Columbia LRC

Persian Circle
2023-04-04 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-03-28 09:00 - 10:00 (America/New_York) | 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.
Thursdays from 1-2 pm at 207 Knox Hall (606 W 122nd Street).

Kaffeestunde 2023
2023-04-03 13:30 - 14:30 | 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 5:30-6:30 pm at Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th Street). *Also, if you are not in 1101, you might want to wait until mid-semester to visit.

Koffieuurtje | The Dutch Conversation Hour
2023-04-02 14:00 - 15:00, 2023-03-23 13:00 - 14:00 | 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): Feb 16th for Movie Night! from 6-7 pm, Mar 23rd from 5-6 pm, and Apr 2nd from 6-7 pm.

Heritage Language Pedagogy Panel
2023-03-31 11:00 - 13:00 | 304 Hamilton Hall, 1130 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY, 10027, United States
Dear Colleagues,
I hope you had a good weekend and a positive start of the week. We are writing to thank you for a great turnout at last week’s event and to invite you to continue the conversation on heritage language education this upcoming Friday, March 31st at 3 pm in 304 Hamilton Hall.
Dr. Nelleke Van Deusen-Scholl will be returning to facilitate a conversation among representatives of Columbia’s Chinese, Hebrew, and Spanish language programs. We hope that this facilitated conversation will also open up a dialogue with you, the members of the Columbia language faculty. To help frame this event, we are attaching three articles recommended by Nelleke. We hope you can join us in person this Friday.

Indonesian Language Table
2023-03-31 10:00 - 11:00, 2023-03-24 10:00 - 11:00 | 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 2–3 pm in Room 352A at the Language Resource Center (International Affairs Building)

Café and Conversation
2023-03-31 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-03-28 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-03-24 09:00 - 10:00, 2023-03-21 13:00 - 14:00 | Buell Hall (2nd Floor), 515 W 116th Street, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Want to strengthen your French speaking skills? Join Café and Conversation, a conversation practice opportunity offered by the French Department.
*Elementary level: Fridays from 1-2 pm at Buell Hall (2nd floor); Intermediate & Advanced levels: Tuesdays from 5-6 pm at Buell Hall (2nd floor)

Bate-Papo
2023-03-31 08:00 - 09:00, 2023-03-24 08:00 - 09:00 | 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.
Fridays from 12-1 pm at Casa Hispánica (612 W 116th St).

BCS Conversation Hour
2023-03-31 08:00 - 09:00, 2023-03-24 08:00 - 09:00 | 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
2023-03-30 13:00 - 14:00, 2023-03-23 13:00 - 14:00 | 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 Alekseevna Mikhailova (tm3100@columbia.edu)

Café y Conversación
2023-03-30 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-03-23 12:00 - 13:00 | Casa Hispánica, 612 W 116th St, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Want to strengthen your Spanish speaking skills? Join Café y Conversación, a conversation practice opportunity offered by the Latin American and Iberian Cultures Department.
Thursdays from 4–5 pm at Casa Hispánica (612 W 116th St).

Cafè Català
2023-03-29 12:30 - 13:30, 2023-03-22 12:30 - 13:30 | 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).

Heritage Language Pedagogy Talk
2023-03-29 11:00 - 13:00 | 304 Hamilton Hall, 1130 Amsterdam Ave., New York, NY, 10027, United States
On Wednesday, March 29th, the LRC will be hosting an in-person discussion on Heritage Language Pedagogy relating to Heritage language Education: Issues and Challenges.
In this talk, we will outline the current state of the field of heritage language education in US post-secondary institutions. After reflecting on some of the major issues that have been addressed in the research over the past 20 years or so, including defining heritage learners and identifying appropriate pedagogical strategies, the talk will touch on some of the current directions in the field. The lecture will end by discussing the challenges of developing or creating an HL program.

The LRC Instructional Innovation Project Presentations
2023-03-29 11:00 - 12:00 | columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/8472087081
Please and come attend the LRC’s Instructional Innovation Project Presentations this Friday, March 29th from 3-4 pm! The speakers at the event will include Juan Pablo Cominguez (LAIC) and Patrizia Palumbo and Alessandra Saggin (both Italian Studies). *Hosted on Zoom: columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/8472087081

**There will be two back-to-back talks:

Talk 1 with Patrizia Palumbo and Alessandra Saggin (Department of Italian) | Title: The Capitals of Italian Culture

Abstract: This project consists in an online platform that may be used as a resource for the teaching and learning of Italian at the intermediate and advanced levels. The platform aims to develop and deepen the knowledge of the cultural specificity of the most prominent Italian cities, as well as of their intercultural connection. The online component will comprise 10 sections, each dedicated to a city that, over the centuries, has enormously contributed to the diversity and enrichment of Italian culture and language. Each section of the platform will include audio and visual materials as well as poetry, fiction and non-fiction texts, movies, tv series, and news. These digital materials will be all accompanied by a variety of interactive tasks intending to test reading and listening comprehension skills, expand vocabulary, suggest ideas for compositions, research, collaborative projects, and oral presentations, and provide topics for conversation.

Talk 2 with Juan Pablo Cominguez (LAIC) | Title: “A Digital Approach to Teaching and Learning Grammar: The Case of Spanish for Specific Purposes Revisited.”

Abstract: This presentation will describe the design and execution of a series of pedagogical videos for teaching and learning grammar in an intermediate-level course in Medical Spanish, and their crucial role in the development of cross-cultural communicative competence.

Arabic Circle
2023-03-28 14:10 - 15:30, 2023-03-21 14:10 - 15:30 | 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).

Kave Sho
2023-03-28 14:00 - 15:00 | Deutsches Haus, 420 W 116th Street, New York, NY, 10027, United States
YIDDISH KAVE-SHO
Yiddish Conversation Hour
Wed, March 1st, Tue, March 28th, and Tue, April 25th, from 6:00-7:00 pm at Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th Street)
All levels are welcome! Light nosh will be served. Free & open to the public.

Korean Chat Club
2023-03-24 11:40 - 12:40 | 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 Korean Chat Club, a conversation practice opportunity offered by the Korean Language Program.
Once a month on Fridays at 3 pm at 403 Kent Hall: March 3rd from 3-4 pm; March 24th from 3:40-4:40 pm; and April 14th from 3-4 pm.

Vietnamese Conversation Hour with VSA
2023-03-24 08:00 - 09:00 | East Asian Language and Culture Lounge, 403 Kent Hall, 1140 Amsterdam Ave, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Want to strengthen your Vietnamese speaking skills? Join the Vietnamese Conversation Hour, a conversation practice opportunity offered by the Vietnamese Language Program.
Once a month on Fridays from 12-1 pm at 403 Kent Hall: 01/27; 02/24; 03/24; 04/21
If you need more information, please email Professor Chung P. Nguyen at cn2496@columbia.edu.

Czech and Slovak Conversation Hour
2023-03-22 13:30 - 15:00 | 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 Wednesdays, 5:30-7:00 from pm at Café Amrita, 301 W 110th Street (between Manhattan Ave and Frederick Douglass Circle): Feb 22nd, Mar 8th and 22nd, and Apr 5th.
For more information and for any questions relating to the Czech and Slovak conversation hour, please email cwh4@columbia.edu.
