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
Mar 8, 22
Apr 5

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)
Mar 23 (5-6pm)
Apr 2 (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)
Mar 24 (3:40-4:40pm)
Apr 14 (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
Jan 27
Feb 24
Mar 24
Apr 21

Email cn2496@columbia.edu for more info

Yiddish Kave Sho In person.

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

Wed, Mar 1
Tue, Mar 28
Tue, Apr 25