Quoz Industrial 4

Click here for the location

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 http://www.timeoutdubai.com/community/features/15772-speak-dating-in-dubai

City Wrap on Dubai One TV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6THBT5ZQFM

The National http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20100619%2FNATIONAL%2F706189846%2F1139

Gulf News http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/leisure/speak-dating-programme-breaches-language-barrier-1.643033

Emirates 24/7 http://www.emirates247.com/entertainment/events/dubai-where-your-date-speaks-a-different-language-2010-08-02-1.273797

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.

Which Languages?

YOU decide.  Your own skills and own curiosity are setting up the list of languages available at Shelter’s Speak Dating sessions.

The languages currently available are: Arabic, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Hindi, Urdu, Russian and other languages can be obtained on request thanks to our partnership with Eton Institute.

Why?

Learning a foreign language is worthless if you don’t speak.  You need the right kind of practice – and lots of it.  In these respects, at the Speak Dating sessions you practice more than you would in a class, talking with native speakers of the language you’re learning, in a relaxed yet supportive environment where there is willingness and patience to understand and to be understood.  The Speak Dating language exchange is also a wonderful way to learn the real spoken language and the culture, with all its “incorrect” grammar, informal expressions and slang.  Therefore, a language exchange is the best training to bridge the gap between classroom learning and communicating in the real world!

When?

The Welcome and Introduction sessions take place once a month.  Once they have found their language match, participants are free to agree on their personal timings and use their Speak Dating loyalty card distributed at the Introduction session.

How much?

A cup of coffee

Next steps?

If you haven’t been introduced to the concept yet, come and join us for the next Welcome and Introduction session.

Registration and to RSVP

You need to register and RSVP at least 72 hours before the date of the Welcome and Introduction session.

1. Please visit http://shelter.ae/survey/SpeakDating_1.aspx to register online, if you have already registered, there is no need to register again.
2. Then 72 hours before the introduction session, we will send you an email for you to confirm your attendance at the next event

Should you not have found a language match during the Welcome and Introduction session, no worries: Rome wasn’t made in a day neither. Simply email your speaking requirements (which language you offer and which language you want to practice more in return) at speakdating@shelter.ae and the Speak Dating team will try to find the perfect match in its growing database.

For more information email us at speakdating@shelter.ae or become a fan on our page www.speakdating.ae.

Dates

Sunday 26th September, 7pm – 9pm

Location

Shelter, Warehouse 209, 318th Road, Al Quoz Industrial 4

Map: http://shelter.ae/images/8_7_2009_12_59_33_.jpg

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 http://www.timeoutdubai.com/community/features/15772-speak-dating-in-dubai

City Wrap on Dubai One TV

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6THBT5ZQFM

The National http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20100619%2FNATIONAL%2F706189846%2F1139

Gulf News http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/leisure/speak-dating-programme-breaches-language-barrier-1.643033

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.

Which Languages?

YOU decide.  Your own skills and own curiosity are setting up the list of languages available at Shelter’s Speak Dating sessions.

The languages currently available are: Arabic, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Hindi, Urdu, Russian

Why?

Learning a foreign language is worthless if you don’t speak.  You need the right kind of practice – and lots of it.  In these respects, at the Speak Dating sessions you practice more than you would in a class, talking with native speakers of the language you’re learning, in a relaxed yet supportive environment where there is willingness and patience to understand and to be understood.  The Speak Dating language exchange is also a wonderful way to learn the real spoken language and the culture, with all its “incorrect” grammar, informal expressions and slang.  Therefore, a language exchange is the best training to bridge the gap between classroom learning and communicating in the real world!

When?

The Welcome and Introduction sessions take place once a month.  Once they have found their language match, participants are free to agree on their personal timings and use their Speak Dating loyalty card distributed at the Introduction session.

How much?

A cup of coffee

Next steps?

If you haven’t been introduced to the concept yet, come and join us for the next Welcome and Introduction session.

Registration and to RSVP

You need to register and RSVP at least 48 hours before the date of the Welcome and Introduction session.

1. Please visit http://shelter.ae/survey/SpeakDating_1.aspx to register online, if you have already registered, there is no need to register again.

2. Then 48 hours before the event will then send you an email confirming your registration and ask you to RSVP for the next session

Should you not have found a language match during the Welcome and Introduction session, no worries: Rome wasn’t made in a day neither. Simply email your speaking requirements (which language you offer and which language you want to practice more in return) and the Speak Dating team will try to find the perfect match in its growing database.

For more information email us at speakdating@shelter.ae or become a fan on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/edit/?id=127480710605220#!/pages/Speak-Dating/127480710605220

Dates

Sunday 1st August, 7pm – 9pm

Location

Shelter, Warehouse 209, 318th Road, Al Quoz Industrial 4

Map: http://shelter.ae/images/8_7_2009_12_59_33_.jpg

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 http://www.timeoutdubai.com/community/features/15772-speak-dating-in-dubai

City Wrap on Dubai One TV http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6THBT5ZQFM

The National http://www.thenational.ae/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F20100619%2FNATIONAL%2F706189846%2F1139

Gulf News http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/leisure/speak-dating-programme-breaches-language-barrier-1.643033

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.

Which Languages?

YOU decide.  Your own skills and own curiosity are setting up the list of languages available at Shelter’s Speak Dating sessions.  The languages currently available are: Arabic, French, Italian, Spanish, German, Hindi, Urdu, Russian

Why?

Learning a foreign language is worthless if you don’t speak.  You need the right kind of practice – and lots of it.  In these respects, at the Speak Dating sessions you practice more than you would in a class, talking with native speakers of the language you’re learning, in a relaxed yet supportive environment where there is willingness and patience to understand and to be understood.  The Speak Dating language exchange is also a wonderful way to learn the real spoken language and the culture, with all its “incorrect” grammar, informal expressions and slang.  Therefore, a language exchange is the best training to bridge the gap between classroom learning and communicating in the real world!

When?

The Welcome and Introduction sessions take place once a month.  Once they have found their language match, participants are free to agree on their personal timings and use their speak Dating loyalty card distributed at the Introduction session.

How much?

A cup of coffee

Next steps?

If you haven’t been introduced to the concept yet, come and join us for the next Welcome and Introduction session.  Do not forget to register online at least 48 hours before the date of the Welcome and Introduction session.  Should you not have found a language match during the Welcome and Introduction session, no worries: Rome wasn’t made in a day neither. Simply email your speaking requirements (which language you offer and which language you want to practice more in return) and the Speak Dating team will try to find the perfect match in its growing database.  Email events@shelter.ae Subject: Speak Dating or become a fan on our Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/edit/?id=127480710605220#!/pages/Speak-Dating/127480710605220

How to register online?

Please visit http://shelter.ae/survey/SpeakDating_1.aspx to register online.

Dates

Sunday 4th July, 7pm – 9pm

Location

Shelter, Warehouse 209, 318th Road, Al Quoz Industrial 4

Map: http://shelter.ae/images/8_7_2009_12_59_33_.jpg

Registration

Please register your details by filling in the Online Registration Form http://shelter.ae/survey/SpeakDating_1.aspx at least 48 hours in advance of the Introduction & Welcome Session

For more information or to RSVP, please email events@shelter.ae or call 04-434 5655