Conversation Practice
This page lists conversation practice opportunities for many of the languages offered at Columbia for the Fall 2026 semester (coming soon). These include weekly conversation hours, meetings, and similar events for informal speaking practice. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or would like to add an event to this list. All languages are up-to-date unless otherwise noted.
- Language
- Arabic
- Event Name
- Arabic Conversation Circle
- Time and Location
- TBA
- Language
- Bosnian-Croatian-Serbian
- Event Name
- BCS Conversation Hour
- Time and Location
- Fridays 1-2pm @ Joe Coffee Pulitzer Hall
Email [email protected] for more info
- Language
- Catalan
- Event Name
- Cafè Català
- Time and Location
- Tuesdays 4:45-6pm @ Casa Hispánica (612 W 116th St)
Email [email protected] for more info
- Language
- Chinese (Mandarin)
- Event Name
- Chinese Corner
- Time and Location
- Fridays 12-1pm @ 411 Kent Hall
- Language
- Dutch
- Event Name
- Koffieuurtje
- Time and Location
- Fridays 1-2pm @ Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th St) on:
- Sep: 25th
- Oct: 23th
- Nov: 20th
- Language
- French
- Event Name
- Café Conversation
- Time and Location
- Elementary
Tuesdays 4-5pm @ Maison Française
Email [email protected] for more info
Intermediate/Advanced
Tuesdays 5-6pm @ Maison Française
Email [email protected] for more info
- Language
- German
- Event Name
- Kaffestunde
- Time and Location
- Mondays 5:45-6:45pm @ Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th St) on:
- Sep: 14th, 28th
- Oct: 12th, 20th
- Nov: 9th, 23rd
- Dec: 7th
- Language
- Indonesian
- Event Name
- Indonesian Language Table
- Time and Location
- Fridays 3pm-4pm @ Language Resource Center (Room DL2) on:
- Oct: 16th
- Nov: 13th
- Dec: 4th
- Language
- Italian
- Event Name
- Caffè e Conversazione
- Time and Location
- Wed/Thurs 2pm-3pm @ 501 Hamilton Hall on:
- Sep: 24th, 30th
- Oct: 8th, 14th, 22nd, 28th
- Nov: 5th, 11th, 19th
- Dec: 2nd
- Language
- Japanese
- Event Name
- Nihongo Chat Club
- Time and Location
- Following dates:
- Sep 18: 2-3pm
- October 8: 5-6pm
- October 23: 2-3pm
- November 5: 4-5pm
- December 4: 2-3pm
@ Kent Lounge 403
- Language
- Korean
- Event Name
- Korean Chat Club
- Time and Location
- Fridays 11am-12pm @ 403 Kent Hall on:
- Oct: 2nd, 30th
- Dec: 4th
- Language
- Persian
- Event Name
- Persian Circle
- Time and Location
- Thursdays 6:30-8:30pm @ 207 Knox Hall
- Language
- Portuguese
- Event Name
- Bate-papo (Café e Conversação)
- Time and Location
- Wednesdays 2:30-3:30pm @ Casa Hispánica (612 W 116th St)
- Language
- Russian
- Event Name
- Russian Tea Gathering
(чаепитие) - Time and Location
- Thursdays 5-6pm @ 713 Hamilton Hall
Email [email protected] for more info
- Language
- Spanish
- Event Name
- Café y Conversación
- Time and Location
- Thursdays 5-6pm @ Casa Hispánica (612 W 116th St)
Thursdays 6-7pm @ Casa Hispánica (612 W 116th St)
- Language
- Vietnamese
- Event Name
- Vietnamese Language Chat Table
- Time and Location
- TBA
- Language
- Yiddish
- Event Name
- Kave Sho
- Time and Location
- Tuesdays 6-7pm @ Deutsches Haus (420 W 116th St) on:
- Sep: 15th
- Oct: 6th
- Nov: 10th
- Dec: 8th