Conversation Hours

The LRC hosts conversation hours in many languages, some in collaboration with the language departments. These are led by speakers of the target language and offer an opportunity to use a language you are learning, outside of class, in an informal, low-pressure atmosphere. They are open to any learner, but are probably most useful to those at an intermediate level or above. Gain confidence through experience! Just using your new language skills helps you learn more than you might think, without instruction or correction. Come to Conversation Hour in your language and have fun! If you are learning a language we don't have a conversation hour in, find a group of learners and we'll help set it up. See us in G04 Stimson Hall during the day or send us an email at cornelllrc@cornell.edu to get started. Conversation Hours are open to the public. 

If you are interested in facilitating a Conversation Hour, please complete our facilitator form and we will get back to you.

We also have a variety of board games available for checkout (for a complete list of games, check our LRC library holdings)!

Fall 2025 Schedule

Conversation Hours start on Monday, September 8 and run through Monday, December 8, unless noted otherwise. There are no sessions during university holidays and during Fall Break (October 11-14) and Thanksgiving Break (November 26-30). We are in the process of scheduling additional hours. Please check back for more details and follow us on social media (@CornellLRC).
Conversation Hours meet in G25 Stimson Hall unless noted otherwise.
All times are ET.

LanguageDate, Time, & LocationFacilitator
American Sign LanguageWednesdays, 4-5 pm
starts on 9/3
Lisa Sunde
ArabicWednesdays, 6:30-7:30 pmNoor Dewood
ArmenianWednesdays, 5-6 pmVera Satik Amirbekian
CantoneseTuesdays, 4:30-5:30 pmWilson Kan
CantoneseFridays, 3-4 pmTiffany Huang
CatalanFridays, 3-4 pmClara Alcolea Vila
DutchMondays, 5-6 pmNoah Duguma
English°Mondays, 5-6 pm 
meets on 9/15, 9/29, 10/27, 11/10, 11/24, 12/8
Christina Hermiz
English°Tuesdays, 4:30-5:30 pm (Plant Science 328A)
starts on 9/16
Bill Fry
English°Tuesdays, 6-7 pm Paul Jensen
English°Wednesdays, 4:30-5:30 pm (Plant Science 328A)
starts on 9/17
Bill Fry
English°Fridays, 10-11 amElda Abayneh
English°Fridays, 2-3 pmJieyi Li
FrenchMondays, 1:30-2:30 pmHope Cross-Jaya
FrenchMondays, 4-5 pm
meets on 9/8, 9/22, 10/6, 10/20, 11/3, 11/17, 12/1
Carly Hermann
FrenchWednesdays, 1:30-2:30 pmHope Cross-Jaya
FrenchWednesdays, 5-6 pmMadeleine Kapsalis
German (Sprachcafé*)Mondays, 5-6 pm (Big Red Barn)Rajvi Thakore
Scott Walkinshaw
Greek (modern)Wednesdays, 2-3 pmKaterina Dimitriadou-Shuster
ItalianTuesdays, 12-1 pmCameron Howland
JapaneseTuesdays, 6-7 pmCody Paul
JapaneseThursdays, 11 am - 12 pmKanae Funabiki
KoreanThursdays, 5-6 pm (G12 Stimson and on Zoom)
meets on 9/18, 10/2, 10/16, 10/30, 11/13, 12/4
Doyeon Kong
MandarinFridays, 2-3 pm
meets on 9/12, 10/10, 11/14, 12/5
Irene Liang
MandarinFridays, 3-4 pmJieyi Li
NorwegianMondays, 5-6 pm (Big Red Barn)Sarah Uttormark
PortugueseWednesdays, 2:30-3:30 pm
starts on 9/17
Jack Brown
SpanishMondays, 12:15-1:15 pmGillian Rzepka
SpanishTuesdays, 8-9 pm (on Zoom)Esmeralda Alverde Duarte
SpanishThursdays, 6:30-7:30 pm (Physical Sciences Atrium)Esmeralda Alverde Duarte
TaiwaneseTuesdays, 5-6 pm
meets 9/16, 9/30, 10/28, 11/11, 11/25
Zong-Yan Liu
ThaiTuesdays, 5-6 pm (on Zoom)
meets on 9/16, 10/14, 11/18
June Boonyanuphong
Turkish (Elementary)Thursdays, 5-6 pm (G24B Stimson)Pelin Kumbet
Turkish (Intermediate)Thursdays, 6-7 pm (G24B Stimson)Pelin Kumbet
YiddishFridays, 12-1 pm (on Zoom)David Forman
*Organized by the German Studies Department.
°Co-sponsored by the English Language Support Office.
Current as of 8/29/2025
Subject to change
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