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Did you know?
Program helps students
learn languages hands-on
Andrew Freeman
Staff" Writer
Sitting in a classroom or lecture
hall isn't the only way students can
learn a language.
The Language Exchange
Program matches native speakers
of one language to native speakers
of another that both have an
interest in learning. Since its incep-
tion in 2010, the free service has
matched nearly 200 people, with
30-40 people currently waiting to
be matched, said founder Walsh
Costigan, an entrepreneurship and
French senior.
"Say you wanted to learn
Japanese, and you speak English,"
Costigan said. "Well, we would
match you up with a Japanese
speaker that wanted to learn
English, and you two would be
able to help each other."
Costigan started the program
two semesters after she returned
from studying abroad in France.
She was dismayed she was losing
the ability to speak French after
returning because she couldn't
interact with other French
speakers.
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We want to exchange more
than just language, but
culture and cultural news. "
-Walsh Costigan, entrepreneurship and French senior
"I had actually paid a French girl
one semester, but I thought you
should be able to get that kind of
interaction for free," Costigan said.
"And I know I had wanted it, but I
didn't realize there was such a big
demand here on campus."
Japanese junior Zac Jordan said
practicing a language continuously
helps improve understanding.
"I have gotten so much more
fluent since the program matched
me," Jordan said.
Because it's a matchmaking
service only, it doesn't require
funds for events or gatherings.
The university offers many free
services to student organizations,
such as free printing, and those are
what they use. Program organizers
check up with users once a month,
mass®
as it is student-driven.
The program works through
submersing students in the
language, Costigan said.
"We're huge advocates of
learning another language, and
it can be really easy," she said.
"You don't need a $700 program
or a degree."
Currently, Costigan is creating
a social networking site that will
open to UNT next semester before
possibly going city or statewide.
"With this site, we want to
exchange more than just language,
but culture and cultural news,"
Costigan said. "We also want to
use it to help tourists and travelers
learn the basics of other countries,
so they can communicate when
they're in other countries."
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