Oppenheimer Film Discussion for Philosophy and Film
Cafe Bilingue, Poster Session At Cds Conference, July 2009
1. Café Bilingüe
Women’s Voices in Spanish and English
“I am happy to connect with native Spanish
speakers from various countries (…) I find it
enriching in many ways.”Sherry (U.S.)
In Kansas City, the Café Bilingüe
(Bilingual Café) is a language exchange group
comprised of dedicated professional women
from the U.S. and Latin America who want to
practice their spoken English or Spanish.
It not only helps to improve language
skills, but it also celebrates different cultures
and the understanding among them.
“It’s a good chance to
have a cultural exchange “It helped me to improve my
sharing backgrounds and pronunciation. I also learned
stories.”Becky (U.S.) some interesting things about the
American culture.”Lucy (Mexico)
“It is a good way to get confidence and not “I like the opportunity to network
feel shy or ashamed about speaking in with professional women. We share
another language.”Sara (Spain) good information and the topics are
very interesting.” Alma (Mexico)