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PEN-PAL [1 record]

Record 1 2012-03-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sociology of Human Relations
  • Postal Service
DEF

A person who keeps up an exchange of letters with someone who is so far away that a personal meeting is unlikely.

CONT

At a personal level, the scientists and engineers are encouraged to develop ongoing professional relationships with individuals who are prominent in their field - "pen pals" as one manager described the approach.

CONT

We intend to encourage language learners to communicate with their pen pals electronically.

CONT

We anticipate that using our system for example, an Italian could communicate with an English pen friend, each learning the language of the other in the process of discussing topics of mutual interest.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
  • Postes
DEF

Personne avec qui l'on entretient des relations épistolaires.

CONT

Les élèves de cette classe ont chacune une correspondante anglaise.

CONT

Sur le plan personnel, on encourage les scientifiques et les ingénieurs [...] à nouer des liens professionnels permanents avec des éminences, puis entretenir une relation de «correspondants», comme l'a décrit un dirigeant.

Key term(s)
  • correspondante

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Sociología de las relaciones humanas
  • Servicio de correos
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