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O.K. all you Konkani students. This is the final notice.
The results of the survey showed that Friday evening is the most favoured time.
Please file and pass on to other people who might be interested in attending.
The Konkani classes will be held at (NOTE CHANGE IN VENUE):
St Matthew Catholic School - 280 Kingsbridge Gardens Circle (Classroom #1). The closest intersection is Hurontario and Hwy. 403. I was assisted in getting this school by Fr. Terence F. D'Souza, who will be one of our students. Thank you, Father.
The Konkani classes will begin on March 7 and continue every Friday - except Good Friday - until June 13 (Note change). Fourteen (14) classes in all. Time of the classes will be from 7:00pm to 9:00pm.
Our tutor will be: Joao Manuel Pereira
The curriculum will be:
1. The teaching of colloquial(i.e. spoken) konkani - the main objective.
The course will also cover:
2. Some basic differences of the language in North Goa vs. South Goa,
between Christians and Hindus, between Konkani and Marathi.
3. A basic overview of how Konkani is written in the Devnagari and Roman scripts
I anticipate these evenings to be more social/fun evenings with snacks & pop drinks served during the break. The instructor has advised me that the "sting" of the classroom will not be present.
There will be a cost associated with this course. The following will have to be paid for:
a. the school janitor b. the tutor and materials
The fee will be determined by all participating at our first meeting. The individual costs will be tabled and we will collectively decide on an appropriate fee for the course. I anticipate the fee for the 14 week course to be approx. $80.00 which works out to be just over $5 per evening. We will confirm this figure together. PLEASE BRING YOUR CHEQUE BOOKS ALONG AS WE WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT THE MONEY UP FRONT IN ORDER TO BUDGET OUR EXPENSES OVER THE 14 WEEKS.
Those of youe who will be missing the first few meetings are asked to send your cheques (for $80) to me at the address given below.
Those of you interested in participating are invited to e-mail me privately in the first instance with your phone number. I will then call you back.
COME AND JOIN US FOR SOME FUN TIMES!!
Tim de Mello 1658 Woodeden Drive Mississauga Ontario, L5H 3S5, CANADA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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