Conversation Practice Opportunities
This page lists conversation practice opportunities for many of the languages offered at Columbia for the Spring 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.
| Language | Event Name |
Format | Time and Location |
| Arabic | Arabic Circle | In person | Tuesdays 6:10-7:30pm @ 208 Knox Hall (606 W 122nd St) |
| Armenian | Armenian Conversation Hour | In person |
Suspended until further notice Email ck2444@columbia.edu for more info |
| Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian | BCS Conversation Hour | In person |
Fridays 12-1pm @ Joe Coffee next to Pulitzer Hall (2950 Broadway Pulitzer Hall) Email em3627@columbia.edu for 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 |
| 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 Email cwh4@columbia.edu for more info |
| Dutch | Koffieuurtje | In person |
Following Dates @ Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th St): Feb 16 – Movie Night! (6-7pm) |
| French | Café Conversation | In person. More info here. |
Elementary: Fridays 1-2pm @ Buell Hall (2nd floor) Intermediate & Advanced: Tuesdays 5-6pm @ Buell Hall (2nd floor) Email iac2120@columbia.edu for more info |
| German | Kaffeestunde | In person. More info here. | Mondays 5:30-6:30pm @ Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th St) Jan 23 Feb 6, 20 Mar 6, 20 Apr 3, 17 May 1 |
| Korean | Korean Chat Club | In person |
Following Fridays @ 403 Kent Hall: Mar 3 (3-4pm) |
| Indonesian | Indonesian Language Table | In person. More info here. | Fridays 2-3pm @ 352A International Affairs Bldg (Language Resource Center) |
| Italian | Caffè e conversazione | In person | Suspended until further notice |
| Persian | Persian Circle | In person |
Beginning week of 2/6: Tuesdays 1-2pm @ 207 Knox Hall (606 W 122nd St) |
| Portuguese | Bate-papo | In person. | Fridays 12-1pm @ 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 |
| Spanish | Café y Conversación | In person |
Thursdays 4–5pm @ Casa Hispánica (612 W 116th St) Call (212) 854-4187 for more info |
| Vietnamese | Vietnamese Language Chat Table with VSA | In person. More info here. |
Fridays 12-1pm @ 403 Kent Hall Email cn2496@columbia.edu for more info |
| Yiddish | Kave Sho | In person. |
6-7pm @ Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th St) Wed, Mar 1 |