Columbia LRC

Czech and Slovak Conversation Hour Spring 2024
2024-03-26 18:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Café Amrita, 301 W 110th Street, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Want to strengthen your Czech and Slovak speaking skills? Join the Czech and Slovak Conversation Hour, a conversation practice opportunity offered by the Department of Slavic Languages.
6:00-7:30 pm at Café Amrita, 301 W 110th Street (between Manhattan Ave and Frederick Douglass Circle): Tuesday, January 23rd; Tuesday, February 6th; Tuesday, February 20; Monday, March 4; Tuesday, March 26; Tuesday, April 9.
For more information and for any questions relating to the Czech and Slovak conversation hour, please email cwh4@columbia.edu.

Café Conversation Spring 2024
2024-03-26 16:00 - 18:00, 2024-03-19 08:00 - 17:00, 2024-03-05 16:00 - 18:00 | Buell Hall (2nd Floor), 515 W 116th Street, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Want to strengthen your French speaking skills? Join Café Conversation, a conversation practice opportunity offered by the French Department.
*Elementary level: Tuesdays from 4-5 pm at Buell Hall (2nd floor); Intermediate & Advanced levels: Tuesdays from 5-6 pm at Buell Hall (2nd floor)

AI Classroom Policy Panel
2024-03-22 15:00 - 16:00 | NY
Three members of the LRC AI Working Group will share how they have taken on the challenge of AI in the language classroom, and produced policies to shape student engagement with AI. Barbara Spinelli will share how she uses ChatGPT as a supplemental editor between the first and second draft of student composition in her Elementary-level Italian classes. Angelina Craig-Florez will discuss how her Intermediate students learn to use AI tools so that they can continue to further their Spanish learning even after they finish taking classes. Sam Skippon will share how his Advanced-level French class engages with AI as a topic of discussion, and how students can analyze and problematize its use in the target language.
Held on Zoom on Friday March 22 at 3pm. Meeting ID 203 508 3989

Indonesian Language Table Spring 2024
2024-03-22 15:00 - 16:00, 2024-03-08 15:00 - 16:00 | Room 352A (Language Resource Center), International Affairs Building, 420 W 118 Street, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Want to strengthen your Indonesian speaking skills? Join the Indonesian Language Table, a conversation practice opportunity offered by the Indonesian Language Program.
Fridays from 3–4 p.m. in Room 352A at the Language Resource Center (International Affairs Building)

BCS Conversation Hour Spring 2024
2024-03-22 13:00 - 14:00 | Joe Coffee, 550 W 120th St, New York, New York, 10027, United States
Want to strengthen your Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian speaking skills? Join the BCS Conversation Hour, a conversation practice opportunity offered by the Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian Language Program.
Fridays from 1-2 pm at Joe Coffee next to Pulitzer Hall (2950 Broadway Pulitzer Hall). If you have more questions, please email js5963@columbia.edu for more information.

Russia Tea Gathering (чаепитие) Spring 2024
2024-03-21 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-03-07 17:00 - 18:00 | 713 Hamilton Hall, 1130 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 10027, United States
If you wish to practice speaking Russian outside of the classroom, if you seek good company to discuss various themes and topics informally, and especially if you crave some strong (or herbal) tea with cookies, PLEASE JOIN US EVERY THURSDAY AT 5:00 PM IN THE READING ROOM (713 HAMILTON HALL).
*All levels of Russian are welcome! Questions? Please email Tatiana Mikhailova (tm3100@columbia.edu)

Cafè Català Spring 2024
2024-03-21 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-03-07 16:30 - 17:30 | Casa Hispánica, 612 W 116th St, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Bon dia! Want to strengthen your Catalan speaking skills? Join Cafè Català, a conversation practice opportunity offered by the Latin American and Iberian Cultures Department.
Thursdays from 4:30–5:30 pm at Casa Hispánica (612 W 116th St).

Café y Conversación Spring 2024
2024-03-21 16:30 - 17:30, 2024-03-07 16:30 - 17:30 | Casa Hispánica, 612 W 116th St, New York, NY, 10027, United States
¡Hola, toma un cafecito y practica tu español! Offered by the LAIC and led by students, for students of all levels of Spanish.
Thursdays 4:30-5:30 pm, in the Lobby of the Casa Hispánica, 612 W. 116th Street (between Broadway and Riverside). Please call (212) 854-4187 for more information. ¡Hasta pronto!

Italian Conversation Hour Spring 2024
2024-03-20 17:35 - 18:35, 2024-03-06 17:35 - 18:35 | Room 253 International Affairs Building, 420 W 118 Street, New York, 10027, United States
Benvenuto! Want to practice your Italian speaking skills? Join us for Italian Conversation Hour, offered by the Italian Language Program and the Language Resource Center.
Wednesdays 5:35-6:35 pm in Room 253 IAB (Language Resource Center). A presto!

Bate-Papo Spring 2024
2024-03-20 17:00 - 18:00, 2024-03-06 17:00 - 18:00 | Casa Hispánica, 612 W 116th St, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Conversação em português? Join Bate-Papo, a conversation practice opportunity offered by the Latin American and Iberian Cultures Department.
Wednesdays from 5-6 p.m. at Casa Hispánica (612 W 116th St).

Persian Circle Spring 2024
2024-03-20 16:00 - 18:00, 2024-03-06 16:00 - 18:00 | 207 Knox Hall, 606 W 122nd Street, New York, NJ, 10027, United States
Want to strengthen your Persian speaking skills? Join the Persian Circle, a conversation practice opportunity offered by the Persian Language Program.
Wednesdays from 4-6 pm at 207 Knox Hall (606 W 122nd St).

LRC Working Group on AI
2024-03-20 15:00 - 16:00 | Language Resource Center, 353 IAB, 420 W 118th Street, New York, NY, 10027, United States
The LRC AI Working Group will take place Wednesday, March 20th at 3 p.m. at the LRC, as well as on Zoom | Meeting ID: 203 508 3989.
At the event, Samuel Skippon will speak with us how his Advanced-level French class engages with AI as a topic of discussion, and how his students analyze and problematize its use in the target language. We may also excitedly discuss in the second half of the hour what impact generative video AI tools such as Sora AI will have on language learning.

Koffieuurtje | The Dutch Conversation Hour Spring 2024
2024-03-19 19:15 - 20:15 | Deutsches Haus, 420 W 116th Street, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Want to strengthen your Dutch speaking skills? Join Koffieuurtje, a conversation practice opportunity offered by the Dutch Language Program.
In Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th St): From 7:15-8:15 pm, Monday Feb. 26th, Tuesday, March 19th, and Tuesday, April 23rd.

Arabic Circle Spring 2024
2024-03-19 18:10 - 19:30, 2024-03-05 18:10 - 19:30 | 207 Knox Hall, 606 W 122nd Street, New York, NJ, 10027, United States
Want to strengthen your Arabic speaking skills? Join the Arabic Circle, a conversation practice opportunity offered by the Arabic Language Program.
Tuesdays from 6:10-7:30 pm at 207 Knox Hall (606 W 122nd St).

Kaffeestunde Spring 2024
2024-03-18 17:45 - 18:45 | Deutsches Haus, 420 W 116th Street, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Come take a break at Deutsches Haus and practice your German for 10, 30, or 60 minutes. All levels are welcome.* Coffee/Tea and sweet treats will be provided. We hope to see you there!
Biweekly on Mondays from 5:45-6:45 p.m. at Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th Street). *Also, if you are not in 1101, you might want to wait until mid-semester to visit.

SPRING BREAK!
2024-03-11 08:00 - 2024-03-15 17:00 | NY
Please enjoy a relaxing spring break!

Korean Chat Club Spring 2024
2024-03-08 15:00 - 16:00 | East Asian Language and Culture Lounge, 403 Kent Hall, 1140 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Want to strengthen your Korean speaking skills? Join the Korean Chat Club, a conversation practice opportunity offered by the Korean Language Program.
On the following Fridays: February 2nd, 3-4pm @Kent 624; March 8th, 3-4pm @Kent 403; March 29th, 3:45-4:45pm @Kent 403; April 12th, 3:45-4:45pm @Kent 403.

BCS Conversation Hours Spring 2024
2024-03-08 13:00 - 14:00 | Joe Coffee, 550 W 120th St, New York, New York, 10027, United States

IALLT Webinar with Simon Zuberek on Machine Learning and Language Instruction
2024-03-07 15:00 - 16:00 | NY
Hello everyone, Please sign up for our next webinar!
Machine Learning and Grammar Instruction: The Case of German Nominal Gender Language learners often struggle with particular grammar topics, but with limited instructional time, sometimes these topics do not receive in-depth attention in the classroom. One example of this phenomenon is the gender of German nouns. This presentation showcases a software solution that supplies the reasoning behind the gender of German nouns, aiming to help learners understand the underlying rules. The presentation will highlight the program’s potential for assisting students with background knowledge, and will emphasize that AI solutions extend beyond ChatGPT, offering innovative solutions to language learning challenges.
Presenter: Simon Zuberek, Senior educational technologist at Columbia LRCDate: Thursday, March 7, 2024 | Time: 12:00pm PT / 1:00pm MT / 2:00pm CT / 3:00pm ETWebinar Duration – 1 hour
Webinar Registration https://iallt.org/webinars/free-webinar-for-march-7-2024/

Kave Sho Spring 2024
2024-03-05 18:30 - 19:30 | Deutsches Haus, 420 W 116th Street, New York, NY, 10027, United States
YIDDISH KAVE-SHO
Want to strengthen your Yiddish speaking skills? Join the Kave Sho, a conversation practice opportunity offered by the Yiddish Language Program!
Tue, February 6th, Tue, March 5th, and Tue, April 2nd, from 6:30-7:30 pm at Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th Street)
All levels are welcome! Light nosh will be served. Free & open to the public.
