Conversation Practice Opportunities

This page lists conversation practice opportunities for many of the languages offered at Columbia for the Fall 2023 semester. These include weekly conversation hours, meetings, and similar events for informal speaking practice. Please email lrc@columbia.edu if you have any questions or would like to add an event to this list. All languages are up to date unless otherwise noted.

Note: The following conversation hours are currently being updated for the Fall 2023 semester. If dates are missing or incorrect, please check back soon for the updated list. Thank you!

Language Event Name
Format Time and Location
Arabic Arabic Circle In person

Tuesdays 6:10-7:30pm @ 208 Knox Hall (606 W 122nd St)

*Dates in process of updating

Armenian Armenian Conversation Hour In person

Suspended until further notice

Email ck2444@columbia.edu for more info

*Dates in process of updating

Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian BCS Conversation Hour In person

Fridays 12-1pm @ Joe Coffee next to Pulitzer Hall (2950 Broadway Pulitzer Hall)

Email js5963@columbia.edufor more info

Catalan Cafè Català In person

Wednesdays 4:30-5:30pm @ Casa Hispánica (612 W 116th St)

Email eu2130@columbia.edu for more info

*Dates in process of updating

Czech Czech and Slovak Conversation Hour In person

Alternate Wednesdays, 5:30-7:00 PM @ Café Amrita, 301 W 110th Street (between Manhattan Ave and Frederick Douglass Circle)

Feb 22
Mar 8, 22
Apr 5

Email cwh4@columbia.edu for more info

*Dates in process of updating

Dutch Koffieuurtje In person

Following Dates @ Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th St):

Feb 16 – Movie Night! (6-7pm)
Mar 23 (5-6pm)
Apr 26 (7-8pm)

*Dates in process of updating

French Café Conversation In person. More info here.

Elementary: Fridays 4-5pm @ Buell Hall (2nd floor)

Intermediate & Advanced: Tuesdays 5-6pm @ Buell Hall (2nd floor)

Email eam2314@columbia.edu for more info

German Kaffeestunde

Mittags Konversation & Malen

In person.

Kaffeestunde: More info here.

Mittags Konversation & Malen: More info here.

Kaffeestunde:

Mondays 5:45-6:45pm @ Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th St)
Sep 18
Oct 2, 16, & 30
Nov 13, 27
Dec 11

Mittags Konversation & Malen:

11am-12pm @ Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th St)
Sep 12
Oct 10
Nov 21

Korean Korean Chat Club In person Following Fridays 3:00-4:00 pm @ Uris 608
Sep 22
Oct 13
Nov 10
Dec 1
Indonesian Indonesian Language Table In person. More info here. Fridays 3-4pm @ 352A International Affairs Bldg (Language Resource Center)
Italian Caffè e conversazione In person

Suspended until further notice

*Dates in process of updating

Persian Persian Circle In person

Beginning week of 2/6:

Tuesdays 1-2pm @ 207 Knox Hall (606 W 122nd St)

*Dates in process of updating

Portuguese Bate-papo (Café e Conversação) In person. More info here. Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm @ Casa Hispánica (612 W 116th St)
Russian Russian Tea Gathering
(чаепитие)
In person. More info here.

Thursdays 5-6pm @ 713 Hamilton Hall

Email tm3100@columbia.edu for more info

*Dates in process of updating

Spanish Café y Conversación In person

Thursdays 4–5pm @ Casa Hispánica (612 W 116th St)

Call (212) 854-4187 for more info

*Dates in process of updating

Vietnamese Vietnamese Language Chat Table with VSA In person. More info here.

Fridays 12-1pm @ 700 Uris
Sep 29
Oct 20
Nov 17
Dec 8
1

Email cn2496@columbia.edu for more info

Yiddish Kave Sho In person. More info here.

6:30-7:30pm @ Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th St)

Tue, Oct 3
Wed, Nov 1
Tue, Dec 5