Columbia LRC

Kaffeestunde 2023
2023-11-13 17:45 - 18:45, 2023-10-30 17:45 - 18:45 (America/New_York) | 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.

Indonesian Language Table
2023-11-10 15:00 - 16:00, 2023-11-03 15:00 - 16:00, 2023-10-27 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)

Korean Chat Club
2023-11-10 15:00 - 16:00 | 608 Uris Hall, 3022 Broadway, 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.
Once a month on Fridays from 3 p.m.-4 p.m. at Uris Hall 608: September 22nd; October 13th; November 10th; and December 1st.

Designing Multiliteracies Tasks for Heritage Learners of Korean
2023-11-10 15:00 - 16:00 | Language Resource Center, 353 IAB, 420 W 118th Street, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Designing Multiliteracies Tasks for Heritage Learners of Korean
Authors: Ji-Young Jung & Eunice Chung
Affiliation: East Asian Languages and Cultures Department
Summary:
The objective of this project is to develop multimodal materials and tasks for heritage learners of Korean within the framework of multiliteracies. Heritage learners’ linguistic and cultural abilities differ from non-heritage learners. Most heritage learners come to class with prior exposure to the target language and culture. As a result, they often exhibit higher proficiency in aural/oral skills compared to their literacy skills.
Of significant note, the motivations of heritage learners differ greatly from non-heritage learners. Research in the field of heritage language learning has consistently shown that the motivations and learning experiences of heritage learners are deeply intertwined with identity issues (e.g., He, 2006; 2010). A majority of our heritage Korean students at Columbia not only pursue Korean studies to enhance communication with their families but also to delve deeper and connect with their heritage by enriching their knowledge of the Korean language and culture.
In this backdrop, utilizing a multiliteracies approach proves to be especially beneficial in catering to the diverse needs and motivations of heritage learners. Multiliteracies encompass a wide range of multimodal materials, aiding learners in comprehending how media influences and alters their perceptions, alongside fundamental linguistic conversations.
With the aid of meticulously curated materials and scaffolded activities, our aim is to immerse students in the analysis, evaluation, and application of the multimodal texts they encounter, all through a discerning perspective. Motivating learners to interpret and create meanings through a critical viewpoint will enable us to sidestep predominant cultural norms and customs, which often get unconsciously embedded in heritage language education.

BCS Conversation Hour
2023-11-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-11-03 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-10-27 12:00 - 13:00 | 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 12-1 pm at Joe Coffee next to Pulitzer Hall (2950 Broadway Pulitzer Hall). If you have more questions, please email em3627@columbia.edu for more information.

Russia Tea Gathering (чаепитие)
2023-11-09 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-11-02 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
2023-11-09 16:30 - 17:30, 2023-11-02 16:30 - 17:30 | Casa Hispánica, 612 W 116th St, New York, NY, 10027, United States
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).

Transforming (Language) Pedagogy in Response to Generative AI: Developing Critical AI Literacy & Instructional Content for Foreign Language Writing
2023-11-09 16:00 - 17:15 | Zoom
As a member of the Modern Language Asssocation (MLA) /CCCC Task Force on Writing and AI (2023), Anna Mills will summarize their first working paper highlighting the benefits and risks of large language models for language, literature, and writing programs. She will share an approach to teaching with AI that supports language development to build critical AI literacy, including awareness of the linguistic and cultural biases of AI systems in a given language.
This presentation will be followed by a workshop conducted by Simon Zuberek that will delve into the transformative potential of generative AI in crafting instructional content for foreign language writing. Participants will explore ways that generative AI can empower educators in both curricular development and teaching materials creation. Starting with lesson objectives, participants will be guided through a step-by-step lesson design that harnesses various generative AI tools, including text-to-image generation, providing a departure from traditional text-based frameworks.
Presenter Bios:
Anna Mills teaches writing at Cañada College and previously taught at City College of San Francisco for 17 years. Her collection “AI Text Generators and Teaching Writing: Starting Points for Inquiry” is featured in the Writing Across the Curriculum Clearinghouse. She serves on the MLA/CCCC task force on writing and AI, and as a consultant for OpenAI, she tested GPT-4 before its release. Her Open Educational Resource (OER) textbook, How Arguments Work: A Guide to Writing and Analyzing Texts in College has been used at over 65 colleges. Anna’s writing on AI has appeared in The Chronicle of Higher Education and Inside Higher Ed.
Simon Zuberek specializes in integrating technology in language pedagogy as the senior educational technologist at Columbia Language Resource Center. With degrees in Germanic Studies and Applied Linguistics from the University of Illinois, he is now pursuing Computational Linguistics at CUNY, focusing on AI’s role in enhancing foreign language education.
To attend this event, please click on the included Zoom link at the appropriate time. This event will take place on November 9th, 4:00-5:15 PM.

Café y Conversación
2023-11-09 16:00 - 17:00, 2023-11-02 16:00 - 17:00 | Casa Hispánica, 612 W 116th St, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Toma un cafecito y practica tu español.
Led by students for students of all levels of Spanish
Thursdays 4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
In the Lobby of the Casa Hispánica, 612 W. 116th Street (between Broadway and Riverside)
Please call (212) 854-4187 for more information.

Czech and Slovak Conversation Hour
2023-11-08 18:00 - 19:30 | 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.
Alternate Tuesdays & Wednesdays, biweekly, 6:00-7:30 pm at Café Amrita, 301 W 110th Street (between Manhattan Ave and Frederick Douglass Circle): September 13th & 26th, October 10th & 25th, and November 8th & 21st.
For more information and for any questions relating to the Czech and Slovak conversation hour, please email cwh4@columbia.edu.

Bate-Papo
2023-11-08 17:00 - 18:00, 2023-11-01 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).

Café Conversation
2023-11-07 16:00 - 18:00, 2023-10-31 16:00 - 18:00 | Buell Hall (La Maison Française), 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)

Arabic Circle
2023-11-07 06:10 - 19:30, 2023-10-31 18:10 - 19:30 | 208 Knox Hall, 606 W 122nd Street, New York, NY, 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 208 Knox Hall (606 W 122nd St).

Invited Guest Speaker | Teaching for Social Justice Through Multiliteracies Pedagogy
2023-11-03 15:00 - 17:00 | 304 Hamilton Hall, 1130 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY, 10027, United States
Come join us on November 3rd at 3pm in Hamilton 304 and on Zoom for a talk with Dr. Kate Paesani (Ph.D., Indiana University) about the intersection between Social Justice and Multiliteracies Pedagogy.
“Critical pedagogies that prepare learners to participate in multilingual, multicultural, and multimodal societies are gaining ground in language education. The multiliteracies framework (Cope & Kalantzis, 2009; New London Group, 1996) is one example of a critical pedagogy that not only develops learners’ language proficiency as they engage with target language texts, but also empowers students to question and critique how language and culture embody, maintain, and challenge structural inequalities and biases. To illustrate how multiliteracies pedagogy can support social justice in language education, this talk is organized around three central questions: Why is the multiliteracies framework a viable critical pedagogy for implementing social justice in language classrooms? What facilitates and hinders teachers’ implementation of this approach?, and How can teachers be supported in carrying out this work? I begin by discussing key concepts related to social justice, critical pedagogies, and the multiliteracies framework. Then, I present teacher cognition and identity research that pinpoints the affordances and constraints that language teachers encounter when teaching social justice themes through critical pedagogies. Finally, I share resources developed at CARLA that support teachers in learning about and enacting social justice in language education.”
BIO: Kate Paesani (Ph.D., Indiana University) is the Director of the Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition (CARLA) and Associate Professor in the Department of French and Italian at the University of Minnesota. Her research focuses on postsecondary language programs, critical pedagogies, and language teacher cognition and identity development. She has authored and co-authored numerous articles, chapters, and books, including Literacies in Language Education: A Guide for Teachers and Teacher Educators (Georgetown University Press, 2023).

Kave Sho
2023-11-01 18:30 - 19:30 | Deutsches Haus, 420 W 116th Street, New York, NY, 10027, United States
YIDDISH KAVE-SHO
Yiddish Conversation Hour
Tue, October 3rd, Wed, November 1st, and Tue, December 5th, 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.

Fall 2023 Open House for Germanic Languages Department
2023-10-30 17:30 - 19:00 | Deutsches Haus, 420 W 116th Street, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Please join the Germanic Languages Department for their OPEN HOUSE to learn about the GERMAN MAJOR and CONCENTRATION and to hear about available STUDY ABROAD programs! ALSO: ENTER OUR RAFFLE FOR A CHANCE TO WIN DEUTSCHES HAUS MERCH!!
Refreshments will be provided! And stay for KAFFEESTUNDE, our German Conversation Hour!
When and Where: Monday, October 30th from 5:30-7 p.m. at Deutsches Haus, Columbia University (420 W 116th Street)

Public Forum | Balancing the Scales: Exploring the Pros and Cons of AI in Second Language Learning
2023-10-30 12:00 - 14:00 | Casa Hispánica, 612 W 116th St, New York, NY, 10027, United States
We invite you to join LAIC Lead Teaching Fellow Mónica Ramírez Bernal and the LAIC in a public forum, discussing the use of AI in second language courses.
From Mónica:
“After attending the faculty meeting at the beginning of the semester it became evident that there were many uncertainties regarding what policy to assume regarding the use of AI in second language courses [….] This forum has been designed as a space where attendees will be able to share their views and doubts about the pros and cons of using AI in the specific context of second language teaching. The objective is that the ideas presented here will help teachers make an informed decision about the use of these technologies in the classroom.”
Please join us on October 30th from 12-2:00 PM in Room 201 of Casa Hispánica (612 W 116th St).

LAIC Fall Open House | "Fall Fiesta"
2023-10-27 15:00 - 17:00 | Casa Hispánica, 612 W 116th St, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Please join the LAIC for their open house to learn about the Hispanic Studies Major and Concentration, the Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalonian Language Programs, and to connect with alumni, peers, and faculty! Refreshments will be provided!
When and Where: Friday, October 27th from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Casa Hispánica

Invited Guest Presentation | Engaging Students and Teachers to use their Multilingual Repertoires as a Resource for Learning and Teaching
2023-10-27 15:00 - 17:00 | NY
On Friday, October 27th, guest speakers Jérémi Sauvage and Nathalie Auger, University of Montpellier, France, will be presenting their lecture on Engaging Students and Teachers to Use their Multilingual Repertoires as a Resource for Learning and Teaching: Examples in France and Europe.
Multilingualism in Europe, particularly within France, presents a unique blend of challenges and opportunities in the realm of language education. In this two-part discussion, we intend to fuse theoretical insights into language acquisition with their practical implementation in real-world classrooms, all within the context of a multilingual environment.
Jérémi Sauvage will initiate the conversation by delving into the historical evolution and legislative framework underpinning French language instruction. He will underscore the traditional French perspective, which separates language acquisition, often approached from a psychological standpoint, from pedagogy, predominantly rooted in educational sciences. He will contrast this with the more integrated approach prevalent in North America, exemplified by organizations like CARLA, and explore the feasibility of incorporating such methodologies into European settings.
Nathalie Auger will follow with pragmatic solutions, emphasizing the significance of capitalizing on students’ pre-existing linguistic and cultural knowledge in the process of second language acquisition. Drawing upon an array of scholarly sources, she will introduce the “language diamond” model, designed to harness all available linguistic resources for more effective language learning. The presentation will be enriched with live demonstrations, video clips, and web resources to substantiate the model’s applicability.
In sum, this discussion aims to strike a harmonious balance between linguistic theory and teaching methodologies, with a particular focus on the French perspective in this context.
