Columbia LRC

LRC: Spring Potluck
2025-05-07 16:00 - 18:00 (America/New_York) | NY
You are cordially invited to the LRC’s Spring Potluck on Wednesday, May 7 at 4pm! Let’s gather over drinks and snacks to wrap up the semester and celebrate our work and community.
Guests are asked to bring a light bite to share! The LRC will provide beverages and some snacks.

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Welcome Gathering (Fall 2025)
2025-09-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Deutsches Haus, 420 W 116th Street, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Please join us for our annual Welcome Back Gathering, held Friday, September 12, 4-6pm in Deutsches Haus (420 W116th St.).
See friendly faces, meet new colleagues, and enjoy refreshments as we kick off the new academic year!
RSVP at this link.

Intro to AI Prompting for Language Teachers - HYBRID
2025-09-19 13:30 - 14:30 | NY
In the hands of an experienced teacher, generative AI can be a powerful tool to streamline the instructional process. AI tools can simplify administrative load by helping modify simple texts, draft answer keys, and more, allowing us to spend our limited time and resources on developing innovative, rigorous, and pedagogically rich instruction.
In this workshop, learn how to initiate an interaction with ChatGPT, write clear, effective prompts, and critically evaluate output.
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Materials:

ACTSET Diagram
Examples Handout
Menti Slides
Zoom Recording (Final Discussion Only)

SCI Workshop - Remote
2025-10-03 13:00 - 15:00 | Zoom
Join us for a workshop focused on building community inside and outside of the classroom!

LRC Feedback Exchange Session
2025-10-17 13:30 - 14:30 | Language Resource Center, 353 IAB, 420 W 118th Street, New York, NY, 10027, United States
This session’s theme: Content-integrated language instruction (in-person).
Join the LRC’s Feedback Exchange Sessions!
The goal of these informal sessions is to invite the exchange of pedagogical ideas among language faculty from different programs. Whether you participate to listen and offer feedback, or to hear colleagues’ perspectives on your own ideas, you’ll gain new ways to challenge and empower your students.
Do you have a teaching idea connected to one or more of these themes that you’re interested in sharing? Your idea, which can be at any stage of development, might be:

A classroom task
A homework assignment
An assessment
A long-term project
Something else – submit the form below to check fit.

While the type and development of the idea can vary, we do ask that it be something that faculty in any language program could adapt and apply.
You are welcome to attend in any capacity. Whether you’re interested in sharing an idea, or just want to participate in dialogue, please click here.
For future dates and themes, please visit the Feedback Exchange webpage here.

Instructional Innovation Project Presentation
2025-12-05 08:00 - 17:00 | NY
Time and details TBD.

Negotiating Meaning: Strategies for Discussing AI With Language Learners
2026-01-30 13:30 - 14:30 | Language Resource Center, 353 IAB, 420 W 118th Street, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Friday, January 30th, 1:30-2:30pm, on Zoom and at the LRC.

Stéphane's Retirement Party
2026-02-06 16:00 - 19:00 | Buell Hall (La Maison Française), 515 W 116th Street, New York, NY, 10027, United States
Please join us in honoring Stéphane’s career and toasting to his retirement!
February 6th, 2026, beginning at 4pm in Buell Hall (Home of La Maison Française).
Please RSVP at the link below or here.

Faculty Podcast Showcase
2026-02-13 15:00 - 16:00 | Language Resource Center, 353 IAB, 420 W 118th Street, New York, NY, 10027, United States
This Friday, join us for a showcase of your colleagues’ work in the podcast space. Each presenter will introduce their project, share some instructional applications, and offer insights into the production process. The presentations will be followed by a Q&A.
Sharing with us will be Felice Beneduce and Matteo Heilbrun, Leyre Alejaldre Biel, João Nemi Neto and Ana Paula da Silva Huback, and Zhongqi Shi.
Friday, February 13th
3:00 – 4:00pm
LRC and Zoom (ID 8935215259)

Climate & Language
2026-02-20 | NY
Description TBD.

Negotiating Meaning: Strategies for Discussion AI With Language Learners Pt. 2
2026-02-27 | NY

Japanese Language Program Presentation
2026-03-06 13:30 - 14:30 | Hamilton Hall 516
Approaches, challenges, and insights at the program level.

Workshop: Canvas Integration & Features
2026-03-13 | NY

Spring Break
2026-03-16 - 2026-03-20 | NY
Please enjoy some rest and relaxation this Spring Break!

Digital Storytelling Tools for the Language Classroom
2026-03-27 13:30 - 14:30 | LRC and Zoom

Memory Culture as Living Community
2026-04-03 15:00 - 16:00 | LRC and Zoom
In the Yiddish/German classroom

L1 and L2 Writing Identity: Self-Perceptions and Motivation in the World Language Classroom
2026-04-10 15:00 - 16:00 | Language Resource Center, 353 IAB, 420 W 118th Street, New York, NY, 10027, United States
How do students’ “mental pictures” of their own writing affect their self-assessments? Dr. Marina Tsylina and John Prado share findings from a study of L2 Russian learners that examines how learners evaluate their own writing from various perspectives and across several distinct criteria. By comparing these perceptions across their native and target languages, the study reveals how learners’ internal benchmarks can shift depending on the lens they use.
This session bridges these findings with a collaborative discussion on pedagogical implications for all world language classrooms. We invite you to bring your own classroom experiences and perspectives as we explore practical strategies for fostering accurate self-assessment and helping students bridge their L1 and L2 writing identities for more confident, motivated development.
In person: LRC Room DL2
On Zoom (link available in RSVP)
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SCI Workshop
2026-04-17 08:00 - 17:00 | NY
Description TBA.

Poezio
2026-04-24 | NY
Poezio is a multilingual poetry festival that brings together students from different language programs to celebrate creative writing across cultures. It creates a shared space where language learners transform linguistic practice into artistic expression, building community through poetry.

Instructional Innovation Project Presentations
2026-04-30 | NY

Climate Workshop
2026-05-01 | NY

Spring Party
2026-05-06 | NY
