Conversation Practice Opportunities
This page lists conversation practice opportunities for many of the languages offered at Columbia for the Spring 2024 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, and all can be found on our events calendar as well.
Language | Event Name | Format | Time and Location |
Arabic | Arabic Circle | In person. More info here. | Tuesdays 6:10-7:30pm @ 207 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. More info here. |
Fridays 1-2pm @ Joe Coffee next to Pulitzer Hall (2950 Broadway Pulitzer Hall) Email js5963@columbia.edufor more info |
Catalan | Cafè Català | In person. More info here. |
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. More info here. |
6:00-7:30 PM @ Café Amrita, 301 W 110th Street (between Manhattan Ave and Frederick Douglass Circle) Tues, Jan 23rd Email cwh4@columbia.edu for more info |
Dutch | Koffieuurtje | In person. More info here. |
Following Dates 7:15-8:15pm @ Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th St): Feb 26 |
French | Café Conversation | In person. More info here. |
Elementary: Tuesdays 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. |
Kaffeestunde: Mondays 5:45-6:45pm @ Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th St) 12pm-1pm @ Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th St) |
Korean | Korean Chat Club | In person. More info here. |
Following Fridays: Feb 2, 3-4pm @ 624 Kent Hall |
Indonesian | Indonesian Language Table | In person. More info here. | Fridays 3-4pm @ 352A International Affairs Bldg (Language Resource Center) |
Italian | Italian Conversation Hour | In person. More info here. | Wednesdays 5:35-6:35pm @ 253 International Affairs Bldg (Language Resource Center) |
Persian | Persian Circle | In person. More info here. | Wednesdays 4-6pm @ 207 Knox Hall |
Portuguese | Bate-papo (Café e Conversação) | In person. More info here. | Wednesdays 5-6pm @ 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. More info here. |
Thursdays 4:30–5:30pm @ 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 Mar 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, Feb 6 |