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Spanish Conversation Club

Club Español de Conversación

2022-05-19 17:30:00 2022-05-19 18:30:00 America/New_York Spanish Conversation Club Club Español de Conversación Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library -

Thursday, May 19
5:30pm - 6:30pm

Add to Calendar 2022-05-19 17:30:00 2022-05-19 18:30:00 America/New_York Spanish Conversation Club Club Español de Conversación Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library -

Club Español de Conversación

English/Spanish Language Exchange

The former Club Español returns in person on Thursday, May 19, 2022, from 5:30pm – 6:30, in Room 1, at the Brigadier General Charles E. Mcgee Library, 900 Wayne Avenue in downtown Silver Spring with a new name and purpose. The new English/Spanish Language Exchange will welcome English and native Spanish speakers. The weekly sessions will run like spontaneous meet ups, where participants learn from one another. Those gathered will divide into mixed pairs or trios, with at least native English and Spanish speakers in each conversation group.  The native speakers will help the second language learner with grammar and vocabulary in discussion of the day’s topic.  “Conversation with our neighbors creates a stronger and healthier community,” says Rosanne Skirble, who has led El Club Español for several years and teaches Español en Nuestra Comunidad at Montgomery College. “This gets everyone talking in both languages,” she adds.  For more information contact Abdulai Koroma at the Brigadier General Charles E. Mcgee Library, (240) 773-9420.

Intercambio Inglés/Español
El Club Español regresa en persona el jueves 19 de mayo de 2022 de 5:30pm a 6:30 en la Biblioteca Brigadier General Charles E. Mcgee, 900 Wayne Avenue en el centro de Silver Spring con un nuevo nombre y propósito. El nuevo formato será un intercambio de inglés y español y dará la bienvenida a tanto a hablantes natives de inglés y español. Las sesiones semanales se desarrollarán como encuentros espontáneos, done los participantes aprenden uno del otro. Los participantes se dividirán en parejas mixtas o tríos con al menos de un hablante native de inglés y español en cada grupo de conversacion. Los hablantes nativos ayudarán al estudiante de un segundo idioma con la gramática y el vocabulario en la discusión del tema del día. 
“La conversacion con nuestros vecinos crea una comunidad más fuerte y saludable,” dice Rosanne Skirble, quien ha dirigido El Club Español en los últimos anos y enseña el curso Español en Nuestra Comunidad en Montgomery College. “Este intercambio hace que todos hablen en ambos idiomas,” agrega.  Para más información, comuníquese con Abdulai Koroma en La Biblioteca Silver Spring (240) 773-9420. 

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AGE GROUP: | Teens | Older Adults | Adult |

EVENT TYPE: | Language Learning |

TAGS: | Indoor Program |

Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library

Phone: 240-773-9420

Hours
Mon, May 26 Closed
Tue, May 27 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, May 28 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Thu, May 29 10:00AM to 8:00PM
Fri, May 30 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sat, May 31 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Sun, Jun 01 10:00AM to 6:00PM

Upcoming Events

Cancelled
Wed, May 28, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Wed, May 28, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Registration is now closed

Thu, May 29, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Thu, May 29, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library 4-07

Thu, May 29, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Mon, Jun 02, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Mon, Jun 02, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Tue, Jun 03, 4:30pm - 7:30pm

Wed, Jun 04, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Wed, Jun 04, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Wed, Jun 04, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Thu, Jun 05, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Thu, Jun 05, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library 4-07

Thu, Jun 05, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Mon, Jun 09, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Mon, Jun 09, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Tue, Jun 10, 4:30pm - 7:30pm

Wed, Jun 11, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Wed, Jun 11, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Wed, Jun 11, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Registration is now closed

Thu, Jun 12, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Thu, Jun 12, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library 4-07

Thu, Jun 12, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Sat, Jun 14, 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Sat, Jun 14, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Mon, Jun 16, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Mon, Jun 16, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Tue, Jun 17, 4:30pm - 7:30pm

Wed, Jun 18, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Wed, Jun 18, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
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Cancelled
Thu, Jun 19, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Sun, Jun 22, 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Mon, Jun 23, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Mon, Jun 23, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Tue, Jun 24, 4:30pm - 7:30pm

Wed, Jun 25, 4:00pm - 6:00pm

Wed, Jun 25, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Registration opens Thursday, May 29 2025 at 11:00am

Thu, Jun 26, 11:00am - 1:00pm

Thu, Jun 26, 5:00pm - 6:00pm
Brigadier General Charles E. McGee Library 4-07

Thu, Jun 26, 6:00pm - 7:00pm