Language Tables

Drop by for informal language practice!

Language tables provide the opportunity to practice your skills in a friendly and relaxed environment. It is a wonderful opportunity to connect with other speakers and learners over a cup of tea or coffee, improve your intercultural skills, and make new friends.

Conversation Tables

Arabic

Egyptian Arabic: Thursdays, 4:00 – 5:00 PM

Levantine Arabic: Tuesdays, 4:30 – 5:30 PM 

Moroccan Arabic: Wednesdays, 4:30 –5:30 PM

* Last updated Spring 2021

Central Eurasian Studies

  • Estonian Coffee & Conversation Hour
  • Finnish Coffee & Conversation Hour
  • Hungarian Coffee & Conversation Hour
  • Kazakh Coffee & Conversation Hour
  • Kyrgyz Coffee & Conversation Hour
  • Mongolian Coffee & Conversation Hour
  • Persian Coffee & Conversation Hour
  • Tibetan Tea & Conversation Hour
  • Turkish Coffee & Conversation Hour
  • Uyghur Conversation Hour
  • Uzbek Coffee & Conversation Hour  

Visit the CEUS website for details.

French and Italian

French Conversation Table
Visit the French Club website for upcoming dates.

Italian Conversation Club
Visit the Italian Club website for upcoming dates.

Germanic Studies

German Conversation Table (Kaffeestunde): Thursdays, 2:00 - 3:30 PM in the Germanic Studies common area (GISB 3115W)

Dutch Conversation Table (Koffietijd): Visit the Germanic Studies website for upcoming dates

Norwegian and Pan-Scandinavian Conversation Table (Norsk Kaffepause): Fridays, 2:00 - 3:00 PM in the Germanic Studies common area (GISB 3115W)

Yiddish Coffee Hour: Mondays, 2:00 - 3:00 PM in the Germanic Studies common area (GISB 3115W)

Spanish and Portuguese

Spanish Language Cafe (Café Hispano)

Portuguese Conversation Hour (Cafezinho)

Catalan Conversation Hour (Café Catalá)

Visit the Spanish and Portuguese website for details

Russian and East European Institute

Visit the REEI website for details

Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures

Czech Language Table

Russian Language Table

Ukrainian Language Table

BCS Language Table

Georgian Conversation Club

Romanian Coffee Hour

Polish-English Translation Practice (Przekładańce)

Visit the Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures website for details

East Asian Languages and Cultures

Chinese Language Table (Zhongwen Zhuozi): Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7:30 PM at Wright Canteen (starting from week 2)

Tuesdays, 5:30 - 6:30 PM at BH 331 (starting from week 3)

Japanese Conversation Table: Fridays, 5:00 - 6:00 PM at JH 065

Korean Language Table: Fridays, 5:00 - 6:00 PM at GA 2067

* Last updated Spring 2023 

 

 

African Studies

Contact the African Studies Program for details

Dhar India Studies Languages Tables

Contact Dhar India Studies for details

Southeast Asian & ASEAN Studies

Contact SEAS for details

Office of International Services

The OIS offers a language conversation partner program, to match interested students with native speakers for weekly language practice.

Learn more about this program at the OIS website.

If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his own language, that goes to his heart. 

Nelson Mandela, political leader and philanthropist