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'''Welcome!''' This wiki is dedicated to serve the people in the [[Seattle]] [[Puget Sound|Area]] of Washington State USA who know, teach, learn, or are learning about world languages and [[cultures]]. You can coordinate events and share content with us here!
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'''Welcome!''' This wiki is dedicated to serving people in the Greater [[Seattle]] Area who are passionate about languages and [[cultures]]. You can coordinate events and share content with us here!
   
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A polyglot is a person who is able to use more than one language. Find Seattle Polyglot Events at: https://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Polyglots/
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Find the Seattle Polyglots events at: https://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Polyglots/ (There are many ways of defining the word polyglot. Our definition is anyone who is passionate about languages.)
   
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Find the Seattle Language & Culture Meetup at: https://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Language-Culture-Meetup/ (We are looking to our members to suggest their interest in movie nights, international dinners and cultural festivals.)
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<nowiki> </nowiki>We hope to grow as diverse community to include people from all backgrounds and walks of life, from day one to seasoned professors.
 
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Many other language groups are listed in the Resources by Language and Events sections below. These two groups have been highlighted because they aim to bring together people for all language and cultural backgrounds.
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We hope to grow as a diverse community to include people from all backgrounds from total beginners to seasoned professors.
 
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==Events==
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[[SCL]] a Tuesday a month [[panama tea house]]<br/>
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[[SMMU]] Every Sat [[CISC]] and Dimsum <br/>
   
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1st Tue [[SCB]] [[Oasis Tea Zone Chinatown|Chinatown]]
  
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[[SMMU]] 2nd 3rd 4th Mon at Varies
 
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Every Other Thu at Eastside
  
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===Resources: [[Hosting an event|Hosting]] [[Attending]]===
  
 
[[Meals]] | [[Snacks]] | [[Sports]] | [[Parks]] | [[Karaoke]] | [[Language Exchanges]] | [[Lectures]] | [[Performances]] | [[Festivals]] | [[Classes]] | [[Clubs]] | [[Viewings]] | [[Private Residence]] | [[Teleconference]] | [[Skype]] | [[Board Games]] | [[open space]]
  
[[Meals]] | [[Snacks]] | [[Sports]] | [[Parks]] | [[Karaoke]] | [[Language Exchanges]] | [[Lectures]] | [[Performances]] | [[Festivals]] | [[Classes]] | [[Clubs]] | [[Viewings]] | [[Private Residence]] | [[Teleconference]] | [[Skype]] | [[Board Games]] | [[open space]]
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==='''Past'''===
 
(see meetup pages on left for more or list here) [[:Category:Events|Events Category Page]]
  
(see meetup pages on left for more or list here) [[:Category:Events|Events Category Page]]
   
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20190212 rescheduled to 20190219 because of snow
  
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[[Event 20190219 SCMB Bubble Tea]]
  
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mondays
  
   
 
[[Mandarin KTV]]
  
[[Mandarin KTV]]
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== This Wiki ==
  
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=='''Language Meetup Groups'''==
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=='''Resources by Language'''==
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There are a lot of world languages [http://aboutworldlanguages.com/languages-a-z <nowiki>[!]</nowiki>]. If you have interest in a language please add it below. Please list your User:Page under the language if you are interested in communicating about it and are in the Seattle Area. We may eventually list every language, but it is beyond the scope to do everything.
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There are over 6,000 languages in the world [http://aboutworldlanguages.com/languages-a-z <nowiki>[!]</nowiki>]. If you are a Seattleite 西雅图人, please add content and expand. You may add your user profile to the language category. [[How to list your interest in a language.|How to list your interest in a language]]
 
* [[Chinese]]
  
* [[Chinese]]
 
** [[Mandarin]] 国语
  
** [[Mandarin]] 国语
 
** [[Cantonese]] 广东话
  
** [[Cantonese]] 广东话
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* [[French]] 法语
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* [[German]] 德语
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* [[Spanish]] 西班牙语
 
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* School programs (private and public)
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* Tutors (online and in person)
 
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Latest revision as of 08:34, 27 January 2020

Welcome! This wiki is dedicated to serving people in the Greater Seattle Area who are passionate about languages and cultures. You can coordinate events and share content with us here!

Find the Seattle Polyglots events at: https://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Polyglots/ (There are many ways of defining the word polyglot. Our definition is anyone who is passionate about languages.)

Find the Seattle Language & Culture Meetup at: https://www.meetup.com/Seattle-Language-Culture-Meetup/ (We are looking to our members to suggest their interest in movie nights, international dinners and cultural festivals.)

Many other language groups are listed in the Resources by Language and Events sections below. These two groups have been highlighted because they aim to bring together people for all language and cultural backgrounds.

We hope to grow as a diverse community to include people from all backgrounds from total beginners to seasoned professors.

Events

Upcoming

Various

Reoccuring:

Polyglots: TBD
Mandarin:
SCL a Tuesday a month panama tea house
SMMU Every Sat CISC and Dimsum

Resources: Hosting Attending

Meals | Snacks | Sports | Parks | Karaoke | Language Exchanges | Lectures | Performances | Festivals | Classes | Clubs | Viewings | Private Residence | Teleconference | Skype | Board Games | open space

Past

(see meetup pages on left for more or list here) Events Category Page


Mandarin KTV

Minutes

Event 20190209 SCMB Lunar New Year

This Wiki

As of 2019.02.17 this is a very new wiki, please create a fandom account and use desktop site and content and brainstorm organization ideas. You can edit this page to make it better! The content you add to this wiki is assumed to be under a certain creative commons license as dictated by Fandom. You must set your browser to use the Desktop version of the site to edit the page. Fandom accounts can be created from their toolbar above.

Wiki Team

If you would like to learn more about editing wiki's check out https://community.wikia.com/wiki/Help:Editing style guide

content guide

Test experimental edits on the Playground.

Users

Profile Template

List of Wiki Users List of Event Hosts

see language for list of users who have events

Resources by Language

There are over 6,000 languages in the world [!]. If you are a Seattleite 西雅图人, please add content and expand. You may add your user profile to the language category. How to list your interest in a language

Learning Strategies

Immersion by living in another country

Working one-on-one with tutors

Meetup Groups

College and University Classes

Bilingual Schools

Spanish-English

Mandarin-English

General Language and Grammar Resources

International Phonetic Alphabet

College Grammar Programs (WSU)

Linguistic Institutes

https://www.linguisticsociety.org/

https://www.sil.org/

Suggested Content for a Language Resources Page

  • Groups (Facebook, Meetup, chat groups, etc)
  • School programs (private and public)
  • Tutors (online and in person)
  • Apps
  • Books
  • Video: Movies / TV / YouTube (list your username next to content to promote it)
  • Music and Playlists


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