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<div>Hi,</div>
<div>I took once-a-week Spanish last winter/spring, January thru May,
then went to walk in Spain in September. My Spanish instructors were
from Chile and Peru. I had absolutely NO trouble with respect to
'dialect' differences: to the extent that I knew what to say, I was
understood just fine. There are dialects within Spain that do not, for
instance, have the "th" sound - and their speakers have no
problems in Northern Spain.</div>
<div>As long as you have (a) good instructor(s), and enjoy the course,
that is what matters. Go ahead and get as much as you can from the
course - and do not worry!</div>
<div>Tom</div>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite><font face="Arial" size="-1"> I am
going to take an Intensive Spanish class in March thru May, but when I
read the post about Castillian Spanish being a much different dialect
from Latin Spanish, I had to rethink this class. I am going to
ask the instructors if they know about this dialect, but does anyone
more familiar with the language have suggestions? Thank you all
for the plethora of good resources and suggestions. I am already
"on" the Camino. Namaste', Ali in Spokane, WA.
USA</font></blockquote>
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Modern Languages & Cultural Studies<br>
University of Alberta<br>
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